Hospital Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is Critical to Patient and Worker Safety

Clean air is vital in hospital and healthcare facility operations to protect patients, staff and visitors from airborne diseases and infections, as well as to provide a comfortable, healthy and odour-free environment. The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in the facility, referring to the air breathed by the building’s occupants, is of primary importance because of patients’ suppressed immune systems, making them more susceptible to adverse health effects. Poor IAQ ranks as one of the top five environmental risks to public health.

The Air Inside Your Building Can Contain: 

  • Moulds, spores, pollens 
  • Carbon monoxide, radon, volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  • Bacteria, viruses and by-products
  • Vehicle engine exhaust, exhaust from industrial plants
  • Asbestos, clays, elemental particles and man-made fibres

Extensive Studies Show:

Three to four million hospital acquired infections (HAI) occur annually, with 

up to 80,000 fatalities

Up to 1/3rd of 

hospital-acquired infections involve airborne transmission

There are 

175,268 pages on IAQ in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

56% of commercial maintenance teams actually admit that their 

IAQ maintenance is not carried out per IAQ guidelines

Lack of proper air filtration is the 

#1 cause of poor IAQ

Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infection by Optimising Your Environment

Faced with an influx of potentially contagious patients and their families, it is clearly imperative that risks be reduced by removing airborne contaminants generated inside and outside the doors of the facility. In addition to the effects of contaminants on patients and hospital workers, corrosive gases can damage HVAC units, control rooms and electronic instrumentation, diagnostic equipment, X-ray machines, and office equipment.

Concerned That Your Environment Might not be Optimised? Here is How We Can Help You:

A thorough air filter audit of your HVAC systems is the first step that AAF International takes in order to provide you with professional guidance and analysis for cost savings and liability reduction. Our aim in conducting this audit is to better understand your current state and your complete air filtration needs, applications and goals for total air quality. This customised air filtration survey costs you nothing and could give you significant benefits by helping you reduce risks and save both money and time.

Click here to schedule your audit today!
 

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Air Filtration Audit

A thorough air filter audit of your HVAC systems is the first step that AAF International takes in order to provide you with professional guidance and analysis for cost savings and risk reduction. By conducting this audit, we will be able to understand exactly how you compare to the best practices of companies that are similar to you.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a term that refers to the air quality in your building, breathed in every day by the building’s occupants. The pollution levels in indoor air can be up to 5 times higher than outdoor levels, and people spend more than 90% of their time indoors.

TCO Diagnostic®

The purpose of TCO Diagnostic is to assist you in selecting the best filters for your air handling systems and to understand their sensitivity to your operating conditions, in order to operate your system in the most optimal and effective manner.

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