American Society of Plumbing Engineers Seeks Volunteers to Help Develop Standard on Critical-Care DWV Systems

ASPE Working Group 82 was recently approved to develop a new standard on critical-care drain, waste and vent piping systems. The group seeks industry experts to participate in the process. Interested professionals can apply by March 16 at aspe.org.

Over the past 50 years, premise plumbing water systems have been a source of public health outbreaks, especially in healthcare settings, but none of the standards or guidelines, published or under development, address the hazards associated with the transmission of healthcare-acquired infections due to the design and maintenance of the plumbing DWV piping systems, specifically in the critical-care (i.e., intensive care) departments of a healthcare facility. ASPE 82: Plumbing Design Methodology to Reduce the Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infection Transmission by Means of Critical Care Drain, Waste, and Vent Piping Systems seeks to close that gap.

ASPE is an American Nationals Standards Institute-approved standards development organization; this standard will be developed according to ASPE’s accredited Procedures for Design Standard Development for approval as an American National Standard. Working group members will participate via web meeting or conference call. Membership in ASPE is not required to participate.