IQP Testing Archives | AirRated NZ https://airrated.co.nz/category/iqp-testing/ HVAC Commissioning Services Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:53:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://ml1ifbknuway.i.optimole.com/cb:oZo-.65341/w:512/h:512/q:mauto/g:sm/f:best/ig:avif/https://airrated.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-favicon-5.png IQP Testing Archives | AirRated NZ https://airrated.co.nz/category/iqp-testing/ 32 32 What is a Compliance Schedule? https://airrated.co.nz/bwof-compliance-schedule/ https://airrated.co.nz/bwof-compliance-schedule/#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2022 06:59:08 +0000 https://airrated.co.nz/clone-of-what-is-iqp-testing/ Building Warrant of Fitness (BWof)An independent Qualified Persons (IQP) completes inspection and maintenance on specified building systems as part of the BWoF compliance schedule. The Compliance Schedule states the content of specific systems within a building which require ongoing maintenance and annual checks by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP) to ensure those systems specified meet […]

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Building Warrant of Fitness (BWof)

An independent Qualified Persons (IQP) completes inspection and maintenance on specified building systems as part of the BWoF compliance schedule. The Compliance Schedule states the content of specific systems within a building which require ongoing maintenance and annual checks by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP) to ensure those systems specified meet the performance standards for Building Code requirements (NZBC).

A Form 12 or Building Warrant of Fitness (BWoF) is issued to the building owner by the territorial authorities once all certificate's of compliance (Form 12A) have been issued to the council by the building owner (or the owners appointed client). The number of Form 12A's required to be obtained will be dependant on the number of specified systems in the building.

Building owners are required to engage IQP's who undertake the inspection, maintenance and reporting procedures listed on the compliance schedule and issue the Form 12A's.  The IQP works independently for the client or building owner and has no financial interest in the building. 

What are the key factors in determining whether a Form 12A Certificate of Compliance with inspection, maintenance, and reporting procedures can be issued? 

- Verification that each specified system is fully compliant for the previous 12 months.

- Testing meets the performance criteria specified on the compliance schedule.

- Ensuring that the specified systems are kept in good working order, safe for public use.

When would it be appropriate to send in a report to support your 12A certificate? 

Annual reports must be submitted with a 12A certificate as per the Building Act 2004.

What is the IQP responsible for?

- The IQP is responsible for ensuring that a specified system stated in the compliance schedule is performing, and will continue to perform, to the performance standards for that system.

When would you consider change to your compliance schedule and the specified systems in your building?

- When a specific system has been altered/modified or, if additional plant has been added to a building i.e ducted fume cupboards).

 - Relocation of a fume cupboard within the building Learn more about IQP testing

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What is an IQP?

An Independent Qualified Person (IQP) is registered and authorised by territorial authorities to complete the testing, maintenance and in some cases repair of specified systems within buildings. A Compliance Schedule is generated by the territorial authority, which stipulates the specified systems within buildings.  It is those specified systems which require ongoing testing & inspections to ensure the systems are maintained and meet the performance standards set out within the compliance schedule. This ensures the building is safe for public use. 

A Form 12 or Building Warrant of Fitness (BWoF) is issued to the building owner by the territorial authorities once all certificates of compliance (Form 12A) have been issued to the council by the building owner (or the owners appointed client). The number of Form 12A's required to be obtained will be dependant on the number of specified systems in the building.

Building owners are required to engage IQP's who undertake the inspection, maintenance and reporting procedures listed on the compliance schedule and issue the Form 12A's.  The IQP works independently for the client or building owner and has no financial interest in the building. 

What IQP tests and inspections does AirRated provide ? 

SS5 Escape Route Pressurisation Systems

SS5 Escape Route Pressurisation Systems form part of a building's compliance schedule for keeping the BWoF up to date. An IQP will complete an inspection and then issue a Certificate of Compliance for the BWoF. Ongoing inspection and maintenance should be carried out by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP).

Smoke inhalation is one of the biggest dangers to building inhabitants when a fire breaks out. Escape Route Pressurisation Systems are designed to ensure that during a fire the escape routes such as stairwells are kept free of smoke. This allows safe egress for occupants, also allows access for firefighters to enter the building and control the fire.

The task of pressurising escape routes can be complex in nature due to the constant opening and closing of doors. Each time the doors open to the escape route there will be a loss of pressure which could result in smoke filling the escape routes. It takes careful balancing between occupied rooms and corridors/stairwell to ensure that the escape route is pressurised enough to keep smoke out, yet not over pressurised resulting in 'stuck' or difficult to open doors.

During the inspection, the IQP will test and inspect the corridor and stairwell pressurisation systems to ensure the ventilation systems meet the performance criteria set out in the compliance schedule.

 

SS9 Mechanical Ventilation or Air Conditioning Systems

SS9 Mechanical Ventilation or Air Conditioning Systems form part of a building's compliance schedule for keeping the BWoF up to date. An IQP will complete an inspection and then issue a Certificate of Compliance for the BWoF. Ongoing inspection and maintenance should be carried out by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP). SS9 systems are tested for performance and to ensure that all safety features are operating to standard.

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

  •  A toilet extract system which is serving multiple locations and facilities
  • A ducted ventilation or air conditioning system
  • A spray booth ventilation system where the booth forms all, or part of building
  • An air-handling system that maintains a differential air pressure in a hospital operating theatre, medical isolation room, quarantine facility, or pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
  • A cooling water system incorporating one or more cooling towers or evaporative condensers
  • An air-handling system that is required to function in smoke management or smoke clearance mode during a fire
  • A system that incorporates one or more solid, liquid or gas filled boilers
  • A system containing one or more electric heating elements which are mounted in air handling units or ducts located outside the occupied space
  • Air conditioning units which introduce air into the building (split)

SS11 Laboratory Fume Cupboards

SS11 Laboratory Fume Cupboards require ongoing testing and inspection to ensure that the systems are performing and operating to safety standards. SS11 inspection and testing is part of a building's compliance schedule for keeping the BWOF up to date. An IQP will complete an inspection and then issue a Certificate of Compliance for the BWoF. Ongoing inspection and maintenance should be carried out by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP).

Testing must be done as part of the BWoF compliance schedule when a laboratory fume cupboard uses a ducted extraction system through the building. Essentially this means that fumes from the laboratory are extracted safely, minimising the exposure to potentially toxic or hazardous fumes.

SS13.1 Mechanical Smoke Control Systems

SS13.1 Mechanical Smoke Control Systems are part of a building's compliance schedule for keeping the BWOF up to date. 

Mechanical Smoke Control Systems are designed to discharge and/or control smoke from a building mechanically in the circumstances of a fire.  Ongoing inspection and maintenance should be carried out by an IQP.

This inspection is called an SS13.1 and covers both smoke control and smoke exhaust systems where they are dedicated purely to smoke control & discharge to atmosphere during a fire.

 

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