Room Performance, Analysis and Certification 

MAS will assess your negative or positive pressure  rooms and provide a written report of the results.  This give your institution irrefutable documentation as to the proper operation of any positive or negative pressure room in your facility.

We have three levels of analysis. Basic, Standard and StandardPLUS.

This service includes proper room sealing, room differential pressure, air changes per hour, supply and exhaust air velocities, ventilation efficiency, CO, CO₂, temperature and relative humidity.

We will provide a prioritized list of recommendations to get your isolation room in compliance if it is not already.

We will evaluate and certify any negative or positive pressure rooms.  Should the room not pass the initial evaluation, we can analyze the problem(s) and effect repairs to ensure proper room operation.  As a value added service for our Standard and StandardPLUS customers, we can fix many minor problems while the inspection is taking place.  Another reason to select MAS to analyze/certify your rooms.

This provides the institution with fully independent third party evaluation with documented evidence of pressure room performance.  This type of room certification is preferred by all accrediting and standards agencies.

This written certification will document compliance with all OSHA, CDC  and JCAHO rules/standards,  regulations and guidelines.  This also includes a certificate suitable for mounting either inside or outside the room.

Portal to portal expenses are charged for four (4) rooms or less but portal to portal expenses are waived if five (5) or more rooms are to be analyzed/certified.

View the details on this sample report  to see what we examine and how we'll analyze and/or certify your negative or positive pressure rooms.

What We Measure on a Standard Analysis

Pressure differential (dP) - The current negative pressure  standards are:

-0.001" W.C. - OSHA (legal), -0.03" W.C. - JCAHO standard, and -0.05" W.C. - CDC guideline (For positive pressure rooms, use plus values)

.  We check the dP and compare it to any permanent monitor you may have in place. (Note: Our units are calibrated to NIST traceable standards on a annual basis to ensure the quality of our readings.)

Air Changes per Hour (ACH) - 12 ACH minimum for all infectious isolation rooms is recommended by the CDC.

Ventilation Efficiency - Based on calculated ACH and ACH derived from the particle degradation analysis.  A graphical representation is included in the report demonstrating the actual particle degradation versus the ideal degradation. (Standard and Standard PLUS only)

Anteroom & Bathroom Statistics - Pressures and ACH for both areas.

Air Quality Measurements - We measure CO, CO₂, Temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure. (Standard and StandardPLUS only)

Audio Dosimetry - We give you readings on actual noise at the exhaust duct or air purification unit and the noise level at the head of the patient bed. (Standard and Standard PLUS only)

Radiation Dosimetry - we will measure the background radiation is areas where radioactive materials have been or are in use such as nuclear medicine labs. (As requested)

Other definitive measurements are included in this report.  One item to keep in mind is the fact that ALL regulatory and standards bodies prefer THIRD party determinations to in-house analysis and certifications.

For a more detailed description of what we measure, click here