Tim Keane is a consultant with Environmental Infection Control Consultants (EICC) and is one of the country’s leading experts in methods to control and minimize the risk of waterborne pathogens, including Legionella. Mr. Keane’s areas of specialization include;

• Waterborne Pathogens
• outbreak investigations,
• water systems remediation and disinfection
• long term Legionella control program management,
• waterborne pathogen risk assessment and
• waterborne pathogen risk management planning.
• Water Treatment for potable, process and clinical system
• RFP and bid management for water treatment supplier selection
• Treatment program overview and monitoring
• Problem resolution

 

Work Experience

Tim Keane has worked with Healthcare and Industrial facilities in the US and internationally, implementing waterborne pathogen programs as well as consulting on water treatment issues. In the area of waterborne pathogen programs, Mr. Keane performs environmental risk assessments, develops and implements risk management plans, oversees remediation projects and performs outbreak investigations.

Mr. Keane also provides consultation for process water treatment issues in the areas of bid development, bid evaluation, and program management.

 He has 15 years experience in industrial and commercial water treatment consulting, 5 years experience as a project engineer and warranty engineer for new construction and 5 years experience as a facility engineering manager.

 Educational and Professional Background

• BS Degree in Marine Engineering from Unites States Merchant Marine Academy
• USCG Marine Engineering License issued 1977

Professional Organizations

• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Member of the Council of Healthcare Advisors

 Publications (2000 to current)

• Co- writer with Dr. Zdenek Pospichal of the Technical University of Brno, Czech Republic paper presented in "International Hospital Engineering and Facilities Management" titled "A Technical Perspective on Controlling Legionella in Building Water Systems"
• Co-writer of the American Society of Hospital Engineers Regulatory Advisory on Waterborne Pathogens
• Writer of American Society of Healthcare Engineering Technical Document titled,
  "Legionnaires' Disease --- How Will the New JCAHO Guidelines Impact Healthcare?" 
• Contributor to article from ICP Report titled, "JCAHO’s New Waterborne Pathogen Requirements Take Effect This Year: Is Your Facility Ready".

Presentations (2000 to current)

• American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association, faculty for a series of seven two-day workshops at various U.S. locations for 2002: Minimizing the threat of infection from construction activities … managing the healthcare environment during construction and renovation. (Four completed: April 8-9 – Phoenix, AZ; May 2-3 – Baltimore, MD; May 30-31- New Orleans, LA; June 17-18 – Seattle, WA; Sept. 23-24 – Tampa, FL; October 7-8 – Chicago; November 4-5 – Costa Mesa, CA)
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association and the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health 2002 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design, and Construction: Strategies to Minimize the Risk of Design & Construction Related Legionnaires' Disease. (March 26, 2002 – Orlando, FL)
• EICC upcoming seminar series: Sensible Strategies for Environmental Infection Control Management in Healthcare Facilities. (2003)
• Presenter at AIG Consultants Healthcare Risk Management Seminar Series: Environmental Infection Control – Waterborne Pathogens in Extended Care Facilities (August 21, 2003 – TeleSeminar)
• 73rd Annual Michigan Safety Conference: Protecting Patients, Customers & Employees from Legionnaires’ Disease (April 15, 2003 – Lansing, MI)
• Child Health Corporation of America: Path to Addressing the Problem of Waterborne Pathogens (April 24, 2003 – Scottsdale, AZ)
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association Two-Day Workshops [2003]: Managing the Threat of Infection from Construction and Maintenance Related Activities in the Healthcare Environment (February 20-21 – Durham, NC; April 22-23 – Denver, CO; May 12-13 – Woburn, MA; June 3-4 – Milwaukee, WI)