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developers or owners have their own design
parameters and I have heard of some who are now
busy with developing their own at this moment.
However, we need to address the contamination of
hospitals due to the sanitary drainage system and
access inside the building.
“The NBR (National Building Regulations) is based
on three important elements namely, health, safety
and economy and if you read SANS10400-P, P2 you
will see it describes the performance of the sanitary
drainage system and how it relates to health, safety
and economy. The design of the sanitary drainage
system of a hospital can easily be ‘rationalised’ by an
experienced and competent engineer to comply with
the performance specifications as per SANS10400-P,
P2. This engineer must also know how a hospital
functions and how to operate the systems and
importantly, how to carry out maintenance. It is also
critically important that this design engineer knows
what the risks are and how to prevent and mitigate
potential problems.
Hospitals are potentially dangerous unless the plumbing is correct.
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“The sanitary drainage system is the system that
poses the greatest danger of contamination of the
hospital interior from the wards to the Intensive Care
Unit. The greatest risk is contamination from the
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January 2020 Volume 25 I Number 11