WG 29.0 - ESD in Healthcare

WG 29’s recent work is focused on creating ESD standards/guidelines for a healthcare setting. A technical report is expected for publication in late 2022. The thought going into these ESD standards/guidelines for healthcare can be found in this video presentation.

https://vimeo.com/683923537/d7ad9a9d84

Summary of discussions/activities/document reviews during the most recent WG meeting.

• TR 29 was published in May 2024. We met to discuss how to promote the document and spread the word to the healthcare community. Many great ideas were offered, including speaking at conferences, publishing articles, promoting to the design community, working with the NFPA.  Members promised to see what they could drum up.  Since we are not working on a document, we decided not to meet in March and communicate via email on progress. 

The WG completed the adjudication of TAS comments on TR29 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”.

The WG completed the adjudication of TAS comments on TR29 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”. Edits were made, and the document will be prepared to resubmittal to TAS. The WG will continue to work on the TR between meetings and hopes to have another review for TAS following the March meeting series.

The WG reviewed TAS comments on ESD TR29.0-01 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”. The WG will continue to work on the TR between meetings and hope to have another review for TAS following the September meeting series.

The WG reviewed some of the comments from TAS on TR29 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”. Edits were made, and the document will be prepared for resubmittal to TAS. The WG will continue to work on the TR between meetings and hope to have another review for TAS following the June meeting series.

The WG focused on adjudicating the high-level comments from TAS on ESD TR29.0-01 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”.

A presentation was given on some case studies of hospital hazards recently encountered by a WG member. The WG reviewed some of the comments from TAS on the latest draft of ESD TR29.0-01, “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”. Edits were made, and the document will be prepared for resubmittal to TAS.

WG focused on the review of the draft for TR29 “Guidance for Control of Electrostatic Hazards in Healthcare Facilities”. 

The WG hopes to complete the draft of the TR and submit it to TAS for their review and comment.

The working group reviewed last remaining major additions to the new technical report on guidance for control of electrostatic hazards in healthcare facilities.

The working group continued the development of the new technical report ESD TR29.0-01.

The group reviewed and discussed an initial draft of the new ESD TR29.

Summary of meeting activities:

The committee reviewed current draft sections of ESD TR29.0-01. The group also identified the next sections the group will continue working on.