Industry Expertise
Objective experts that work with teams from design to ongoing implementation and emergent events.
Defensible and Facility-specific
Water Management Programs
The foundation for safe, comprehensive water management.
How We Help
Water management rooted in safety and compliance.
Comprehensive Approach
Integrated capabilities that provide an end-to-end solution.
Engaged and Operational Programs
Efficient program execution that keeps teams focused, collaborating, and spending time where it’s most valuable.
Centralized Oversight
Manage and assess program performance in one place, utilizing phiAnalytics®.
The 7-Step Process
A proven method for aligning with industry, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. These steps are the benchmark for safety and defensibility.
1. Form a Team
The foundation of any Water Management Program is the team, which should be composed of a multi-disciplinary panel of water safety stakeholders. Being defensible means being comprehensive, and that starts with the team.
2. Develop Program Goals
Teams should set measurable program goals and review them regularly, taking into account both the organization’s broader priorities and the unique challenges of each facility.
3. Describe Water Systems
Each facility is unique. Water systems need to be individually surveyed and documented through process flow diagrams. These documents capture how water enters, is processed, and is distributed through different end-use points.
4. Analyze Water Systems for Safety & Efficiency
Use system diagrams to assess environmental risk exposure with water-associated hazards: microbial, chemical, and physical. This determines where the program should apply hazard control activities.
5. Specify Control Locations, Limits, Monitoring, and Corrective Actions
Utilize the system analysis to define control measures. This includes, where controls occur, what control limits to apply, and how and when those limits should be monitored.
6. Develop a Verification Strategy
Defined by ANSI/ASHRAE Std. 188, verification is the initial and ongoing confirmation that the program is being implemented as designed. Routine monitoring provides key documentation for a successfully implemented strategy.
7. Develop a Validation Strategy
Defined by ANSI/ASHRAE Std. 188, validation is the confirmation that a program is controlling a hazard. Best-in-class programs use environmental testing alongside clinical surveillance to validate program effectiveness.