ASTM E1971-05
(Guide)Standard Guide for Stewardship for the Cleaning of Commercial and Institutional Buildings
Standard Guide for Stewardship for the Cleaning of Commercial and Institutional Buildings
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1.1 This guide covers a procedure to assist owners and operators of commercial and institutional buildings in the stewardship of cleaning and housekeeping operations. The focus of this guide is to address appropriate cleaning activities and processes, to promote eco-efficiency and sustainability, and to avoid adverse impacts on the building occupants, cleaning personnel, the building structure itself, and the environment. Adherence to the principles set forth in this guide can lead to greater tenant/occupant satisfaction, reduced operational costs and greater productivity (of occupants and cleaning personnel).
1.2 This guide will focus on the development of a stewardship plan and will include the assessment of cleaning processes, product selection, storage, usage, disposal, equipment, training of cleaning personnel and communication throughout the chain-of-commerce.
1.3 This guide addresses issues relating to the operation and maintenance of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems which can have a major impact on indoor air quality (IAQ) only to the extent that the HVAC system provides adequate ventilation to lower risk to cleaning personnel, building occupants and the environment during or as a result of the cleaning process.
1.4 This guide is for use in a building that is maintained by either in-house cleaning personnel or an outside cleaning contractor.
1.5 This guide is not intended for construction related activities, but may be appropriate for post construction clean-up.
1.6 This guide is not intended as a procedural guide for cleaning personnel.
1.7 This guide is not intended for use in residential buildings.
1.8 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a projects many unique aspects. The word "Standard" in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:E1971–05
Standard Guide for
Stewardship for the Cleaning of Commercial and
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Institutional Buildings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1971; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
1.1 This guide covers a procedure to assist owners and
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
operators of commercial and institutional buildings in the
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
stewardship of cleaning and housekeeping operations. The
a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
focus of this guide is to address appropriate cleaning activities
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
andprocesses,topromoteeco-efficiencyandsustainability,and
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
to avoid adverse impacts on the building occupants, cleaning
document means only that the document has been approved
personnel, the building structure itself, and the environment.
through the ASTM consensus process.
Adherence to the principles set forth in this guide can lead to
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
greater tenant/occupant satisfaction, reduced operational costs
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
andgreaterproductivity(ofoccupantsandcleaningpersonnel).
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
1.2 This guide will focus on the development of a steward-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ship plan and will include the assessment of cleaning pro-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
cesses, product selection, storage, usage, disposal, equipment,
training of cleaning personnel and communication throughout
2. Referenced Documents
the chain-of-commerce.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 This guide addresses issues relating to the operation and
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
maintenance of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
(HVAC) systems which can have a major impact on indoor air
E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Per-
quality (IAQ) only to the extent that the HVAC system
formance of Buildings
provides adequate ventilation to lower risk to cleaning person-
2.2 Other Standards:
nel, building occupants and the environment during or as a
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ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment
result of the cleaning process.
1.4 This guide is for use in a building that is maintained by
3. Terminology
either in-house cleaning personnel or an outside cleaning
3.1 Definitions:
contractor.
3.1.1 For terms related to building construction, refer to
1.5 This guide is not intended for construction related
Terminology E631.
activities, but may be appropriate for post construction clean-
3.1.2 For terms related to sustainability relative to the
up.
performance of buildings, refer to Terminology E2114. Some
1.6 This guide is not intended as a procedural guide for
of these terms are reprinted here for ease of use.
cleaning personnel.
3.1.3 life-cycle, n—(1) the length of time over which an
1.7 This guide is not intended for use in residential build-
investment is analyzed; and E833
ings.
(2) consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system,
1.8 This guide offers an organized collection of information
from raw material acquisition or generation of natural re-
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
sources to the final disposal. ISO 14040
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings and Construc- Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
tion. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as E1971 – 98. DOI: la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
10.1520/E1971-05. www.iso.ch.
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