Taiwan set to introduce Indoor Air Quality Management Act
Taiwan’s Indoor Air Quality Management Act, which would test and manage the indoor air quality of public areas yesterday passed the third reading at the Legislative Yuan.
The air quality management act targets public areas, such as schools, medical and government organizations, financial institutions, opera houses, hotels, post offices as well as public transportation platforms.
Hospitals, schools below high school level and public agencies are expected to be priority locations regulated by the Act. The EPA will announce other locations to be regulated by the act based on various criteria, including the total number of people using the venues and the health risks.
Particular air quality requirements are given to different premises depending on their size, area, and exposure. The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and other environmental agencies can conduct unscheduled inspections, testing for excessive levels of CO2, VOCs, formaldehyde, TVOC, bacteria, fungi and other airborne pollutants.
For large public buildings with a high flow of indoor occupants, the act stipulates for “automatic monitoring equipment” to be installed to continuously monitor the indoor air quality. The monitor data should be instantly displayed in a conspicuous location at the entrance of the building.
More info - http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/11/09/322391/Public-indoor.htm
With the legislative passing of the Indoor Air Quality Management Act, Taiwan joined South Korea and become the second nation in the world to enact a law regulating indoor air quality.
In order to accurately understand a building’s indoor air quality, it is advised to simultaneously monitor various indoor air quality parameters including gases, temperature and humidity.
PPM Technology’s range of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) monitoring instruments include the Wireless IAQ Profile Monitor it can contain sensors for a maximum of 7 customer specified IAQ parameters.
The Mini IAQ Profile Monitor can contain a maximum of 5 sensors. Both these instruments send the collected IAQ data wirelessly to the control pc/laptop in real-time; a large number of units can be networked together to enable accurate monitoring of an entire building.
The PPMonitor software enables the data to be viewed graphically, produce reports and statistical data, run schedules as well as alarm functions and notifications for more effective and economical building management.
The software can set limits for temperature, humidity, and for concentrations of hazardous gases, which when exceeded can activate and control the air-conditioning and ventilation systems. It can also turn heating on and off, and as a last resort trigger building alarms. The alarm can be triggered to give a warning that the gas concentration level has reached a non-critical but concerning level. A further alarm can give a more severe warning when this occurs.
Our newest instrument is the 'Touch Screen' IAQ Profile Monitor is a stand-alone IAQ monitoring unit, capable of continuously monitoring up to 7 IAQ parameters. It is built with an integrated 3.5” ‘touch screen’ panel, which allows the user to navigate through the various sensors simply by touching the panel. The ‘touch screen’ software allows simple control and navigation; the user can view the data graphically, create monitoring schedules, produce reports and statistical data, as well as enable alarm functions and notifications for more effective and economical building management.
Sensor Options
- Temperature.
- Humidity.
- Formaldehyde.
- Glutaraldehyde.
- Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)
- TVOC's
- Ozone (O3)
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Methane (CH4)
- Chlorine (CL)
- Water (H20)
- Smoke
- Motion Sensor
* Other sensor options may be available on request.
Please visit www.ppm-technology.com for more information.
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