ASTM_E_1971_-_05_2011.pdf

Designation:E197105(Reapproved 2011)Standard Guide forStewardship for the Cleaning of Commercial andInstitutional Buildings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1971;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers a procedure to assist owners andoperators of commercial and institutional buildings in thestewardship of cleaning and housekeeping operations.Thefocus of this guide is to address appropriate cleaning activitiesand processes,to promote eco-efficiency and sustainability,andto avoid adverse impacts on the building occupants,cleaningpersonnel,the building structure itself,and the environment.Adherence to the principles set forth in this guide can lead togreater tenant/occupant satisfaction,reduced operational costsand greater productivity(of occupants and cleaning personnel).1.2 This guide will focus on the development of a steward-ship plan and will include the assessment of cleaningprocesses,product selection,storage,usage,disposal,equipment,training of cleaning personnel and communicationthroughout the chain-of-commerce.1.3 This guide addresses issues relating to the operation andmaintenance of the heating,ventilating and air conditioning(HVAC)systems which can have a major impact on indoor airquality(IAQ)only to the extent that the HVAC systemprovides adequate ventilation to lower risk to cleaningpersonnel,building occupants and the environment during oras a result of the cleaning process.1.4 This guide is for use in a building that is maintained byeither in-house cleaning personnel or an outside cleaningcontractor.1.5 This guide is not intended for construction relatedactivities,but may be appropriate for post construction clean-up.1.6 This guide is not intended as a procedural guide forcleaning personnel.1.7 This guide is not intended for use in residential build-ings.1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.9 This guide offers an organized collection of informationor a series of options and does not recommend a specificcourse of action.This document cannot replace education orexperience and should be used in conjunction with professionaljudgment.Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in allcircumstances.This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy ofa given professional service must be judged,nor should thisdocument be applied without consideration of a projects manyunique aspects.The word“Standard”in the title of thisdocument means only that the document has been approvedthrough the ASTM consensus process.1.10 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE833 Terminology of Building EconomicsE2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-mance of Buildings2.2 Other Standards:3ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For terms related to building construction,refer toTerminology E631.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainabilityand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings and Construc-tion.Current edition approved Oct.15,2011.Published December 2011.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1971 05.DOI:10.1520/E1971-05R11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),1,ch.dela Voie-Creuse,Case postale 56,CH-1211,Geneva 20,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.ch.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.2 For terms related to sustainability relative to theperformance of buildings,refer to Terminology E2114.Someof these terms are reprinted here for ease of use.3.1.3 life-cycle,n(1)the length of time over which aninvestment is analyzed;andE833(2)consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system,from raw material acquisition or generation of natural re-sources to the final disposal.ISO 140403.1.3.1 DiscussionRefer to the distinction between LCAand LCC.through which vapors are released from materials.3.1.4 2 life-cycle assessment(LCA),na method of evalu-ating a product by reviewing the ecological impact over the