cooling tower annual audit process by john a. herbert
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EMSD COOLING TOWER AUDIT
Hong Kong
By John A. Herbert
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Background
There are approximately 9,000 cooling towers in Hong Kong.
The EMSD Code of Practice for Water-cooled Air Conditioning Systems Part 2: Operation and Maintenance of Cooling Towers [ PDF link] requires an independent audit for Hong Kong Cooling Tower installations.
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Annual independent audits of operation and maintenance records of cooling tower systems shall be carried out by an independent and competent auditor.
-- EMSD Code of Practice part 2, Jan 2007 edition, Clause 4.3.1
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Annual Audit Procedure
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Cooling Tower Auditor Duties
auditors to carry out the following tasks:a) Inspection on the validity of O&M manual, up-to-date water
quality records, maintenance report and log book;
b) Visual inspection of cooling tower system operating conditions;
c) Risk and operational problem identification;
d) Recommendation on remedial actions required;
e) Preparation of audit report;
f) Report and explain the conditions of the system to the system owner; and
g) Submit annual audit report to EMSD.
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On-site inspection
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EMSD checking Cooling Towers
EMSD conduct Legionella water sampling, and public notice for towers with excessive legionella are issued, refer to emsdwebsite:
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EMSD checking Cooling Towers
http://www.emsd.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_646/Building_List_CT_NN.pdf
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Kelcroft E&M Limitedunit 18, 5/F, Hope Sea Industrial Centre
26 Lam Hing StreetKowloon Bay, Hong Kong
phone: +852 2335 9830fax: +852 2335 9862
www.kelcroft.com.hk
Kelcroft
John A. HerbertBEAM Professional, REA