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Required Action: Air conditioning systems with a combined output of 12kw and above to have a TM44 inspection once every 5 years.
Legislation: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Required Action: You should perform a Leak Test every 3 months, 6 months or annually depending on Global Warning Potential (GWP) and refrigerant type and volume used.
Legislation: F-Gas Regulation 2014.
The building should be well ventilated; providing clean, non-polluted air.
Legislation: HSWA 1974.
Required Action: The building should be maintained to be 16°C in general working conditions and 13°C in situations where strenuous labour is performed.
Legislation: Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
Required Action: This should be tested quarterly - with a record.
Legislation: Gas Safety Installation and Use Regulations 1998.
Required Action: Risk Assessment and/or Test Certificates.
Legislation: Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR).
Disclaimer Whilst we endeavour to provide as useful a resource as possible, the information in this eBook is not a substitute for official legal documents. The intention of this paper is to help you identify potential areas of risk or gaps in your knowledge, and you should use that information to investigate the regulations in detail. Links have been provided to the relevant sources as a resource for you to find out more, which are intended as a guide.
Required Action: Produce an up to date Risk Assessment.
Required Action: Annual – gas safety certificate needs issuing (CP12/CP42).
Legislation: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Required Action: Annual / 5 Yearly servicing, to manufactures guidelines.
Legislation: BS 5306-3:2009.
Required Action: Refilled every 10 years.
Legislation: BS 5306-3:2009
Required Action: Kept up to date.
Required Action: Quarterly - training for night staff, 6-monthly - training for day staff.
Legislation: Fire Safety Order.
Required Action: Weekly – automatic suppression system fault check. Record in fire log book. Quarterly – test. Record in fire log book.
Legislation: BS EN 12845, BS EN 15004, BS 5306-2, BS 5306-4, DD 8489-1, DD 8458-1
Required Action: Daily – check indicator lights. Monthly – simulated mains failure test. Record in Fire Log Book. Annually – Full duration test (usually 3 hours). Record in fire log book.
Legislation: BS 5266-1:2016, BS EN 50172
Required Action: Weekly - Visual inspection. Record in fire log book. Annually – Full inspection.
Required Action: Daily – assess that they are closing or 6 monthly – Check. Record in fire log book.
Legislation: BS 7273-4:2015.
Required Action: Daily – check the system lights indicate no fault. Weekly fire alarm test from different break glass points – record in fire log book. Fire alarm test by a competent person to BS 5839 standard – record in fire log book. Annual fire alarm test (Ensure Quarterly/ Bi annual checks have tested the whole system) – record in fire log book.
Legislation: BS 5839-1.
Required Action: 5 year test.
Legislation: IET Wiring Regulations BS7671, HSWA 1974, The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
Required Action: In accordance with Risk Assessment.
Legislation: IET Wiring Regulations BS7671, HSWA 1974, The Electricity at Work, Regulations 1989.
