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Engineers and architects can enhance doctors skills and abilities by providing suitable designs for the medical gas and vacuum systems that are a major necessity in any hospital or healthcare facility. This article explains how to determine the required number of outlets, locate source equipment, route the piping, place valves in the appropriate positions, and size the entire system.
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WHat iS Value?
This question often arises, and the word value means different things to different people. To help, a number of basic questions have been developed as part of the concept of value engineering. These questions relate to the general nature of value engineering and are relevant for all types of engineering, from construction to manufacturing. They are as follows: 1. Are the products, systems, and materials necessary for the functionality of the project, and do they contribute value to the project? 8 Plumbing Systems & Design
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table 1 Value engineering job plan examplesjob plan phases by noted practitioners
Miles Information Analysis Creativity Judgment Development Development Presentation Follow-up Follow-up
Source: Society of American Value Engineers International
Measurable nouns
3. All functional definitions also can be divided into one of two descriptive uses: basic or secondary. The basic function is one that describes the primary purpose for a product, system, or material. The secondary functions are all other functions of the product, system, or material that do not directly accomplish the primary purpose, but support the primary purpose or are the result of a specific engineering or design approach. Phase Three: Creativity This phase evaluates the project with an emphasis on this question: What else will do the job? The creative part of the value engineering process is best summed up by the expression start with a clean sheet of paper. The VE team must separate themselves from all of the previous phases. The team needs to leave the drawings and model behind and find a fresh environment in which to reassemble. The only information that should be permitted is the verb-noun functions that describe the single product, system, or material being analyzed. Phase Four: Evaluation The evaluation phase is a continuation of the creativity phase. This phase deals with appraisal, judgment, and selection of the qualitative and quantitative criteria and ideas developed for each function. Here, the team goes from divergent thinking to convergent thinking. Divergent thinking is problem identification and fact finding, and convergent thinking is a mixture of appraisal, evaluation, judgment, selection, development, and implementation. Phase Five: development and investigation The development and investigation phase is a continuation of the evaluation phase. Here, the value engineering team brings in other team members such as the manufacturer, contractor, or owner representative to provide additional creativity and energy to the process. All of the previous functional development is reviewed
by this value-added group, which re-establishes advantages and disadvantages, with the initial value engineering team providing input based on their experience.
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1. Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook Volume 1, Chapter 11: Basics of Value Engineering. American Society of Plumbing Engineers, 2009. 2. SAVE International: value-eng.org
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By MARK PASSAMAnECK, PE
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While the political, social, and legal reasons are beyond the scope of this article, the decade of the 1970s was largely considered the decade of safety awareness. While a few federal acts were aimed at safety in the 1950s, the majority of the safety acts in use today were developed in the late 1960s and first published in the 1970s, including the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 gave broad powers to the Federal Trade Commission regarding product warranties. Of particular interest to the plumbing community is that the majority of the plumbing components in use today were conceived of and designed well before the 1970s. Many manufacturers have never evaluated their components or designs in light of the safety acts and standards implemented in the 1970s and after. While the building codes commonly grandfather in outdated technologies, there is no such provision for an old product design that was produced in the modern era. It is also obvious that courts have held that the product for which a designer or producer is responsible includes such items as the warranty, instructions, packaging, labels, and warnings (note: not an all-inclusive list).
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24. Consumers use the product. The producer must consider the environment of intended use as well as anticipated or probable misuse of the product. These must be addressed appropriately throughout the design process. 25. Dispose of product. The end of use must be considered by the designers. Fail-safe designs should be incorporated, and any hazards associated with disposal and/or failure must be addressed appropriately as well.
SaFety HieRaRCHy
Steps 7, 8, 9, and 19 are where a defect or hazard (such as that shown in Figure 1) should be detected in most cases. When detected, the question must be answered as to whether the defect or hazard was foreseeable or unreasonably dangerous. If it was, the commonly held approach in the engineering community to solve the problem is known as the safety hierarchy. This process is based on sound engineering principles coupled with economic considerations and human factors. The first reasonable item in the hierarchy must be utilized, and skipping steps is not appropriate. The steps are as follows: 1. Design it out. 2. Guard it out. 3. Train it out. 4. Warn it out. 5. Dont make it. The hierarchy is intended to evaluate if the problem can be corrected by engineering measures. However, those measures also can be evaluated in and of themselves. For example, were the warnings understandable, sufficiently broad, or used as a substitute for design or guarding? The design process and the safety hierarchy outlined above almost always include other sub-processes and evaluation techniques. Severity indices, fault trees, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis, and design checklists all are tools that if sufficiently designed and used within the design process will aid the designer in his goal to make a safer product.
Figure 1 Void next to paper clip: The rough surface is the fracture of a filter canister with a large void. The wire is a paper clip for reference. The void is a stress riser and also reduced the wall thickness.
Figure 2 Design books: Here are some design books that should be used in a comprehensive design review, or ones like them.
aVOiding liability
Hopefully, if you have made it this far, you now are asking yourself how you can improve your products to both reduce liability and improve safety. Much of the general information on design is contained herein, but a more in-depth understanding obviously would be beneficial for the designer. 12 Plumbing Systems & Design
Lets look at design defects first. It is important to document what sources of information were used or considered in the design process of a component. The specific issues for the plumbing component designer that account for a large number of design-related defects are related to stress concentrations and material selection. ASPE publishes the Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook, and Volume 4 covers plumbing components and equipment. I have utilized this reference for years to illustrate what a designer should have included in a design. While a lot of good information is available online, if you use it in a design, be sure to properly record and document the source. Materials, machinery, and design handbooks are prevalent and should be sourced for relevant design information. One of the various texts on design and product liability (see Figure 2) also should be included. One of the best for a general understanding is Managing Engineering Design by Hales and Gooch. Manufacturing defects come in two main areas: assembly and cast/mold defects. This is an area that the designer typically cannot control, but can influence. Some issues of quality control and tolerances have to be determined within the design, and others will be left to the assembly workers, a quality control (QC) department, or line design. When it comes to casting and mold defects, those processes should be considered and properly speciWWW.PSDMAGAZINE.ORG
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ANSI Z535.6: Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials For a warning to be effective, there must be a reasonable degree of certainty that the end user will receive and understand the warning (see Figure 4). The use of warnings also must follow the safety hierarchy. Since warnings are the fourth step, available design alternatives must be considered in the design process. Guarding out of a hazard and subsequent training must be undertaken before warnings can reasonably be considered or designed. Our society, as stated in the various plumbing codes, relies on the engineer, designer, and manufacturer to produce products that are safe and durable. Society also recognizes and accepts some level of risk, provided that they know about it beforehand and that companies must be economically viable to survive. Dont shirk your responsibility to the public, your profession, yourself, or your company by producing a product based on an insufficient design.
Figure 3 Uncrimped ferrule: The ferrule of this supply riser pulled off with ease as it was not crimped during manufacture. A QC program could have caught this error rather easily.
years of experience in the forensic field. His forensic background includes the investigation of commercial and residential mechanical and plumbing products and systems and associated failures, damages, and injury causation. He is a nationally recognized forensic engineer who has worked on thousands of cases. His extensive plumbing expertise includes fire suppression systems, scald cases, material analysis, appliance failure analysis, and code and standard compliance. Mark is President of Entropy Engineering Corp. in Sheridan, Colorado, and can be reached at Mark@EntropyEC.com. To comment on this article, e-mail articles@psdmagazine.org.
Figure 4 Label: While the label does instruct, it fails to warn in that it does not provide the user with the consequences or possible damages. There are also no alert words.
fied in the design. Then a QC program to ensure compliance must be implemented (see Figure 3). The third area is related to warnings. Step 3 of the safety hierarchy would be evaluated in this step as instructions for installation and maintenance (training). It is the responsibility of the design engineer and producing company to ensure that a product brought to market is reasonably safe and suitable for the environment of its intended use. A product subject to degradation, corrosion, catastrophic failure, or other risk of damage to people or property should adequately warn of the risk or danger if there was no other reasonable way to eliminate the risk or failure mode. The product instructions might address, but not be limited to, warnings, providing maintenance instructions, and warning of the consequences of failing to heed the instructions. The design of warnings should follow American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards regarding the identification and warning against potential safety hazards. In 1979, the ANSI Z53 Committee of Safety Colors was combined with the Z35 Committee on Safety Signs to form the Z535 Committee, which develops the standards that must be used to design warnings, labels, and instructions intended to identify and warn against hazards and prevent accidents. The relevant standards for products are: ANSI Z535.4: Product Safety Signs and Labels
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Once you have finalized the sprinkler performance needs for your building, your next consideration is of an aesthetic nature. The following sprinklers are defined according to their orientation: Concealed: A recessed sprinkler with cover plates Flush: A sprinkler in which all or part of the body, including the shank thread, is mounted above the lower plane of the ceiling Pendent: A sprinkler designed to be installed in such a way that the water stream is directed downward against the deflector Recessed: A sprinkler in which all or part of the body, other than the shank thread, is mounted within a recessed housing Sidewall: A sprinkler with special deflectors that are designed to discharge most of the water away from the nearby wall in a pattern resembling one-quarter of a sphere, with a small portion of the discharge directed at the wall behind the sprinkler Upright: A sprinkler designed to be installed in such a way that the water spray is directed upward against the deflector
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Temperature characteristics are one of the components identified in a sprinkler schedule. In NFPA 13 Section 6.2.5, Table 6.2.5.1 outlines the temperature classifications. In our case example, the office and common areas would fall under the Ordinary Class (maximum ceiling temperature of 100F), and the mechanical and electrical areas would fall under the Intermediate Class (maximum ceiling temperature of 150F). However, the temperature rating also depends on the proximity of heat-producing equipment. In any hydraulic calculation for a water-based fire protection system, the K-factor formula (Q = k*p^2) is one formula that all fire protection engineers should know and understand. It allows us to calculate the discharge flow from any type of fire sprinkler for which we have a K-factor. K-factors range from 3.8 to 25. Typically, larger K-factors mean larger orifice sizes and larger flow requirements. Thus, for our mixed-use office building, the first pass at a sprinkler schedule may look like Table 1. Several tweaks would happen as the project design continued, and in some cases you might need to specify specific colors in certain areas if the architect has specific wants. As the design of the storage area developed, the K-factor, orifice size, and temperature likely would change to meet the sprinkler density demands that would be appropriate for the hazard and storage requirements as described in NFPA 13. Sprinkler schedules are probably the last item on your checklist, but they should be verified with the design team. The last thing you want is for the wrong sprinkler type to end up in the wrong area.
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During the project design process, you should note the different sprinkler types that may be required at different locations. Some are based on aesthetic appearance, and others are based on function. Ask your client and the architect if they envision sprinklers in their space. Many architects do not like sprinkler heads protruding from ceilings, so you could be scheduling a lot of concealed-type sprinklers.
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How engineers can help doctors save lives with properly functioning medical gas and
vacuum systems
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In the past year, healthcare has been a hot political topichow much we pay, what we get for that price, and what insurance provides. However, in the actual practice of healthcare, no matter what you pay, who pays, or what type of insurance you have, a hospital must render accessible and adequate attention to all who enter its doors. Thus, the real concern is whether a hospital is capable of providing the required service. Do the doctors have the necessary skills, equipment, and medical gas and vacuum systems readily available?
Engineers and architects can enhance doctors skills and abilities by providing suitable designs for the required medical gas systems and services, which are a major necessity in any hospital or healthcare facility. These services are administered to patients by a doctors prescription. Hospital medical gases are prescription drugs governed under the guidance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the FDA does not provide guidance for the design of medical gas systems. This falls under the jurisdiction of 18
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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. The NFPA standards, your experience, and asking doctors the right questions before design are essential to the provision of properly designed medical gas and vacuum systems. Most medical system sizing information used by design engineers and expressed herein is derived from Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Facility Piping Systems Handbook by Michael
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Frankel, Plumbing Engineering Design Handbooks by the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), and Practical Plumbing Design Guide by James C. Church. Manufacturers such as Allied Medical and BeaconMedaes provide cookbook concepts and compilations of sizing and system design based on their employees experience. These references are based on the following NFPA standards: 50: Standard for Bulk Oxygen Systems at Consumer Sites, 99: Standard for Healthcare Facilities, 99C: Standard on Gas and Vacuum Systems, and 101: Life Safety Code. A multitude of studies, design guides, and handbooks are available, but you should keep in mind that none of these studies, standards, and guides can be used without the doctors nurses and/or user groups , , guidance, especially for the specialty requirements of clinics, operating and special procedure rooms, hospital laboratories, and other specialty departments. The length limitations of this article preclude a full description of all medical gas piping systems, so the systems discussed will be abbreviated and limited to medical air, oxygen, and vacuum.
table 1 Minimum station outlets for oxygen, vacuum, and medical air systems1
Location Patient rooms (medical and surgical) Examination/treatment (medical, surgical, and postpartum care) Airborne infection isolation/protective environment rooms Seclusion room (medical, surgical, and postpartum) Intermediate care Critical care (general) Airborne infection isolation Coronary critical care Pediatric critical care Newborn intensive care Newborn nursery (full-term) Pediatric nursery Pediatric and adolescent Psychiatric patient rooms Seclusion treatment room General operating room Cardio, ortho, neurological Orthopedic surgery Surgical cysto and endo Post-anesthesia care unit Phase II recovery3 Anesthesia workroom Postpartum bedroom Labor room Cesarean/delivery room Infant resuscitation space4 OB recovery room Labor/delivery/recovery (LDR) Labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum (LDRP) Initial emergency management Triage area (definitive emergency care) Definitive emergency care exam/treatment rooms Definitive emergency care observation unit Trauma/cardiac room(s) Orthopedic and cast room MRI Cardiac catheterization lab Autopsy room
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oxygen 1/bed 1/room 1/bed 1/bed 2/bed 3/bed 3/bed 3/bed 3/bed 3/bassinet 1/4 bassinets2 1/bassinet 1/bed 2/room 2/room 2/room 1/room 1/bed 1/bed 1/workstation 1/bed 1/room 2/room 1/bassinet 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/station 1/bed 1/bed 2/bed 1/room 1/room 2/bed
Vacuum 1/bed 1/room 1/bed 1/bed 2/bed 3/bed 3/bed 2/bed 3/bed 3/bassinet 1/4 bassinets2 1/bassinet 1/bed 3/room 3/room 3/room 3/room 3/bed 3/bed 1/bed 1/room 3/room 1/bassinet 3/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/station 1/bed 1/bed 3/bed 1/room 1/room 2/bed 1/workstation
Medical Air 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 1/bed 3/bassinet 1/4 bassinets2 1/bassinet 1/bed 1/bed 1/workstation 1/room 1/room 1/bassinet 1/room 1/bed 1/bed 1/room 2/bed
WhErE To STArT
The starting point in the design of medical gas systems is to determine the medical gas and vacuum outlet requirements, specifically what outlets and how many are required for
For any area or room not described, the facility clinical staff shall determine outlet requirements after consultation with the authority having jurisdiction. 2 Four bassinets may share one outlet that is accessible to each bassinet. 3 If the Phase II recovery area is a separate area from the PACU, only one vacuum per bed or station shall be required. 4 When infant resuscitation takes place in rooms such as cesarean section/delivery or LDRP, then the infant resuscitation services must be provided in that room in addition to the minimum services required for the mother.
Source: Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities
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a specific department or room under design. In any department, the lead doctor and/or the user group can provide the number and location of the medical outlets required. Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities provides a table outlining the minimum station outlets for oxygen, vacuum, and medical air systems in hospitals (see Table 1). This table does not include all possible medical gas and vacuum outlets used in a modern facility. Other medical outlets include nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, instrument air, and WAGD (waste anesthesia gas disposal). The BeaconMedaes Medical Gas Design Guide includes these additional medical gas outlet requirements.
The ideal mounting for vacuum piping would include sloping. Sloping of vacuum piping away from the patient is desirable to keep the outlet free of moisture. This slope may not always be attainable, but the designer should keep fluid drainage in mind. The designer also should make sure sags in medical gas and vacuum piping are eliminated. Care should be taken to minimize penetrations of smoke partitions because these require fireproof sealing.
VALVES
After all piping is run satisfactorily, the medical gas outlet placements are approved, the zone valves are properly placed, and the medical gas and vacuum source equipment locations are set, the designer should evaluate the system for the placement of service valves, source valves, and main line valves (see Figure 2). Service valves shall be placed at the beginning of every system riser adjacent to the main line. This valve is one of the most confusing and draws the most adverse review comments of the system. NFPA 99 does not allow two valves in the same line. Should one valve be operated in adverse position of the other, a catastrophic condition may occur. NFPA provides requirements for service valves when used. Service valves shall be located according to any one of the following: Behind a locked access door Locked in the open position above a ceiling Locked open in a secure area A source valve must be provided at the source of the medical gas service in the immediate location of the tank or source equipment. Appropriate labeling must be provided. The main line valve shall be located on the facility side of the source valve inside the building. The valve shall be placed in a secure area accessible only to the facility engineers.
SourCE
Medical gas and vacuum outlets are the beginning of the piping system. The zone control valves are intermediate in the system, and the end point is the source of the medical gas and vacuum. Medical air, vacuum, and WAGD systems are the only on-site manufactured mediums. All others are provided by a tank manifold system. At this point, there is a coordination issue between the architect, facility engineer, and design engineer regarding the appropriate location of the source mediums. The desired location of the source mediums completes the piping destinations of the medical gas and vacuum systems. Now the routing of the pipe can begin.
ArEA ALArM
Area alarm panels shall be provided to monitor all medical gas, medical and surgical vacuum, and piped WAGD systems supplying anesthetizing locations and other vital life support and critical areas. Area alarms shall be placed primarily at the nurses station. However, any area that is under surveillance is acceptable. Alarm panels shall be set to alarm when pressures rises or drops 20 percent from required pressure settings. The sensor for area alarms in vital life support areas shall be located on the patient side of the zone valve box. Sensors in areas for anesthetizing gas delivery shall be installed on either the source or patient side of the individual room zone box assembly. Note: Sensors shall not be placed in a position that would impede their operation, particularly by valve locations.
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MASTEr ALArM
Master alarms monitor the facilitys medical gas and vacuum source and pressure operation. The facility shall be provided with at least two master alarm panels. Both shall be continuously monitored by on-site personnel. The primary panel shall be placed in the facilitys engineering office. The second panel can be placed in the emergency department, security office, or any continuously monitored area. The second location also can be a centralized computer system or building maintenance system when specific requirements are met.
and carbon dioxide. Something not usually known is that medical gases are rarely, if ever, used in patient and examination rooms, but that is not to say that outlets can or should be eliminated in these areas. Exceptions and emergencies always occur. However, the medical gas system usually is oversized in a hospital when the additional loads for these outlets are included. NFPA requires an additional 25 percent increase in the calculated load for future medical system expansion. The major areas that actually govern the size of the gas systems are as follows: Operating rooms (major and minor invasive procedures) Intensive care units Natal intensive care units Pediatric intensive care units Ventilator systems (total units) Birthing or labor and delivery rooms What about the emergency room? If youve ever been in an emergency room, you might have noticed that no one was connected to wall outlets because an emergency room is basically a triage center. It is a clearinghouse for the ultimate destination of a patient. An emergency patient with major wounds may need oxygen during the stabilization process, but ultimately they will be moved to an operating room or the ICU. The six areas listed above define the required gas and vacuum source and pipe size.
SYSTEM SIZING
At this point in the design, all outlets, valves, alarm panels, master alarms, pipe routing, and fittings should be determined. The only thing left is sizing. As stated previously, there is no single set design procedure for medical system gas sizing, and the various medical gas system companies have their own methods. Some start their design procedure from the source, and others from the outlet. However, the principle of all design procedures is the required pressures at the outlet: source pressure, the mediums velocity, and the allowable pressure loss per 100 feet of piping length. When calculating the developed pipe lengths, remember to include fitting equivalent lengths of run (see Table 2). If these are left out, the pressure loss calculations will be adversely affected. The NFPAs minimum pipe sizes to start the design are as follows: Pressurized gas piping shall not be smaller than inch inside diameter (ID) and inch outside diameter (OD).
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table 3 Medical vacuum (horizontal) pipe sizing
start A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 1 end B C D E F G 1 I J K L M N O P 1 END Run, ft 38 18 12 18 12 18 7 38 12 18 12 18 12 18 12 4 123 Flow, scfm 1.5 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 1.5 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 13.5 15 27 Flow, lpm 42.5 127.5 170 212.5 255 297.4 340 42.5 127.5 170 212.5 255 297.4 340 382.5 425 765 Pipe size, in. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.5 Loss/100 0.031 0.198 0.091 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.111 0.031 0.198 0.091 0.134 0.182 0.238 0.111 0.134 0.163 0.199 Loss 0.01178 0.03564 0.01092 0.02412 0.02184 0.04284 0.00777 0.01178 0.02376 0.01638 0.01608 0.03276 0.02856 0.01998 0.01608 0.00652 0.24477 Running subtotal 0.01178 0.04742 0.05834 0.08246 0.1043 0.14714 0.15491 0.01178 0.19045 0.20683 0.22291 0.20825 0.23681 0.22175 0.23783 0.25567 0.24477
with a smaller manifold system located in a segregated room inside as a reserve or backup system. Included in this piping system is an emergency connection panel. This panel is placed at the exterior wall of the hospitals storage bottle room or in an area that is vehicle (tanker truck) accessible. Should the main oxygen tank and/or reserve bottles fail, connection to a tanker truck can provide a temporary supply. The pipe size is based on a maximum friction loss rate of 1 psi per 100 feet, with a maximum 5-psi loss throughout the full system. Include in the pipe lengths all equivalent lengths produced by fittings, valves, etc.
Medical Vacuum
The medical vacuum source should provide 19 inches of mercury (in. Hg) suction. Piping should be sized to allow no more than a 4-in. Hg loss throughout the entire piping system. The maximum velocity in any system shall not exceed 5,000 feet per minute. The maximum length shall include all equivalent lengths produced by fittings, valves, etc.
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Following is an example of a hospital vacuum system (see Figure 4) based on the BeaconMedaes sizing chart (see Table 3). Other manufacturers also have a sugcontinued on page 34
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Vacuum, high vacuum, and WAGD piping shall be no smaller than inch ID and inch OD. Runouts to alarm panels and connecting tubes for gauges and alarm devices shall be no smaller than inch ID and inch OD.
Medical Air
The medical air source should be provided with oil-less rotary compressors, receivers, dryers, filters, and constant-pressure valves to deliver dry, clean, oil-free air at 55 pounds per square inch (psi). A 5-psi maximum pressure drop is allowed throughout the total piping system, providing 50 psi at the outlets.
oxygen
Oxygen is delivered from a tank, typically placed on the exterior of the hospital
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the first transit facility in North America to obtain LEED certification. Owned by the New York City Transits Department of Capital Program Management, the facility services 400 cars of the No. 7 subway line. The one-story building is 675 feet long and framed with deep steel roof trusses, producing column-free maintenance space amply daylighted from above by many heat/smoke vents with integral insulated glazed skylights. The facility also features recycled train wash water, photovoltaic cells, fuel cells that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity and heat to save energy, and heat recovery units. As a result of its sustainable features, the facility is 36 percent more energy efficient than required by code. Five percent of the facilitys electricity is provided by a 100-kilowatt photovoltaic solar array, and 10 percent of the facilitys electricity is provided by the 200-kilowatt fuel cells. Among the green features of the Corona Maintenance Shop is a 40,000-gallon rainwater capture system to supply water for washing subway cars. Two subway cars at a time can be handled by the 3,000-square-foot car wash. The rooftop rainwater collection system drains into an underground storage tank that supplies water to a subway car washer, and then 80 percent of the wash water is collected as graywater and recycled. Potable water is used only during the final rinse stage. Reused rainwater for the facility is estimated to save 2.455 million gallons of Revit Ad final.pdf potable water per year. 1 12/14/09 9:16 PM
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High-containment
High containment typically refers to Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratories associated with work involving the most dangerous, lethal, and exotic agents that possess high risk of aerosol transmission, such as the Ebola virus and smallpox. These facilities also include work involving agents that can cause fatal disease in humans where vaccines or other treatments are not available at the present time. For BSL-4 facilities, a number of specialized systems are dedicated to serving the space, including breathing air, chemical disinfectant, and biological waste (biowaste). To design each of these systems, it is imperative that you have a clear understanding of how the facility will be operated. Will it be an eight-hours-per-day, five-days-per-week operation? Will it be required to operate 24 hours a day for an extended period in case of an outbreak? Either case requires a very carefully designed and constructed facility, which includes reliability and redundancy to operate without interruption. This also means that equipment may reach normal service intervals and require shutdown for service while the facility continues to operate. Thus, communication with the clients entire staff, including administrators, researchers, and facility maintenance, is required during design, so their input on how they will operate the facility (their standard operating procedures, or SOPs) and their safety requirements can be incorporated in the design. 28
Records must be maintained and be available for inspection by any regulatory agencies (federal, state, or local) that may request them. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, states that decontamination of all liquid wastes must be documented, the process must be validated physically and biologically, and the biological validation must be performed annually or more often if required by institutional policy.
BREATHING AIR
The first system we will address is the breathing air system. In BSL-4, researchers may be required to wear full-body, positivepressure suits, which are supplied with breathing air from a central breathing air system (see Figure 1). (Note: Some laboratories can use Class III biosafety cabinets to contain the agent, so a suit for the researcher may not be necessary.)
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If you are involved with ASPE and have attended Technical Symposium or Convention technical education sessions or if you are a regular reader of PS&D, you already may have learned some things about high-containment facilities. (See Plumbing Systems for High-Containment Facilities in the May 2009 issue, Navigating the Maze of Vivarium Plumbing System Design in the April 2008 issue, and Animal Research Facility Plumbing System Design in the November/December 2006 issue.) We have given an overview of many of the systems and considerations for these facilities, but this article will focus in detail on some of the specialized systems for high-containment suites. The processes we will cover also can be applied to many engineered systems for other building types, such as laboratories, process, or manufacturing.
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disinfection methods used and can be easily cleaned on the exterior and interior Biosafety Level 4 is required for work if required. Other pipe with dangerous and exotic agents that materials that meet breathing air and cleanpose a high individual risk of life-threatening disease ing requirements also or aerosol transmission or related agents with unknown can be used as long as risk of transmission. Agents with a close or identical the designer has evaluated the specific requirements antigenic relationship to agents requiring BSL-4 for their application. containment must be handled at this level until sufficient An example is externally data is obtained to either confirm continued work at this epoxy-coated copper tubing, which would need to be level or re-designate the level. Laboratory staff must have painted after installation. specific and thorough training in handling extremely hazardous Once you have determined the suit infectious agents. Laboratory staff must understand the primary design criteria, then you need to understand how many people will be in the and secondary containment functions of standard and special high-containment suite at the same time. practices, containment equipment, and laboratory design characFor safety, you need to consider storing teristics. All laboratory staff and supervisors must be competent enough air in case the compressors fail. There must be enough air to evacuate in handling agents and procedures requiring BSL-4 containment. all the researchers, so the time it takes Access to the laboratory is controlled by the laboratory supervisor to evacuate the high-containment suite in accordance with institutional policies. through the airlock/chemical disinfection shower needs to be determined. For Source: Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Fifth Edition example, say 10 researchers typically work at the same time, but only four people can go through the airlock at once. (The number of people moving through the airlock/chemical shower The breathing air for the suits is required to meet or exceed the can vary based on the size and configuration of the space.) The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) G-7.1: Commodity Specificaexact duration of the disinfection shower and rinse varies, but tion for Air standards for Grade D breathing air: oxygen volume for our example lets say it lasts approximately seven minutes. within 19.523.5 percent, hydrocarbon no more than 5 milThus, the sizing calculations would be: ligrams per cubic meter of air, carbon monoxide no more than 10 people 4 people per shower = 2.5 or 3 showers 10 parts per million (ppm), carbon dioxide no more than 1,000 3 shower periods x 7 minutes per shower = 21 minutes to ppm, and no noticeable odor. The suits may require between 6 evacuate and 30 cubic feet per minute (cfm) of breathing air at pressures 10 people x 20 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) of air per between 4 and 12 pounds per square inch gauge (psig), dependperson x 21 minutes = 4,200 cubic feet of air ing on the specific suit being used. You should design the system 10 people x 20 scfm of air per person = 200 scfm flow rate for the actual suit to be used, or in lieu of that, we suggest using This system will require a flow rate of 200 scfm and a receiver 20 cfm at 15 psig as an average value for flexibility. The suits usuvolume of at least 4,200 cubic feet. For this system, we are sizing ally are provided with individual, small HEPA filters and pressure for a redundancy of at least N+1, where N equals the required regulators that are carried at the waist level and are connected to number of equipment to meet the demand. Thus, we would furthe facilitys breathing air system with a coiled plastic hose and a nish two compressors, each sized to deliver the 200 scfm required. quick-disconnect coupler. We also would supply two air dryer and filtering sets sized for the Within the suite, a number of breathing air quick-disconnect 200 scfm and two receivers each sized for 4,200 cubic feet. stations with two couplers are installed to allow users to work in In some situations where the breathing air load is smaller, pairs. Each coupler has a coiled plastic hose with either a ceiling the client may ask you to provide additional freestanding, highhanger or a wall hook to keep the hose out of the way for clear pressure breathing air cylinders as a secondary backup. The access throughout the area. As researchers walk through the highpressure-reducing station also would be provided in a duplex containment suite, they connect and disconnect their hoses as arrangement for redundancy. All electrically powered equipthey move from place to place. The suit holds about a five-minute ment should be provided with standby power, and all equipment supply of air, so there is some flexibility for movement around the and controls should be arranged to allow for service without space. The breathing air piping is usually welded stainless steel, interruption of the supply of breathing air while also allowing for hung from the ceiling or mounted off the wall with sanitary clamp maintenance of components. supports. This is because stainless steel can withstand many of the
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Back to our example, 10 researchers are using the suite, and only four people can go through the airlock/decontamination shower at a time. The disinfection portion of the shower lasts three minutes, and the rinse lasts four minutes. Lets assume that the decontamination spray nozzles within the shower use a total of 1 gallon per minute (gpm) of disinfectant mix and 65 scfm of compressed air. (This information must be coordinated with the exact spray nozzles being used.) The sizing calculations for our example would be: 10 people 4 people per shower = 2.5 or 3 showers 3 shower periods x 3 minutes per disinfection portion = 9 minutes for disinfectant spray 9 minutes for disinfectant spray x 1 gpm of disinfectant = 9 gallons of disinfectant 9 minutes for disinfectant spray x 65 scfm of compressed air = 585 scfm of compressed air
The decontamination shower consists of a number of atomizing spray nozzles, approximately 24, located at each corner of the shower enclosure to ensure total contact over each pressure suit surface. These nozzles are supplied with a disinfectant/water mix, compressed air, or water based on a programmed cycle. A manually operated deluge shower can be activated by the user in case the automated system malfunctions. Breathing air outlets in the shower furnish breathing air during the disinfection cycle. All exposed piping, spray nozzles, and accessories are usually 316L stainless steel, but all materials should be investigated for compatibility with the disinfectants being used. For the disinfectant system, you also will select equipment for a redundancy of at least N+1, where N equals the required number of equipment to meet the demand. Thus, for our example, we will have two redundant disinfectant chemical storage tanks, two mixing and storage tanks, two metering pumps, and two mixers. There may be two distribution pumps, or the distribution of the disinfectant chemical may be via gravity. The latter is the preferred option if possible, since there must be enough static head to supply the decontamination shower nozzles. For some systems, clean-dry compressed air is required for atomizing the disinfectant mix through the nozzles. This air should be from a separate, dedicated cleandry compressed air system. No compressed air is used during the water rinse. All electrically powered equipment should be provided with standby power, and all equipment and controls should be arranged to allow for service without interruption of delivery of the disinfectant mix to the showers. Similar to the breathing air system, you need to understand how many people will be using the decontamination shower at the same time. For safety, you must consider storing enough mixed disinfectant, so in case of power failure, enough disinfectant is available to evacuate all the researchers. Thus, the time it takes to evacuate the high-containment suite through the airlock/chemical disinfection shower needs to be determined. 32
BIOWASTE SYSTEM
The final system we will address is the biohazardous waste (biowaste) and vent system (see Figure 4). Since this system is a drain and vent system, the same concepts for normal drainage systems apply. The differences revolve around the need for containment and the pressurization between the containment area and the exterior environment. Also, the system drains to an effluent decontamination system for a secondary or final treatment prior to discharge to a sewer system. Per Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, the treatment system should be within the building. However, some existing facilities may have a central campus treatment system with a dedicated sewer system collecting waste from multiple buildings. Some of the differences start at the fixtures. For instance, the traps are filled with liquid disinfectant manually after each use. This is to ensure that any untreated waste that gets to the drain will be treated at the source. SOPs usually dictate the treatment of waste prior to each discharge into the waste system. The traps are required to have more than a standard 2-inch trap seal, and the exact depth needs to be coordinated with the HVAC system design to allow for the pressure differential that the HVAC system can exert on the containment suite. In our experience, this can be in the range of 7 to 9 inches or more. If this is not provided, air could pass through the trap either inward or outward, which would break the rooms containment. In addition, the vent system will have HEPA filters prior to venting to the exterior, and the pressure differential through the filters will be accommodated by the additional trap seal depth. The pressure drop for these could be between 1 and 3 inches of water column. The biowaste piping for each suite should be routed so that each room can be isolated while still allowing the other suites to operate. The piping should slope at 2 percent to ensure proper drainage and no settling of solids. All cleanouts should be accessible from within the suite to limit the possibility of a breach of containment. For isolating suites, a diaphragm valve
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KNOWLEDGE IS CRUCIAL
We hope it is clear that understanding of how the facility operates is critical for the design and sizing of systems for high containment. Do not attempt to design systems without a thorough discussion with the owner regarding the limitations of the design of the systems. It may help to conduct a hazardous operations assessment of these systems to review any potential maintenance or safety issues and make sure they are evaluated and addressed during the design.
Paul R. HalamaR is a senior professional associate and
senior project engineer with HDR CUH2A Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey. During his more than 30 years of professional engineering experience, he has developed an expertise of plumbing and fire protection systems with project experience in advanced pharmaceutical research, development and process laboratories, vivariums, BSL-3 and BSL-4 high-containment facilities, and higher educational facilities. In addition, he serves as professor of environmental systems at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
gested sizing system. All are based on AIA guidelines, as well as NFPA 99, 99C, 50, and 101. The vacuum sizing chart assumes a source pressure of 19 in. Hg and an ambient temperature of approximately 68F. The engineers starting point is the most remote outlet. In Figure 4, the first outlet is served by the segment of pipe marked A B. Segment A B supplies 1.5 liters per minute (lpm). Per the chart, you can interpolate the lpm to achieve 42.5 actual lpm at a loss per 100 feet, which equals 0.01178 loss (38 feet x 0.031/100) in this segment of piping. Continue the pipe loss procedure per segment as indicated. Table 4 provides the pipe size based on the pressure loss of each pipe segment. Place each segment and pipe size as arranged in the vacuum sizing chart (Table 5). Once all segment losses have been tabulated, you must verify that the total does not exceed the maximum allowed 4 psi for vacuum systems (5 psi for other systems). The calculations above indicate a total system pressure loss of 1.15 psi (0.24477 + 0.90394). This tells us that the system is well within the maximum loss limit. In the future, adding additional vacuum load to this piping system will be possible without replacing the piping. If the total had exceeded the maximum 4-psi allowed system loss, a reevaluation of the entire vacuum system or individual line segment losses would be needed to determine how to lower the pressure losses. This procedure is similar for medical air, oxygen, and other medical gas piping systems. What makes the sizing different is their assigned value for rooms, beds, or procedures. Each gas and vacuum outlet has an assigned cubic foot per minute (cfm) or liter per minute (lpm) value. Be sure in your design to follow the lpm designation. Standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) is the cfm prior to the source pump. Actual cubic feet per minute (acfm) is the actual cfm after the source pump. Confusing these designations can cause design sizing errors. Remember to always follow any design methods with the guidance of an experienced medical design professional.
dOnald KeitH, CPd, mSS, is a Project Manager, Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Designer, and a Medical Systems Specialist with AKF Engineers in Arlington, Virginia. For more information or to comment on this article, e-mail articles@ psdmagazine.org.
senior professional associate and director of plumbing engineering with HDR CUH2A Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey. He has more than 20 years of experience with laboratory, vivarium, and process facilities ranging from 200 to 1.2 million square feet for various academic, government, and pharmaceutical clients. He is experienced with various specialty process and fire protection systems. In addition, he serves as an adjunct instructor of environmental systems at Drexel University and is the current president of ASPEs New Jersey Chapter.
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be demolished, allowing the final piece of the new addition to be constructed and all phases of the project to be occupied.
CHALLENGES
Housing primarily teaching and research laboratories, the Phase One addition consists of two three-story lab blocks and a threestory-high atrium that joins the addition to the existing Science One building and creates a main public space for the complex. It also provides a sheltered path between dormitories and the academic quad that students can use in inclement weather. The second phase of the addition will provide another lab block, a greenhouse, and a planetarium. The SUCF program included achieving LEED Silver requirements, with the building incorporating a host of sustainable design features to meet or exceed those goals. As far as plumbingand every other building systemwas concerned, a primary challenge to address in the design of the addition was to get it to link well to the existing structure of Science One. Modern laboratory buildings typically have a floor-to-floor height of at least 16 feet, but the floor-to-floor height of Science One and Two was just over 11 feet. Construction of the addition also had the potential to disrupt building services in Science One and Two, including domestic water, laboratory gases, and waste line as well as HVAC and building access. Utilities located in the footprint of the addition would need to be protected, removed, and/or relocated. The renovation of Science One also posed a number of challenges. The buildings existing system of risers and valves was suboptimal: If one laboratory was being renovated, adjoining laboratories would need to be shut down at the same time. Plumbing systems in many locations were located above inaccessible ceilings. The inadequacies of Science One were so extensive that the team decided to completely gut the building and renovate it to bring Science One up to the standards of the new addition.
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The design process benefited immensely from the use of a building information modeling (BIM) software package (see Figure 4). Plumbing and other building systems were modeled in Revit MEP. When the project was designed, it was fairly uncommon to use Revit MEP to model building systems for a project of this size and scale. Of the three disciplinesmechanical, electrical, and plumbingencompassed by Revit MEP, plumbing was the most recent, and content and experience were limited. In fact, users were advised to use Revit MEPs plumbing component only for smaller projects. In spite of this, the project team forged ahead, using Revit MEP to model and integrate all building systems, including cost estimating and specifications. The team overcame the challenges through a truly inteFigure 4 BIM model of the new science building addition grated design approach to the project. BIM greatly streamlined the design process, enabling architects, mechanical, structural, and plumbing engineers, electrical designers, cost estimators, and specification writers to see all system components simultaneously during design, clearly demonstrating congested areas in the building and helping the team minimize conflicts among the systems while ensuring serviceability. BIM was crucial in the coordination of the central spine (see Figure 5). During the schematic design phase, each trade laid claim to the space their systems would require. As the HVAC engineering developed with specific energy modeling, certain ductwork was resized and needed more space in the spine. To make way, plumbing risers were spaced closer together, and the number of risers was reduced. An additional plumbing chase was added at the stacked gang toilets to allow the HVAC ductwork to take Figure 5 Revit model view of central spine over what had been the plumbing chase. A similar situation occurred with the electrical discipline when the engineers, in collaboration with the in-house cost estimating team, found a more cost-effective way to service the major equipment in the building penthouse. A section of the spine was required to run conduits from the main electrical room in the basement up to the HVAC equipment in the penthouse. To accommodate this change in the spine without encroaching on any of the other trades, the storm system was partially redesigned and recalculated. Coordination in the basement ceiling was particularly important, as space was tight to feed all of the systems to the spine while achieving the required ceiling height (see Figure 6). Cold water, hot water, hot water return, pure water, and steam piping enter or are generated at the baseFigure 6 Revit model view of basement ment-level mechanical room. Sprinkler mains, storm risers, and waste stacks also needed to be 38 Plumbing Systems & Design
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UTILITY RELOCATION
Existing utilities situated in the footprint of the Phase One addition needed to be relocated. These relocations were phased carefully so that Science One and Two could remain fully operational during construction. To allow demolition of existing mechanical spaces, temporary domestic water, natural gas, and fire protection services were routed from existing services on campus or from Science Two and into the basement of Science One. After the final buildout of the new addition, the temporary services will be removed, the new services will be installed, and the addition will be connected to Science One. Phasing also was needed for the relocation of sanitary sewer and storm drainage so that they were not removed too early or reconnected too late. The existing sanitary and storm systems needed to remain active during the early construction phase to maintain building services. The sewers could not be relocated around the building and had to remain in the construction zone. During construction of the new foundation, new services will be piped from the site and connected to the existing buildings services. These new services also will serve the renovated Science One.
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SAFE SCIENCE
Providing a Safer Learning Environment for the Student and a Safer Workplace for the Instructor
ANTICIPATED BENEFITS
Science Building No. 15 will be a highly flexible facility to accommodate cutting-edge science for decades to come. Although changes to the completed facility should be years off, reconfigurations may occur much sooner due to the constant possibility of new research methods, funding, and personnel. The new facility will easily accommodate these changes, as well as future changes in equipment and infrastructure. The three-foot reduction in floor-to-floor height reduced the overall first cost of the addition by more than $800,000. In terms of plumbing, the three-foot reduction, multiplied by three floors and approximately six vertical risers per system, equals a savings of 54 feet of pipe for each plumbing system. It is anticipated that the plumbing systems, outfitted with waterconserving fixtures, will use around 96,900 gallons of water per year. Only plumbing fixtures listed in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 were used in determining this figure. No graywater or rainwater reuse was attempted for the first phase of the project. The water savings are 50.8 percent below the LEED baseline, which will earn two LEED waterefficiency credits for 20 percent water use reduction and 30 percent water use reduction, plus an extra credit for exemplary performance.
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The technical article you must read to complete the exam is located at www.psdmagazine.org. Just click on Plumbing Systems & Design Continuing Education Article and Exam at the top of the page. The following exam and application form also may be downloaded from the website. Reading the article and completing the form will allow you to apply to ASPE for CEU credit. If you earn a grade of 90 percent or higher on the test, you will be notified that you have logged 0.1 CEU, which can be applied toward CPD renewal or numerous regulatory-agency CE programs. (Please note that it is your responsibility to determine the acceptance policy of a particular agency.) CEU information will be kept on file at the ASPE office for three years.
Note: In determining your answers to the CE questions, use only the material presented in the corresponding continuing education article. Using information from other materials may result in a wrong answer.
7. What causes a milky appearance in the chilled water supplied to a fountain? a. entrained air b. dead legs c. poor circulation d. bad refrigerant 8. What safety factor should be used when calculating total cooling load? a. 5 percent b. 10 percent c. 15 percent d. 20 percent
9. For a heavy manufacturing building, how many gallons of chilled drinking water per person per hour are required? a. 0.25 b. 0.20 c. 20 d. none of the above
10. For a hospital, what is the required delivered chilled drinking water temperature? a. 4045F b. 4550F c. 5055F d. 5560F
11. the circulating pump should be sized to limit the temperature rise of the circulating water to a maximum of ________. a. 0.5 degrees b. 1.5 degrees c. 5 degrees d. 10 degrees 12. Friction losses in the piping should be kept below ________ of equivalent length of run. a. 1-ft/100 ft b. 10-ft/100 ft c. 100-ft/10 feet d. 100-ft/1 ft
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The May 2010 continuing education article is Chilled drinking Water Systems, Chapter 20 from Engineered Plumbing Design II by A. Calvin laws, PE, CPd, and Alfred Steele, PE, CPd. it is a well-known fact that water that is tepid is not as thirst quenching as water that has been cooled to a temperature from 40F to 50F. However, even water from a deep well warms up in the piping distribution system and is generally higher than 50F. because of this, it is desirable to cool the drinking water in offices, factories, restaurants, schools, and theaters. This chapter explains the different systems used to chill drinking water and the fixtures used to dispense the chilled water. You may locate this article at www.psdmagazine.org. Read the article, complete the following exam, and submit your answer sheet to the ASPE office to potentially receive 0.1 CEu.
Payment: Personal Check (payable to ASPE) $ Business or government check $ DiscoverCard VISA MasterCard AMEX $
Signature Expiration date: Continuing education credit will be given for this examination through may 31, 2011. Applications received after that date will not be processed.
If rebilling of a credit card charge is necessary, a $25 processing fee will be charged.
ASPE is hereby authorized to charge my CE examination fee to my credit card Account Number Signature Expiration date Cardholders name (Please print)
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Was the material new information for you? Yes No Was the material presented clearly? Yes No Was the material adequately covered? Yes No Did the content help you achieve the stated objectives? Yes No Did the CE questions help you identify specific ways to use ideas presented in the article? Yes No 6. How much time did you need to complete the CE offering (i.e., to read the article and answer the post-test questions)?
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leader or Follower?
Thankfully, some very dedicated Society members continue to run for chapter boards of directors year after year and continue to help the chapters (and the Society) with their leadership. As chapter officers quickly find out when they attend the June Region Chapter Presidents Meetings, all chapters have the volunteer problem. What happens when these dedicated individuals finally decide that enough is enough? Unless someone else steps forward, the chapter usually disbands or just evaporates, such as what happened in New Mexico and Kentucky. The essence of a chapter is the peer networking, interrelationships, and leadership. When those go, nothing is left.
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ive Heard You. now Say it Againand Againand Again, Just to be Sure
Almost all chapter and Society board members have the same gripe: Its okay to complain, but wheres the substance? Whats the bottom line? What do you want? Everyone seems to have complaints and criticism; however, very little constructive criticism ever is given. For those of you who dont know, constructive criticism is comments and remarks and ideas and discussions that produce a positive result. Too many chapter officers have the same problem: Everyone complains about something, but no one offers a solution or volunteers to help to fix it. Simply finding chapter members
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chapter members. Please wear the pin to help advertise the Convention. In addition, everyone who registers for the Convention will receive with their registration confirmation a 2010 Convention commemorative coin. Each coin will be numbered, and only registered attendees will receive them. When you get to the Convention, be sure to show your coin to the registration staff. If your coin has a winning number, you will receive an extra ticket for the grand prize drawings on Monday and Tuesday. For the really lucky few, an immediate $50 Convention fee rebate will be given to you on the spot. Good luck to all.
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ter members and some others as stated in the Bylaws (e.g., past presidents). For all officers, a majority vote is required to win. When more than two candidates are running, the top two vote-getters will run off against each other. All officers except for the region directors are elected at large, and all delegates have an equal vote. For the region directors, chapter presidents typically select the candidate at their June Region Presidents Meeting. However, additional individuals may run for the position by sending in a nomination form or by being nominated from the floor. The individual must be located in the proper region, and the voting is by region. Furthermore, each chapter in each region gets one overall vote. Since the bylaws do not provide for a super delegate or for that matter a master delegate or any other means for a single vote to be tallied by chapter, the Bylaws have been interpreted by the board of directors in accordance to the original intent of the Bylaw: each delegate in the region will be permitted to vote. The votes will be accumulated and tallied by chapter. The candidate receiving the most votes in each chapter will receive the one permitted vote of the chapter. The majority vote of all the chapters in each region will determine a winner. In cases of ties, per region, a runoff election will be held utilizing the same procedure.
Do you know what the Parmalee head is? Find out soon in the ASPE Plumbineering Dictionary.
What to Expect
ASPE members thinking about running for the board of directors often wonder if they need to raise money for a campaign fund and how much time they will need to devote to the position. Fortunately, the answer to the first question is that it doesnt require any money at all to run for a Society office. You just need to be a full member in good standing, hold a PE or CPD, and have a strong desire to help ASPE and the plumbing engineering profession grow and prosper. The answer to the second question is more complicated. One prerequisite for becoming a candidate for board office is to have both your familys and your employers approval. The amount of work time any one officer spends is often subject to the position. A minimum of four board meetings per year typically are held in January, April, July, and October. Depending on the agenda, each meeting runs from Thursday night though Sunday morning. Monthly board conference calls also are held. Depending on the board position to which you are elected, you will have a committee to oversee (e.g., the vice president, technical oversees the Technical and Research Committee). Finally, theres the board work that goes along with being a Society officer, such as e-mails back and forth among the board members plus a number of direct board-to-staff telephone calls, as well as volunteer work, which depends on the positions responsibilities. For example, the vice president, technical is involved in every publication that ASPE produces, and the vice president, membership is responsible for approving every membership application. If you have questions about the positions or the time involved, please feel free to contact any current board member. Their contact information can be found on ASPEs website. Many board members indicate that they spend at least one hour a day on Society business. The amount of time varies by the responsibilities of each board position and the workload the board places upon itself.
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opportunity is the Region Meetings, where members can discuss and direct the voting of the chapter delegates. The Joint Regional Meeting also can be used as a forum for discussion, subject to the required agenda and time. All delegates to the Convention are required to be at the Business Meeting, as this is the only time the delegates have to officially and openly discuss the proposed amendments. To ensure sufficient time to fully review and understand the amendments, the Business Meeting has specific rules providing for a motion and a second for each amendment under consideration. This will be followed by discussion. Depending on the scope and number of the proposed amendments, the chair may permit the actual vote to be delayed until the delegates have had sufficient time to discuss the proposals among themselves.
With all the delegates fully vested in all the discussions regarding the proposed amendments, neither the Bylaws Committee nor the board of directors will make specific recommendations. Rather, each member of this committee and the board may speak freely as may any other delegate during the discussion period.
Tim bruce boyles, PE Panagiotis bakos david John Erickson Marina Horchin gerard Paul Kenny Jingyu lee Eric Petzer, PE dale brimacombe, PE Theodore E. dreyer, gE Andrew Huelsman, gE Michael A. Arellano Sophi Feng, PE Katherine Jill Kelly Stephen l. long gary Mitchell david bryan Prewitt Kevin l. Rohde John Sloate Claude Wilkinson, PE Taylor Critchlow, PE Pamela devi Hartsell
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