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Construction & Renovation

AHS Infection Prevention and Control Healthcare Facility Design Requirements for construction
FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction 2022 (Hospital, Outpatient, Residential)
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Access to FGI's 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, Outpatient Facilities and Residential Health Care & Support Facilities. Issues accessing?

The 2018 FGI guidelines are also available with limited free access by creating an account with FGI | Register. This complimentary use is limited to 10 pages, 3 times per month. The standards specialists in your department can guide you in knowing which edition you should use until the 2022 guidelines are fully integrated into AHS practice.
Infection Control During Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities CAN/CSA Z317.13-22
Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems (ANSI Approved) ASHRAE 188-2021
Medical gas pipeline systems - Part 1: Pipelines for medical gases, medical vacuum, medical support gases, and anaesthetic gas scavenging systems CSA Z7396.1-17
The NADCA Standard for Assessment, Cleaning, and Restoration of HVAC Systems NADCA ACR-2013
National Fire Code - 2023 Alberta Edition
Special requirements for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems in health care facilities CSA Z317.2:24
Special requirements for plumbing installations in health care facilities CSA Z317.1-21
Ventilation of Health Care Facilities (ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Approved) ASHRAE 170-2021

Hospital Wares

Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators CAN/CSA Z94.4-18

Medical Device Reprocessing

Canadian medical device reprocessing in all health care settings CAN/CSA Z314:23
Reusable & single-use medical devices standards: standards for the reprocessing of reusable medical devices and for the use of single-use medical devices in all health care facilities and settings
Establishes minimum requirements for the use of single-use medical devices and the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of reusable medical devices between client use. Compliance with these standards is mandatory for Alberta Health Services (AHS) and their contracted service providers.
Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer for the processing of medical devices CAN/CSA-ISO 17664:18
Adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO Standard 17664.
Water for the reprocessing of medical devices AAMI TIR34:2014(R) 2017

Perioperative

General requirements for quality management and safety in perioperative settings CSA Z7000-18
Safety of personnel in perioperative environments CSA Z305.0-13
ORNAC 16th edition - 2023 Standards, guidelines, and position statements for perioperative registered nurses
Click on "My Library" (right hand under Quick Links), select ORNAC, click again to select English ed. and VIEW ONLINE.

Clinical Topics

Collections of Standards & Guidelines

CSA OnDemand (ORNAC) This link opens in a new window
Use the "My Library" link (under Quick Links) to click to select the CSA standard and click View Online. Includes access to ORNAC.
oneSOURCE This link opens in a new window
Use oneSource to access seven databases to find manufacturers documents for Instructions for Use (IFUs), Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Preventive Maintenance (PM) manuals.
Techstreet Subscriptions This link opens in a new window
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Includes standards available from AAMI, ASHRAE, ASME, CGSB, CSA, IEC, ISEA, ISO, NFPA (Fire), ULC.

IPAC Canada - Evidence-Based Guidelines
Listing of guidelines, policies and standards sourced from a variety of organizations such as PHAC, CDC, APIC, Provincial Associations, and more.

Facility Guidelines Institute This link opens in a new window
Access to FGI's 2022 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals, Outpatient Facilities and Residential Health Care & Support Facilities. Issues accessing?

The 2018 FGI guidelines are also available with limited free access by creating an account with FGI | Register. This complimentary use is limited to 10 pages, 3 times per month. The standards specialists in your department can guide you in knowing which edition you should use until the 2022 guidelines are fully integrated into AHS practice.
APIC Text Online This link opens in a new window
Use APIC to search for the latest information on all topics related to infection, prevention and control.

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