ASHRAE/ASHE 170h:2016

Currently, in the industry there is a discrepancy in several requirements for environmental conditions in areas of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) between ASHRAE standards and AAMI standards. ASHRAE standards guide the design of these areas, while AAMI standards guide the operation of these areas. Therefore, some amount of agreement is required between these two groups. In April of 2015 representatives of ASHRAE, AAMI, FGI, AORN, ASHE and APIC met to discuss these issues. This proposed addendum represents the recommendations for space temperature in several spaces from this group.