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definitionofmeasuresrequiredtoimproveinfectioncontrolbyissuingbind-
ingguidelines,cooperationintheplanningandacquisitionofoperationaland
structuralfacilities,cooperationonfunctionalproceduresinthevarious
sectionsofthehospital,contributionstostafftraininginmattersofhospital
infectioncontrol.Inordertocarryoutthesetasksefficiently,thecommittee
shouldhaveaccesstoaworkinggroupofspecialists.Inlargerhospitals,a
hospitalepidemiologist,andstaffasrequired,areretainedforthesefunc-
tions.
Structuralmeasures.
Thesemeasuresreferabovealltonewstructures,whichmustbebuiltin
accordancewithhygieniccriteria.Itisthereforetheobligationoftheplanning
architecttoconsultexpertswhenplanningthehygienicallyrelevantpartsof
aconstructionmeasure.Hygienicaspectsmustofcoursealsobeconsidered
inreconstructionandrestorationofolderbuildingsubstance.

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