title: Examining 'risks' of overspecifying TMVs.
abstract: Dr. Tom Makin, a highly experienced microbiologist and former Directorate manager at the Department of Medical Microbiology at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, and Ken Tench, compliance manager, Estates and Facilities Directorate, at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who has worked in operational estate functions since 1984, examine the widespread use of thermostatic mixing valves, or TMVs, in healthcare premises. They argue that such devices have, in recent years especially, been overspecified, particularly given the potential for increased contamination of the outlets, and the resulting heightened risk of spread of potentially life-threatening nosocomial waterborne diseases.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Makin
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tench
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012498:Sanitary Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply