The Littlest of Pests The Biggest of Problems

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1 The Littlest of Pests The Biggest of Problems W. Curtis White White IEQ Consultants Microorganisms in Transit Environments Control Strategies to Protect Your Investment & Reduce Risks of Liability A Public Health Concern

2 Introduction Enter the world of wee beasties The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly The World Around Us The Built & Populated Environments At Risk From Womb to Tomb Microbes affect workers and occupants, materials of construction, operating systems, budgets, time to occupy, & legal risks to the building and the occupants. Fight or Flight?

3 The Littlest of Pests - The Biggest of Problems Microorganisms in Built Environments Control Strategies to Protect Your Investment & To Reduce Risks of Liability Microorganisms are everywhere in built and populated environments and there are good, bad, and ugly organisms.

4 The Littlest of Pests - The Biggest of Problems Microorganisms in Built Environments Control Strategies to Protect Your Investment & To Reduce Risks of Liability The economic consequences of microbial growth reach all types of buildings at all stages of their useful life under normal and catastrophic conditions. W C WHITE White IEQ/CSG

5 The Littlest of Pests - The Biggest of Problems Microorganisms in Built Environments Control Strategies to Protect Your Investment & To Reduce Risks of Liability The control of microorganisms takes a holistic approach with full considerations for surface and air contamination that starts in the design phase of a building and ends with reaction to catastrophic events and occupant uses and abuses.

6 Microbes They are everywhere! Bacteria Gram (-) Gram (+) Water Soil Skin Fungi Algae Mycelial Yeast

7 Consequences Staining Deterioration Odors Biofilms Health Concerns FINANCIAL LOSS FUNCTIONAL TIME LOST LIFE OF MATERIALS LOST

8 Microbes at Their Worst MRSA and Her Friends Emerging Diseases Pandemic Diseases Terrorist Events CBRN Events

9 The New I/E Toxins Subdivision of Biological Weapon Agents

10 Existing and Emerging Organisms MRSA H1N1 VRE Ringworm Candida Athlete s Foot Flesh Eating Bacteria Jock Itch Dermatophytic Mycoses Black Mold

11 Microbial Control: Dose Reduction Strategies Preventative Treatment After Contamination During Use Antimicrobials Sterilization Sanitation Disinfection Preservation

12 The Building - Outside Topography Envelope Materials of Construction Surrounding Buildings and Activities Architectural Details

13 Building Interior Water Air People HVAC Surfaces

14 Inside Wall

15 Inside Floor

16 Inside Ceiling

17 Microorganisms Hot Spots for Microbial Transfer

18 Are you prepared?? Reaction & Protection Building Structure - Operating Systems - People - Infiltration Exfiltration Detection Control Prevention Education Contingency - In House Extended Experts

19 Reaction and Protection Defensive Tactics Detection Isolation Capture Mitigation Inactivation Clean-up Defensive Tactics

20 Taking Industry Standards to New Heights Bombardier Antimicrobial Surface Treatment Transit Hygiene Partnerships Bombardier 1-2-3

21 The System Clean Disinfect Then What? When CLEAN isn t clean enough.. Bombardier Antimicrobial Surface Treatment Transit Hygiene Partnerships Bombardier 1-2-3

22 THE ÆGIS MICROBE SHIELD TREATMENT Permanently bonds to treated surfaces Destroys microbes on contact Not consumed by microorganisms Remains functional for the life of the product Mechanically destroys the microbial cell Does not allow for the adaptation of microbes Does not transfer into the environment No Microbial Growth No Leaching

23 Microbial Control: Dose Reduction Strategies Preventative Treatment After Contamination During Use Antimicrobial or Antibiotics Sanitation Disinfection Preservation

24 Materials Preservation Safeguarding interior surfaces from Staining Odors Deterioration Saving $$ in materials and revenues lost from an out of commission car

25 Health Risk Control The Commuter Population We do not choose! Asthma Respiratory Handicaps AIDS Immunosuppressed Communicable Diseases At Risk people

26 Microbial: Risk Analysis Risk Avoidance REDUCE DOSE & ROUTES OF TRANSFER ALARA

27 Health Risk Control Reducing microbial population on surfaces Reduces health risks to passengers and workers

28 A Green and Sustainable Solution ÆGIS treatment lengthens the useful life of materials that could be lost to staining and deterioration from microbial contamination Less materials wasted = More $$ Saved Bombardier Antimicrobial Surface Treatment Transit Hygiene Partnerships Bombardier 1-2-3