Thenewregulations governing air quality monitoringin public buildings have beenin effect since January 1, 2018, in daycare centers and schools.
NatéoSanté,a specialist in air quality, offers toassistpublic-access facilities throughout the process of implementing an indoor air quality monitoring system, usinga comprehensive service solutiondesigned tomeetthe requirements set forth in thisdecree.
A new regulatory framework for monitoring air quality
Following a pilot campaign coordinated by the Ministry of Ecology between 2009 and 2011 in 310 schools and daycare centers, the government enacted Decree No. 2011-1728, which establishes mandatory monitoring of indoor air quality in public buildings.
With this decree, France isthe first countryto implementsystematic and mandatory monitoring of air quality in public access buildings.
Schools and daycare centers are the first institutions affected by this decree. These facilities, which care for aparticularly vulnerable population on a daily basis, have been required to monitor their indoor air quality since January 1, 2018. Secondary schools and vocational training institutions have been subject to this requirement since January 1, 2020.
1- LEARN MORE: details on how this decree will be implemented:
Monitoring indoor air quality in child care facilities is based ontwo key points:
- Mandatory assessment of ventilation systems
- Air quality monitoring, with the option to implement:
- An action plan developed based on a self-assessment of practices observed in the facilities, followed by the implementation of simple measures and guidelines for the use of the premises aimed at improving indoor air quality (IAQ)
- A series of indoor air quality measurements conducted by a COFRAC-accredited organization, including testing for pollutants in the air (formaldehyde, benzene, CO2).
Conduct your own self-assessment in just a few clicks by downloading the“Practical Guide to Improving Air Quality in Facilities Serving Children,”published by the Ministry of the Environment.
DOWNLOAD your SELF-DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLISTS2- MEASURE your air quality using the testing kit
NatéoSanté supports NatéoSanté with an indoor air qualitytesting kit developed in collaboration with an independent French laboratory:
The GRENELLE II NATEOSANTE ANALYSIS KIT
This kit makes it easy to measure theconcentration of:
- FORMALDEHYDE
- BENZENE
Within your institution.
You can also benefit fromend-to-end supportfrom a NatéoSanté expert NatéoSanté apackage specifically designed for early childhood professionals, which includes:
- Air Quality Assessment
- Preparing the analysis report
- Submission of a corrective action plan
3- TAKE ACTION by choosing a certified air purifier
EOLIS Air Manager is the only solution certified by an independent laboratory for its performance regardingformaldehydeandbenzene. NatéoSanté !
LEARN MOREChoosing the NatéoSanté solution means benefiting fromthe expertiseandknow-howof a leading French player in the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) market.
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