Health issues in building services
Publisher: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781680150186; 9781903287651
Subjects: Buildings; Environmental engineering; Building laws; Constructions; Technique de l'environnement; Health aspects
Description: The increasing importance of health issues for building services engineers needs to be emphasised and therefore the decision was taken to include more information on health aspects of building services in CIBSE Guide A: Environmental design. A review of the current legislation was undertaken, along with a review of current guidelines and their relevance to building services engineers. The results of this study are now published as CIBSE TM40: Health issues in building services, and extracts from this publication comprise chapter 8 in the 2006 edition of CIBSE Guide A. The full text of TM40 is also included on the CD-ROM that accompanies CIBSE Guide A. The objective is to inform and educate building service designers and managers of the health implications of the services for which they are responsible, and to give recommendations for limiting, or preferably avoiding, any adverse health effects. --
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on 15 May, 2007).

Issue 2, with corrections (May 2006).

"CIBSE TM : 2006."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction:; title: Health and Safety Commission/Executive ; Health and safety law ; Health at work -- -- 2.; title: Thermal conditions for stress:; title: Legislation ; Heat stress ; Cold stress ; Effects of hot and cold stress ; Scalding ; Burns ; Recommendations -- -- 3.; title: Humidity:; title: Introduction ; Skin/hair effects ; Problems with high humidity ; Problems with low humidity ; Recommendations -- -- 4.; title: Air quality and ventilation:; title: Legislation ; Human sensitivity to inhalation of pollutants, bases of criteria ; Outdoor air ; Outdoor air quality ; Indoor air quality ; Indoor/outdoor (I/O) pollution links ; Indoor sources ; Health effects of common indoor pollutants ; Microbiological contaminants ; Ventilation effectiveness ; Feedback from occupants ; Determination of fresh air rate ; Protection against deliberate harmful attacks ; Conclusions ; Recommendations -- -- 5.; title: The visual environment:; title: Legislation ; Introduction ; Light as radiation ; Light operating through the visual system ; Light operating through the circadian system ; Light as a purifier ; Recommendations -- -- 6.; title: Water quality:; title: Legislation ; Drinking water ; Industrial water ; Swimming/whirlpool facilities ; Recommendation -- -- 7.; title: Electrical and electromagnetic effects:; title: Legislation ; Electric shock ; Electric burns ; Electrical fires ; Arcing ; Explosions ; Electromagnetic fields ; Air ionisation ; Static electricity -- -- 8.; title: The acoustic environment:; title: Sound level in a room ; Human hearing response ; Noise assessment ; Noise due to building services and other sources ; Speech intelligibility ; Hearing damage ; Vibration ; Recommendations -- -- 9.; title: Further reading.