Section Meetings

Commercial/Industrial Section Meeting (0.1 CPD)

Speaker(s)

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  William Pearson, II, CWT

  President/Owner
  BPEARSON Consulting, LLC
  Leland, North Carolina

Legionella and the Regulatory Management Landscape for Building Water Systems since ASHRAE Standard 188

This talk reviews the significance and regulatory changes taking place around Legionella and building water safety since the publishing of the first US Legionella Standard – ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 in June 2015. Key events include: NYC/NYS quick enactment of new regulations and law following the South Bronx outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in July-August 2015; CDC release of new data, a Toolkit for water management plans and a VitalSigns report on Legionnaires Disease in the summers of 2016 and 2017; and the June 2, 2017 CMS directed memorandum to healthcare facilities to manage Legionella and other water borne pathogens.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the current emphasis and regulatory landscape of Legionella and building water systems management.
• Have a historical review and lead to current, science-based, knowledge of Legionella & Legionnaires’ disease.
• To gain a microbial, environmental, engineering and risk management understanding of Legionellaand Legionellosis.