emsd cooling tower annual audit by John A. Herbert

1. EMSD COOLING
TOWER AUDIT
Hong Kong
By John A. Herbert

2. Background
There are approximately
9,000 cooling towers in Hong
Kong.
The EMSD Code of Practice
forWater-cooled Air
Conditioning Systems Part 2:
Operation and Maintenance
of CoolingTowers [ PDF link]
requires an independent audit
for Hong Kong CoolingTower
installations.

3. 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

4. Annual Audit Procedure

6. CoolingTower 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.

8. On-site inspection

10. EMSD checking CoolingTowers
EMSD conduct Legionella water sampling,
and public notice for towers with excessive
legionella are issued, refer to emsd
website:

11. EMSD checking CoolingTowers
http://www.emsd.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_646/Building_List_CT_NN.pdf

12. Kelcroft E&M Limited
unit 18, 5/F, Hope Sea Industrial Centre
26 Lam Hing Street
Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
phone: +852 2335 9830
fax: +852 2335 9862
www.kelcroft.com.hk
Kelcroft
John A. Herbert
BEAM Professional, REA