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SAA/SNZ HB32:1995
Handbook
Control of microbial growth in air-handling and water systems inbuildings
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SAA/SNZ HB32:1995
Handbook
Control of microbial growth in air-handling and water systems ofbuildings
PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY:STANDARDS AUSTRALIA1 The Crescent,Homebush NSW 2140 AustraliaSTANDARDS NEW ZEALANDLevel 10, StandardsHouse,155 The Terrace,Wellington 6001 New Zealand
ISBN 0 7262 9962 6
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SAA/SNZ HB32:1995
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PREFACE
This Joint Handbook has been prepared by Standards Australia and StandardsNew Zealand to supersede SAA HB32—1992.In March 1989, Standards Australia introduced AS 3666—1989,
 Air-handling and water systems of buildings—Microbial control
. In 1995 it was revised as a joint StandardsAustralia/Standards New Zealand publication and was published in two parts.Although a number of excellent codes of practice, guidelines and technical memorandanow exist, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand received many requests forassistance with good practice, effective management principles and general explanatoryinformation regarding the Standard. This Handbook is a result of that demand, and furtherunderlines the deep concern in the community about the health hazards presented by
 Legionella
 and other microbial organisms. In addressing these issues, it is hoped thisHandbook will play a useful part in ensuring that equipment hygiene is improved and thatthe community at large has the best available protection against the likelihood of illnessfrom air-handling and water systems in buildings. This Handbook was first published in1992 and has been revised to reflect changes to AS/NZS 3666.1:1995 andAS/NZS 3666.2:1995.Although the Standard is concerned with contamination from general microbial sources, itis the bacterial genus
 Legionella
 that is primarily of interest because this group of microorganisms is the causative agent for legionellosis, a serious building related illnessthat can be fatal.It was, in fact, the death in August 1985 of a Brisbane woman from the disease that led tothe development of the Standard. The death was thought to have been linked to anindustrial cooling tower system and the Federal Member of Parliament in whose electoratethe deceased woman had resided, subsequently wrote to Standards Australia requestingthat an appropriate Standard be devised and introduced to establish guidelines for Stateand Territories governments to follow.Standards Australia formed a committee comprising experts in engineering, medicine,epidemiology, microbiology, local government and public health as well as buildingowners. Such modern public health issues are often interdisciplinary in nature.In 1987 a draft document was produced for public comment. This review periodcorresponded with Australia’s worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease which occurred atWollongong in April of that year and so public interest in the proposed Standard wasparticularly high.The Standard has indeed now been incorporated in legislation in a number of Australianstates and the territories and is referenced in the Building Code of Australia.The ready acceptance of the Standard arose from a heightened awareness of the hazard tohealth presented by
 Legionella,
 a community expectation that the occurrence of epidemicsis unacceptable, and a knowledge that the means—as described in the Handbook—are athand to greatly reduce the risk of such outbreaks.To control
 Legionella
 and other microorganisms it is essential to maintain air-handlingand water equipment in a hygienic condition so that as far as possible no opportunity ispresented for microbial growth to take place.The emphasis in the Standard is on preventative strategies such as planning, design,installation and operational maintenance of equipment with equipment hygiene in mind,rather than on reactive approaches such as implementation of emergency decontaminationmeasures following an outbreak.
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