I have a feeling this may have been asked before but i would like peoples feedback if possible please. I understand the The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 have come into full effect now and that some companies are gtting fines for not conforming with the surveying of their Air Con units over 12kw at intervals of no greater than 5 years apart. Apparently it has been a very grey area for the last couple of years with no one taking any real notice of this legislation. The problem is we have two different contractors telling us two different things one is saying if they have had the installation done after 2008 then the survey will not need to be done until 5 years after the install date. as in if one was installed brand new in June 2009 a survey wouldnt be required until June 2014 But the other is saying the surveys are required regardless of age. Could anyone clear this up for me please and give any more info or experience with local environmental officers picking up on this. Thanks in advance Alan

Inspections of air-conditioning systems 21.—(1) It is the duty of the relevant person in relation to an air-conditioning system to which this Part applies to ensure that the system is inspected by an energy assessor at regular intervals not exceeding five years. (2) The first inspection of the system must take place before the relevant date. (3) In this regulation “the relevant date”— (a)where the system is first put into service on or after 1st January 2008, means the last day of the period of five years beginning with the date on which the system is first put into service; and (b)where paragraph (a) does not apply— (I)in the case of a system with an effective rated output of more than 250kW, means 4th January 2009; or (ii)in the case of a system with an effective rated output of more than 12kW, means 4th January 2011.

One connection re these regs and H&S is that many work places are now having increased noise and draught problems The reason behind the above appears to be that many vent systems have not been looked at for years [irrespective of COSHH] and when they are many do not conform so people are having new units fitted/old units maintained properly etc and 'new' H&S problems are arising In my view people are more concerned with complying with these regs than H&S regs especially so in kitchens where the EHO's are looking at ventilation and the local planning etc are more concerned with environmental areas than H&S areas - I think that such Env areas are more prominant in marketing as well as companies use compliance with energy saving/energy management etc as a sales tool This is just another example of the Env areas V the H&S areas situation

DP provided the answer in #3 See 3a