HESGNY April 2026 Educational Seminar  

NOTE: Meeting is Thursday April 9th!

1 hr CEU Credits

Hammer Building Columbia Medical School

701 W 168th St., NY NY 10032

Room LL110

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86710992250?pwd=O1Yu3nRX47W02QgYM7kLTh4e9phXa3.1

Med Gas 101 w/ NFPA 99 2024 (&2027) Updates

Presented and sponsored by Sherman Engineering

What happens after the Source Valve in a Medical Gas Pipeline? This will review all the items required by code, and suggest a few more for added convenience of the facilities group.

Speaker:

Nikita Patel is a Sales Engineer at Sherman Engineering, a company that has operated for over a century in the medical and laboratory gas and vacuum industry. While representing well known companies such as Beacon Medaes, Nash, and Gardner Denver, Nikita offers design assistance, onsite site surveys, system troubleshooting, ASSE 6000 credentials, PDH classes and more.  With ten years of experience at Sherman Engineering supporting the mid-Atlantic region, Nikita has recently transitioned to supporting New York City and continues to support end users, design engineers, and installation contractors. 

HESGNY May 2026 Educational Seminar  

NOTE: Meeting is Thursday May 14th!

1 hr CEU Credits

NEW LOCATION!!!

TBD

Zoom Link:

NYCDOH Legionella Rules Update 2026

Presented and sponsored by JB&B Environmental

The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene released proposed updates to cooling tower regulations under Chapter 8 of Title 24, effective 
May 9, 2026, pursuant to Local Law 159-2025.

The most notable change, following last summer’s outbreak, is mandatory monthly Legionella culture testing. Additional proposed requirements include:

• Annual certification of the Cooling Tower Management & Maintenance Plan (MMP) by a qualified person
• Municipal water required for tower fill during start-up/commissioning
• DOH approval required for use of non-potable makeup water
• Documented valve schedules for all operating configurations
• Risk procedures for components idle more than three (3) days
• Increased disinfectant testing when bacteria indicators exceed limits
• “In operation” is broader than “running”; once the system contains water, it is treated as in operation.
• Mandatory reporting of seasonal start-up and shutdown dates
• Full record availability at inspection and complete system drainage during shutdown
• Doubled fines and new violation categories

All existing Cooling Tower Management & Maintenance Plans (MPP) will require updates.

Speaker:

Al Barba

Life Safety Symposium 2026

SAVE THE DATE!!

Thursday June 4th

Cornell Club

6 E 44th St, NY NY 10017