The HSE's ACOP L8 Supports the Requirements of
The HSE have also issued "Technical Guidance" documents HSG 274 & 282
HSG 274 Parts 1, 2 & 3
Before the release of the 4th edition ACOP L8, HSG 274 was known as part 2 of the ACOP L8. The technical guidance was separated from the ACOP L8 and split into three parts to avoid confusion and to prevent measures being misapplied as some providers who were not technically competent were, for example, applying measures designed for cooling systems to hot & cold-water systems and vice versa, unfortunately despite amending the technical guidance many service providers are still not applying the correct measures. For example, using Dip Slides to test water systems when they should only be used in cooling systems and using testing systems that are not UKAS accredited.
The keys points of the HSE's ACOP L8, HSG 274 & HSG 282 are that;
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