

Cairn Technology provides commissioning, verification and planned preventative maintenance services to hospitals to help you comply with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 03-01.
This covers specialised ventilation testing for healthcare premises i.e. critical systems and specifies that they should be inspected quarterly and verified annually.
These ‘critical’ systems include ventilation systems in operating theatres, sterile stores, isolation facilities, HDU & ITU and pharmacy aseptic suites.
Commissioning MUST be carried out on any new system as this is the reference point to which future validation data is compared against.
Thereafter, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), regular inspections and annual verification are required to ensure systems remain fit for purpose. Failure of a robust inspection and maintenance plan may lead to a breakdown in the effective function of such systems, which puts both patients and staff at a higher and unnecessary risk.
As commissioning and verification of a system is related to its function, the tests may include:
Cairn Technology offers an entire turn-key solution to a Trust’s requirements in respect of the HTM 03-01 guidelines. This includes:
We carry out work in the following areas:
If you are interested in discussing your requirements for this service and obtaining an quote, please contact our workplace environmental monitoring team on 0333 015 4345