ASTM_D_5952_-_08_2015.pdf

Designation:D595208(Reapproved 2015)Standard Guide for theInspection of Water Systems for Legionella and theInvestigation of Possible Outbreaks of Legionellosis(Legionnaires Disease or Pontiac Fever)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5952;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 appropriate responses for employers,building owners and operators,facility managers,health andsafety professionals,public health authorities,and others:(1)toa concern that a water system may be contaminated with thebacterium known as legionella(see 6.1);and(2)to theidentification of one or more cases of Legionnaires disease orPontiac fever(see 6.3 6.5).Comprehensive and explicitrecommendations to limit legionella multiplication in watersystems,disinfect potential sources of human exposure tolegionella,and prevent health-care associated infections arebeyond this guides scope.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 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.See 7.3 and 8.5 forspecific hazard statements.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1080 Specification for Asbestos-Cement Products OtherThan Fill For Cooling TowersD512 Test Methods for Chloride Ion In WaterD596 Guide for Reporting Results of Analysis of WaterD887 Practices for Sampling Water-Formed DepositsD1067 Test Methods for Acidity or Alkalinity of WaterD1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD1293 Test Methods for pH of WaterD1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis ofAtmospheresD2331 Practices for Preparation and Preliminary Testing ofWater-Formed DepositsD3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed ConduitsD3856 Guide for Management Systems in LaboratoriesEngaged in Analysis of WaterD4840 Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody ProceduresE645 Practice for Evaluation of Microbicides Used in Cool-ing Water SystemsF444 Consumer Safety Specification for Scald-PreventingDevices and Systems in Bathing AreasF445 Consumer Safety Specification for Thermal-Shock-Preventing Devices and Systems in Showering Areas2.2 APHA Documents:3Public Health Law Manual,Third EditionStandard Methods for the Examination of Water andWastewater,Twenty-first EditionControl of Communicable Diseases Manual,EighteenthEdition2.3 ASHRAE Documents:4Codes and Standards.2004 ASHRAE HandbookHeating,Ventilating,and Air-Conditioning Systems and Equip-mentCooling Towers.2004 ASHRAE HandbookHeating,Ventilating,and Air-Conditioning Systems and Equip-mentWater Treatment.2004 ASHRAE HandbookHeating,Ventilating,and Air-Conditioning Systems and Equip-ment122000 Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associatedwith Building Water Systems62.1-2007 ASHRAE Standard.Ventilation for AcceptableIndoor Air Quality1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on Air Qualityand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D22.08 on Sampling and Analysisof Mold.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published November 2015.Originallyapproved in 1996.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D5952 08.DOI:10.1520/D5952-08R15.2For 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 American Public Health Association(APHA),800 I St.,NW,Washington,DC 20001,http:/www.apha.org.4Available from American Society of Heating,Refrigerating,and Air-Conditioning Engineers,Inc.(ASHRAE),1791 Tullie Circle,NE,Atlanta,GA30329,http:/www.ashrae.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.4 ASM Documents:Manual of Clinical Microbiology,Ninth Edition5Manual of Environmental Microbiology,Third Edition6Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology,Seventh Edition72.5 AWT Document:8Legionella 2003:An Update and Statement by the Associa-tion of Water Technologies(AWT)2.6 CDC Documents:92000 Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic InfectionsAmong Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients2003 Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control inHealth-Care Facilities2003 Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-AssociatedPneumonia2005 Procedures for the Recovery of Legionella from theEnvironment2005 Case Definition for Legionellosis(Legionella pneumo-phila)2.7 Code of Federal Regulations:1042CFR84 Title 42,Volume 1,84.Approval of RespiratoryProtective Devices2.8 CTI Do