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Audit of GSA’s Response to COVID-19: PBS Faces Challenges to Meet the Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Standard in GSA-Owned Buildings

Audit · General Services Administration OIG · 2023-06-05 · about General Services Administration

Report

Title
Audit of GSA’s Response to COVID-19: PBS Faces Challenges to Meet the Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Standard in GSA-Owned Buildings
Submitting OIG
General Services Administration OIG
Component agency
General Services Administration
Type
Audit
Publication date
2023-06-05

Recommendations (5)

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1ClosedWe recommend that the PBS Commissioner complete a comprehensive assessment to determine whether GSA-owned building air handlers meet the ASHRAE ventilation standard’s minimum outdoor air requirements and develop a comprehensive plan to address…
2ClosedWe recommend that the PBS Commissioner create and implement a plan to notify building occupants whenever deficiencies and hazards associated with outdoor air requirements are identified.
3ClosedWe recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that all PBS staff with ventilation system responsibilities, including contracting officer’s representatives, contracting officers, project managers, and building managers, are trained on the requirements…
4ClosedWe recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure operations and maintenance contracts define requirements for regular testing, adjusting, and balancing of air handlers.
5ClosedWe recommend that the PBS Commissioner ensure that GSA’s Guidance for COVID-19 HVAC Operations adheres to CDC COVID-19 guidance for improved building ventilation.

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