ASTM E1971-05(2011)
(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
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Cleaning provides well documented benefits in terms of creating cleaner, safer, and healthier surroundings by extracting harmful pollutants from the indoor environment (see Ref (3)). An improperly maintained indoor environment could give rise to biological contaminants, and buildup of particulate matter and gases which can have serious health effects. These negative impacts may have adverse affects on worker productivity affecting both cleaning personnel and tenants through increased complaints, absenteeism, injuries, asthmatic incidents, or other symptoms. Inappropriate or improper use or selection of cleaning products and processes, along with failure to follow label directions could result in injury or illness to cleaning personnel or building occupants. In addition, it may be detrimental to the physical structure and systems of the building, or to the environment. Moreover, owners and operators maintain the liability for the proper function of the building and its impacts on the occupants and cleaning personnel.
This guide provides a basic reference for the development and preservation of a building environment that is considered safe and healthy for occupants, while reducing the stress on the overall environment as a result of routine maintenance. The anticipated users of this guide include building managers, cleaning personnel, product suppliers and distributors, union representatives, and building occupants who serve together in a stewardship role regarding the maintenance of the building. This guide is intended to raise pertinent questions regarding specific building environments in order that an appropriate stewardship strategy may be developed, for example:
How is the building used?
Are there any special cleaning requirements?
Are there any at-risk populations that need to be considered, such as children, asthmatics, or pregnant woman?
How are cleaning materials used?
Are there any special issues relevant to construction and furnishings?
Are ...
SCOPE
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 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.9 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. Th...
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Designation: E1971 − 05 (Reapproved 2011)
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 1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
1.1 This guide covers a procedure to assist owners and
standard.
operators of commercial and institutional buildings in the
1.9 This guide offers an organized collection of information
stewardship of cleaning and housekeeping operations. The
focus of this guide is to address appropriate cleaning activities or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
andprocesses,topromoteeco-efficiencyandsustainability,and
to avoid adverse impacts on the building occupants, cleaning experienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessional
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
personnel, the building structure itself, and the environment.
Adherence to the principles set forth in this guide can lead to circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
greater tenant/occupant satisfaction, reduced operational costs
andgreaterproductivity(ofoccupantsandcleaningpersonnel). a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
1.2 This guide will focus on the development of a steward-
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
ship plan and will include the assessment of cleaning
document means only that the document has been approved
processes, product selection, storage, usage, disposal,
through the ASTM consensus process.
equipment, training of cleaning personnel and communication
1.10 This standard does not purport to address all of the
throughout the chain-of-commerce.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.3 This guide addresses issues relating to the operation and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
maintenance of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
(HVAC) systems which can have a major impact on indoor air
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
quality (IAQ) only to the extent that the HVAC system
provides adequate ventilation to lower risk to cleaning
2. Referenced Documents
personnel, building occupants and the environment during or
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
as a result of the cleaning process.
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
1.4 This guide is for use in a building that is maintained by
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
either in-house cleaning personnel or an outside cleaning
E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-
contractor.
mance of Buildings
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1.5 This guide is not intended for construction related
2.2 Other Standards:
activities, but may be appropriate for post construction clean-
ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment
up.
3. Terminology
1.6 This guide is not intended as a procedural guide for
cleaning personnel.
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 For terms related to building construction, refer to
1.7 This guide is not intended for use in residential build-
Terminology E631.
ings.
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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 Oct. 15, 2011. Published December 2011. Originally Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1971 – 05. DOI: la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
10.1520/E1971-05R11. www.iso.ch.
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3.1.2 For terms related to sustainability relative to the 3.2.2 commercial and institutional buildings—indoor or en-
performance of buildings, refer to Terminology E2114. Some closed workspaces such as office buildings, educational
of these
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