Certification mark
A trademark used to show that a product, service or building meets the standards of the mark's owner. The owner sets the standards and certifies; others use the mark once certified.
See alsoHealth's Work star
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Glossary
Terms, pronunciations and meanings
The words of Health's Work and of the health-facility field, in plain language. Health's Work terms are marked as such; industry terms are explained as they are used in the standard. Each entry links to the provision where the term is set out.
Health's Work termIndustry term6 of 59 terms
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Certified
The base level of HWC: the building meets every prerequisite of the Health's Work Standard as designed, built and commissioned.
Chief Editor
The person who holds final authority over the content, editions and interpretations of the Health's Work Standard.
CommissioningCx
A quality process that verifies building systems are designed, installed, tested and able to operate as the owner requires, from the owner's first requirements through the first year of operation.
NoteWritten Cx. Required for listed systems in HWS Section 9.
Commissioning authorityCxA
The person or firm that leads commissioning on the owner's behalf, independent of the design and construction teams.
Corpus Index
Health's Code's list of the codes, standards and state-enforced rules the Health's Work Standard builds on. Each is cited by section only; copyrighted text is never reproduced.