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It is essential that a risk assessment is carried out on all healthcare buildings. A Rock Compliance risk assessment will help establish an up-to-date web-based live asset list and assist you in ensuring all your water hygiene and treatment regimes are set up for success from the start.

Our live risk assessments also allow assets to be added or removed during future alterations to the system, so they are always current.

All your control measures must be met to ensure the safety of your end users. From temperature monitoring to shower descales and TMV works in line with the D-08 guidance, we offer a wide range of services related to the ongoing management of risk in your water systems.

Routine treatment and processes are crucial in ensuring water systems remain safe. Rock Compliance offers a range of secondary disinfection options, including chlorine dioxide and silver/copper ionisation. We work closely with you at all times to ensure we can facilitate your requirements.

Routine sampling is critical for demonstrating the efficacy of your monitoring and maintenance systems and ensuring all your water systems are safe for the people that use them.

We offer water sampling for waterborne pathogens including pseudomonas aeruginosa and legionella to give you the required assurance. Following on from this, we have experts on hand to work with you to analyse the data.

We can offer real time information on the temperatures throughout your building. Ascertain the risk from your system by monitoring the subordinate loops and ensuring temperatures above 55°C are being met, download the data for working water safety groups, and analyse the root cause and solution for your system.

Hospitals have complex HVAC duct systems that carry conditioned air throughout the building. Fire and smoke dampers in the ductwork prevent fire and smoke spreading and should be considered as vital as a functioning fire alarm. Given their importance, it is essential that fire and smoke dampers are checked annually and crucial maintenance carried out immediately.

LEV testing protects everyone in your building from contact with hazardous airborne contaminants. LEV systems need to be tested, maintained and repaired by skilled engineers, such as those provided by Rock Compliance.

LEV systems found in the healthcare setting include CL3 and CL4 containment laboratories, downflow benches, mortuary extract, fume cupboards, isolator cabinets, and microbiological safety cabinets.

High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are often fitted in critical extract systems to prevent the spread of disease or dangerous pathogens, as defined in HTM 03-01. They work by trapping and destroying viruses to provide a safer environment.

HEPA filters must be checked and changed regularly to protect the vulnerable hospital popular and maintain environmental sterility and effective disinfection.

HEPA filters and ULPA filters are used in the air purification process associated with ventilation systems. They are particularly important in healthcare critical ventilation systems and the pharmaceutical, microelectronics, optical and aerospace industries.

The filters work by forcing air through a very fine mesh of densely matted fibres that trap unwanted particles. It is essential that the filters in these sensitive areas are checked regularly to ensure they have been correctly installed and have not developed leaks during operation or installation.

We provide DOP testing as a standalone service or as part of a commissioning package, which can include the validation, verification and balancing of entire critical ventilation systems.

Microbiological contamination of operating theatre air is a risk factor for surgical site infections (SSIs). SSIs can be very dangerous and expensive to treat, taking up valuable resources.

Air quality sampling is a good way to assess the contamination of operating theatres to improve air quality. It should always be carried out by specialist engineers, such as those at Rock Compliance, who can then advise on remedial action if required.

Particle counting is a highly specialised service, carried out in clean and controlled environments, such as cleanrooms, to provide contamination monitoring. It does this by counting and sizing the number of particles inside a space or in the ambient air, demonstrating the cleanliness level. It measures particles both in the air and on surfaces.

Particle counting is widely used in environmental monitoring in the pharmaceutical, bio-pharmaceutical and radiopharmaceutical industries.

Hospital kitchens are busy around the clock. Dust, grease and other contaminants can build up in the extract system, creating a fire and infection risk. Rock Compliance engineers can work with you to ensure extract systems are clean and safe, supporting the culture of patient care in your healthcare building.

Our Ventilation System Risk Awareness training course is designed for managers, specifiers and persons responsible for health and safety and the general wellbeing of building users and occupants.

Course modules include the legislative requirements related to:

• General air handling and ventilation ductwork systems hygiene
• Kitchen grease extract ductwork systems fire risk
• Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) testing

We provide effective closed loop water treatment systems for healthcare facilities. Our technicians are experienced in water system care for the healthcare industry and understand the importance of maintaining peak efficiency in closed loop water systems.

We can monitor your system manually or remotely using Hevasure technology. In this way, we detect any signs of damage or inefficiencies, identifying problems and implementing a comprehensive treatment plan to remove the issue. From filter changes and water testing to system flushes and chemical treatments, Rock Compliance puts into place effective techniques to help get your closed loop system back to optimal performance.