What Is TR19® Air?
TR19® Air, issued by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), is now the specification to which ventilation ductwork should be tested, inspected and cleaned. It includes a requirement for ductwork cleanliness quality to be classified according to its use as high, medium or low. This will usually depend on the type of facility which it serves and the degree of air quality that is needed. The cleanliness quality classification comes from BS EN 15780 (2011).
For example, ventilation for a hospital operating theatre or medical laboratory will be classified as high. General living areas or office spaces will normally indicate a medium classification. An infrequently occupied area such as a boiler room or storage space will probably be classified as low. TR19® Air contains guidance for this. It also has guidance as to how frequently each classification of system should be tested and at what point it should be cleaned.
The cleaning process is the same for each classification and post clean the cleanliness level must be <0.3 g/m2, using the European Vacuum Testing method.
At Swiftclean we provide complete duct cleaning services throughout the UK, providing our many clients with TR19® Air compliance, accompanied by full post-clean documentation, including ‘before and after’ photographic evidence.
Our professional teams are highly experienced and trained to meet the TR19® Air guide to good practice or specification, using the latest innovative duct cleaning technologies, methods and tools to provide an unrivalled service. Our own in-house experts have helped to shape industry best practice in ductwork cleaning. Our managing director is a co-author of TR19® Air and TR19® Grease, having more than three decades of industry expertise.
Duct cleaning expertise
Once your ventilation ductwork has been expertly cleaned in compliance with TR19® Air, we provide post-clean certification. Non-compliance can have serious legal consequences if negligence can be proved, so this is invaluable documentation, as it helps to demonstrate your effort and intent towards compliance, should it be called into question. We can now provide post-clean certification as members of the Vent Hygiene Register (VHR), which is overseen by BESCA, the certification arm of BESA. Swiftclean is a founder member of VHR and our managing director serves as Chair of the VHR user group.
Members of the VHR are generally members of BESA and are therefore experts in their field. We recommend always using a BESA member, preferably a member of the VHR, to provide your ductwork cleaning.
Ongoing Duct Cleaning Compliance
We are experts at what we do, and our teams utilise a variety of devices and specific equipment and techniques to ensure that your ductwork is left clean, safe and compliant with the relevant specifications and legislation.
With the help of specialised extraction devices, mechanical brushes, air jets and manual methods, we can quickly remove all types of contamination. In areas where microbiological contagion is identified we can disinfect as well.
Many existing ductwork systems have insufficient access points to enable TR19® compliant cleaning. Where this is the case, we can install additional access doors at strategic points throughout the system in accordance with TR19® Air guide to good practice. This will allow for easier future inspections, cleaning and, if necessary, disinfection to be safely carried out.
Find out now if your ductwork systems are TR19® Air compliant with the Swiftclean Duct Compliance Checker and the Swiftclean AHU Compliance Checker.
Commercial Duct Cleaning Services
At Swiftclean we take all of the stress out of your hands and work hard to deliver a reliable, cost effective, professional service that provides much-needed peace of mind, and the assurance that your ductwork cleaning has been completed to the rigorous standard of hygiene set out in TR19® Air.
We have many years of experience working across various sectors; including hospitality, facilities management, food manufacturing, healthcare, education, retail and housing; and types of property, from multiple dwellings, pubs, restaurants, hotels and stadia, to hospitals and manufacturing facilities – and many more.
If you have any questions or would like to speak to one of our friendly advisors, then do not hesitate to get in touch and one of our team will be happy to help.
