SS9- Mechanical Ventilation or Air Conditioning Systems

Mechanical Ventilation or Air Conditioning Inspections Building WoF

Mechanical ventilation or Air Conditioning need an ongoing inspection to satisfy building WoF requirements. Do you wish to reduce cost on this inspection?

A mechanical ventilation or air conditioning system usually end up on a Compliance Schedule where it services all or a major part of the building. That means where there is air circulating around that could get contaminated and make people unwell.

Examples of mechanical ventilation or air conditioning systems to be incorporated in a compliance schedule include, but are not limited to:

A ducted ventilation or air conditioning system
A toilet extract system serving numerous facilities
A spray booth ventilation system where the booth forms all or part of the building
A split air conditioning unit that presents fresh air into the building
A cooling-water system integrating one or multiple cooling towers or evaporative condensers
An air-handling system that sustains a differential air pressure in a medical isolation room, hospital operating theatre, pharmaceutical manufacturing plant or quarantine facility
An air-handling system required to function in smoke management or smoke clearance mode during a fire
A system comprising of one or more electric heating elements mounted in air handling units or ducts located outside the occupied space
A system incorporating one or more solid, liquid or gas-fired boilers

Maintenance & Testing process (performing standards: AS/NZS 3662 etc.)

Planned preventative maintenance and responsive maintenance should be carried out in accordance with the nominated performance and inspection Standard or document, and to ensure effective operation and preservation of any inbuilt safety features.

Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning systems require regular inspection to ensure they operate as required by the performance standard and to ensure preservation of any inbuilt safety features.