Maintenance according to VdS Schadenverhütung 5.3
To maintain operational readiness of the SEM-SAFE
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High-Pressure Water Mist Pump Unit,
regular inspections and repairs shall be carried out. This section describes the minimum measures to
be taken and the parties responsible for carrying them out.
The operator shall appoint one responsible staff member (water mist warden) and one deputy to be
in charge of servicing and controlling the extinguishing system. They shall see to it that the
operational and maintenance instructions of the installer and any legal regulations are met.
The installer shall provide the operator with instructions on the control of the system to be carried
out. This includes action to be taken in respect of faults and operation of the system, with particular
mention of the procedures for emergency manual starting of the pump unit, and details of weekly
control as described in the section ”Weekly control”.
Note: In the case of installations without any extra restrictions or obligations set out in the building
permit:
Inspected by VdS at least once a year.
Being subject to the conclusion of a servicing contract with a VdS-approved installer.
Being subject to appropriate organisational measures.
Each routine of the schedule shall be carried out by a competent person who shall provide the user
with a signed, dated report of the inspection and advice of any rectification carried out or needed,
and advice of any external factors, which may have affected the result.
For systems where operational status is monitored automatically, daily controls are not necessary.
For monitored systems, the daily inspection can be deleted and the daily test carried out together
with the weekly routine that shall be carried out at intervals of not more than 7 days.
As the system is approved as a monitored system, the daily and weekly inspections have been
merged, the combined routine shall be carried out at intervals of not more than 7 days.
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