Baseline
The codes, statutes, rules and standards adopted and enforced by the authorities having jurisdiction. Meeting the baseline is a prerequisite of the Health's Work Standard, which never permits anything less stringent.
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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.
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Baseline verification
The independent review that lets an existing building without HWC enter HWM.
Basis of designBOD
The design team's written explanation of how the design meets the owner's project requirements: the systems chosen, the assumptions and the criteria used.
Building record
The permanent file of a facility: as-built documents, the commissioning record, the operations and maintenance program, and the results of maintenance, testing and verification. It transfers with the building to any new owner or operator.