Pressure Testing — Water, Heating and Gas-Free Systems — Quality Inspection Checklist

Statutory basis, cited on the form

• Water Regs 1999 — the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
• BESA DW/144 (2013) — specification for sheet metal ductwork
• BESA DW/143 (2013) — practical guide to ductwork leakage testing
• BESA DW/145 (2010) — installation of fire and smoke dampers
• BESA TR/19 — internal cleanliness of ventilation systems
• BSRIA BG 49/2015 — Commissioning Air Systems
• BSRIA BG 2/2010 — Commissioning Water Systems
• BSRIA BG 29/2021 — Pre-Commission Cleaning of Pipework Systems
• CIBSE Commissioning Codes (A air distribution, B boilers, M commissioning management, R refrigerating systems, W water distribution)
• GSIUR 1998 — Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
• IGEM/UP/1 Edition 3 — strength testing, tightness testing and direct purging of industrial and commercial gas installations
• IGEM/UP/2 — installation pipework on industrial and commercial premises
• PSSR 2000 — Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000
• F-Gas — Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015
• Building Regulations 2010 (commissioning of fixed building services) and Approved Document L (2021 edition), Approved Document F (2021 edition), Approved Document H (2015 edition)

Guidance and standards relied on

These are not law. HSE guidance carries no statutory force in itself, British Standards and NASC technical guidance are industry documents, and the Joint Code of Practice is an insurers' code. They are what the document is built to — and where a court would look for the standard of the reasonable contractor.

• BS 1710:2014 (identification of pipelines and services)
• BS 5970:2012 (thermal insulation of pipework and ductwork — code of practice)
• BS 8558:2015 (services supplying water for domestic use — design, installation, testing and maintenance)
• BS EN 806-4:2010 (installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption — installation)
• BS EN 1264-4:2021 (water based surface embedded heating and cooling systems — installation)
• BS EN 12599:2012 (ventilation for buildings — test procedures and measurement methods for handing over)
• ACOP L8 (4th edition, 2013) — Legionnaires' disease. The control of legionella bacteria in water systems
• HSG274 Part 2 (2014) — the control of legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems
• HTM 04-01 (2016) — safe water in healthcare premises