What is this ISO 16000‑40 - Indoor air QMS about?
ISO 16000‑40 discusses indoor air. ISO 16000‑40 specifies requirements for an indoor air quality management system.
ISO 16000‑40 is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
- Establish a system for the management of the quality of indoor air
- Implement, maintain, and continually improve the indoor air quality management system
- Ensure conformity to indoor air quality management system regulations
- Demonstrate conformity to ISO 16000‑40
ISO 16000‑40 is applicable to the indoor environments of all kinds of facilities, installations, and buildings, except those that are exclusively dedicated to industrial and/or agriculture activities. ISO 16000‑40 is applicable to all types of indoor environments occupied by all kinds of persons, including regular users, clients, workers, etc.
Who is ISO 16000‑40- Indoor air QMS for?
ISO 16000‑40 on indoor air quality management system is useful for:
- Real estate developers
- Architects
- Civil engineers
- Interior designers
- Estate managers / facility managers
- Manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and tools used in these spaces
Why should you use ISO 16000‑40- Indoor air QMS?
ISO 16000‑40 aims to help the managers of indoor built environments to apply protocols and maintenance programs intended to enhance indoor air quality. ISO 16000‑40 helps facility managers to apply protocols and maintenance processes designed to enhance the indoor air quality in their indoor spaces. Controlling the quality of the indoor air can have enormous social benefits in terms of comfort and health of the population. This results in enhanced productivity and minimal absenteeism in commercial premises as well as minimal nosocomial infections in hospital environments.
There are many scientific studies showing that special characteristics of indoor air pollution make enclosed spaces quite different from the outdoors in terms of the quality of the air. ISO 16000‑40 discusses the context of the organization, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement that affect its ability to achieve the intended outcomes of its indoor air quality management system. Implementing indoor air QMS results in better health for everyone who uses the building or complex.