NSF International Adds Water Experts to Grow NSF
Center of Excellence for Building Water Health
Marcos Bensoussan and Fernando Bensoussan join NSF
International
to improve building water quality and management plans
to improve building water quality and management plans
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Global public health
organization NSF International has hired two renown building water health
experts to grow NSF’s Center of Excellence for Building Water Health. Marcos
Bensoussan joins NSF as Strategic Business Manager, Building Water Health, and
Fernando Bensoussan as Risk Assessor, Building Water Health. They are global
experts in building water quality and water management plans, and will lead the
Center which provides valuable information and resources about water safety for
building owners, industry professionals and regulators. This is important
because microorganisms like Legionella can enter building water plumbing
systems and, over time, amplify to large numbers, causing illnesses or even
death.
“Marcos and Fernando Bensoussan bring nearly 50 years
of combined experience to NSF International,” says Clif McLellan, Vice
President of NSF international’s Water Division. “Adding to NSF’s 50-year
legacy in water systems safety, the Bensoussans’ knowledge and expertise in
building water risk assessment, building water management and water safety
plans will strengthen
In their new roles, Marcos Bensoussan will be
responsible for implementing the global plan for the NSF International Building
Water Health Center of Excellence, leading training, sales and technical staff,
and developing customer relationships. Fernando Bensoussan is responsible for
technical development of safety plans, and he will train technical staff and
perform risk assessments.
Marcos and
Fernando Bensoussan will also help to develop building safety and quality
services, including water safety and air quality, in Latin America from their
location in São Paulo, Brazil. These services include:
·
Water safety plans for
buildings and for large industries like pharma biotech, food and beverage.
These plans will contain control measures, monitoring and corrective actions
for risks associated with all water systems (domestic, process, utilities) at a
specific site. The plan is based on a risk assessment that identifies hazards
and hazardous events that could harm people in direct or indirect contact with
water through ingestion, inhalation and skin contact.
·
Risk assessments for Legionella to
identify hazards associated with Legionella in water systems
(domestic, process, utilities) of a specific site. NSF will evaluate these
hazards as risks and make recommendations to eliminate or control these risks.
·
Risk assessments for indoor air quality
(specific to Brazil). NSF will identify hazards associated with air quality
related to the indoor environment and HVAC systems of a specific site. NSF will
evaluate these hazards as risks and make recommendations to eliminate or
control those risks.
Prior to joining NSF International in August 2016,
Marcos and Fernando Bensoussan were co-owners of SETRI, a consulting company
that provides risk mitigation services and helps companies create building
water safety plans. Marcos served as President and Fernando as Technical
Director.
Marcos Bensoussan has 40 years’ experience in water
systems safety and founded SETRI in 2008. He has participated in several
congresses in Brazil and abroad about Legionella and water safety plans.
He developed a HACCP risk assessment methodology for Legionella as well as
a water safety plan template for buildings and industries based on World Health
Organization guidelines and methods. He published and edited the books Legionella
in the View of Specialists (2014) and Water Safety Plan in the View of
Specialists (2015). He is a member of the Brazilian National Standards
Organization (ABNT) committee for the Standard for Legionella Prevention in
Water Systems.
Prior to founding SETRI, Marcos worked for NALCO for
31 years, holding a variety of managerial roles in marketing, sales, quality
assurance and education/training. He developed more than 50 new products for
industrial and drinking water treatment and more than 20 different services
related to water systems and indoor air quality. He was a founding member of
the Brazil Green Building Council and helped introduce LEED certification in
Brazil. He holds a patent for cleaning and sanitation for HVAC systems.
Fernando Bensoussan is a certified Legionella risk
assessor and co-developed a water safety plan template for buildings and
industries. He is a member and contributor to two ABNT committees: the Standard
for Hot and Cold Water Systems and the Standard for Legionella Prevention in
Water Systems. Fernando authored chapters in the books Legionella in the
View of Specialists (2014) and Water Safety Plan in the View of
Specialists (2015), and has written articles for trade publications.
For more information on developing building water
safety plans, contact Dann Holmes at buildingwaterhealth@nsf.org or +1
734-214-6222.
Editor’s note: To schedule an
interview with an NSF International building water health expert, please
contact Liz Nowland-Margolis at media@nsf.org
or +1 734-418-6624.
About NSF International: NSF
International is an independent global organization that writes standards, and
tests and certifies products for the building materials, food, water, health sciences
and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect
the environment (nsf.org). Operating in more
than 165 countries, NSF International is accredited by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) and is a Pan American Health Organization/World
Health Organization Collaborating Center on Food Safety, Water Quality and
Indoor Environment.
NSF’s Global Water Services include testing,
certification and auditing for municipal water treatment components and
chemicals, plastic piping systems, plumbing fixtures and fittings, point-of-use
and point-of-entry water systems and filters.
About SETRI: SETRI (http://www.setri.com.br)
was founded in 2008 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and provides services to the entire
Latin American market to minimize health risks. SETRI developed the process of
the Water Safety Plan for buildings and industries using HACCP methodology and
based on the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). SETRI has
published two books (Legionella in the View of Experts and Water Safety Plan in
the View of Experts). SETRI is a pioneer in Latin America in the Risk
Assessment of Legionella bacteria with the HACCP methodology.
MARCOS BENSOUSSAN mbensoussan@nsf.org
FERNANDO HENRIQUE ffonseca@nsf.org
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