Specialist Ventilation Systems for Healthcare Premises - Introduction

This introductory course looks at the practical aspects of the measurement and maintenance of hospital ventilation systems. It includes many practical exercises that provide the learner with an opportunity to form a detailed understanding of the requirements of Health Technical Memorandum 03-01.

This course is intended for technicians and maintenance personnel fulfilling the role of Competent Person (Ventilation) as defined in HTM 03-01 and have previously successfully completed a Competent Persons (Ventilation) course.

This course is aimed at managers, technical staff, consultants, contractors and other personnel who require an appreciation of how to manage ventilation systems used in the Healthcare environment contained in HTM 03-01 and other NHS Guidance. The course would be relevant to any staff member wishing to undertake the Authorised Person role. Infection control staff may also find this course useful in deepening their understanding of the subject area.

The course would be relevant to any staff member wishing to refresh their knowledge of this subject within three years of taking their first HTM 03-01 AP Ventilation Course. This course is aimed at Managers, Technical staff, Designers, Consultants, Verifiers, Validators, Commissioners, Contractors and other personnel who need to understand and be able to manage Healthcare Ventilation Systems used in the medical environment contained in HTM 03-01 and other DoH Guidance.

This course delivers guidance on how to deliver and manage verification and validation of ventilation systems used in the healthcare environment, as defined in HTM 03-01 Specialised Ventilation for Healthcare Premises and other NHS Guidance. The course would be relevant to any staff member wishing to undertake the inspection, verification or validation of new, existing or modified or refurbished systems.

Who is the course for This course is for individuals working within the area of healthcare ventilation systems design, such as mechanical design engineers, clerks of works, capital project staff, estates managers. Existing ventilation authorised persons would also benefit from this course due to the more in-depth level of design compliance than the content covers in the VAP course. The course would also benefit companies working for the NHS and private hospitals such as project managers for main contracto