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Engineering Strategies to Support Health, Safety, and Welfare for Your Public Health Lab

Engineering Strategies to Support Health, Safety, and Welfare for Your Public Health Lab

Date: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 -
1:30pm to 2:30pm

Address: 
Two Poydras Street
Hilton Riverside New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70130
United States

The discussion focuses on architectural layouts, options, airlocks, and secondary barrier construction and review temperature, humidity, and personal comfort for occupants, especially gowned employees including commissioning, and safe operation of the systems.

This presentation will also include design measures to reflect the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants.  This includes design measures that improve the physical and social well-being of the occupants, maintain a safe working environment and encourage social interaction offering insight to participants for their future public health lab projects.

Learning Objectives

  1. Will gain an understanding of the special HVAC design strategies that are unique to public health facilities and their program needs.

  2. Learn what makes BSL-3, vivarium, forensic/OCME laboratories unique.

  3. Learn the specific design metrics are utilized to support the needs of a public health facility.

  4. Learn how to maintain, operate, and validate the operation of these special laboratories after construction is complete.

Presenters

John Saad, LEED AP

Andrew Simpson, PE, LEED AP

Register herehttps://www.labdesignconference.com/2022-agenda-1