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RISK ASSESSMENT

Report

1 - No 1 Toilet block.
Roof space contains 4 plastic one piece water storage tanks which are not up to Water By-law 30 standard. They have no screened vents or screened overflow. 1 tank lid is missing and a dead bird floating on the surface was found (see photographs). The tank lid size is 3’x2’9”, 1 piece GRP.

Ladies toilets/showers.
There are two tanks feeding the ladies toilets. The shower water temperature is 410C, the hot water tap is 18.60C and the cold water tap is 18.60C.

Gents toilet/showers.
There are two tanks feeding the gents toilets. The hot tap temperature is 570C and the cold tap is 140C. These are within the correct parameters.

Toilet boiler room.
Two Andrews water heaters, one Ideal water heater. There is also a water softening plant which is mains fed, it does not have a double check valve fitted. All the exposed pipework needs to be lagged. The shower mixer and the pump are correctly fitted.

2 - Pavilion.

There is one mains cold water tap the kitchen and one small Heatrae hot water boiler. All are in good working order. The cold water temperature is 14.50C, the hot water temperature is 500C these are within the correct parameters. The water is mains fed. Outside the pavilion opposite the kitchen is a garden BiB style tap which is mains fed.

No 1 standpipe.
Double standpipe. It is not labelled drinking water.

3 - Toilet block 2.

Gents toilet/showers.
All exposed pipework requires lagging The cold tap temperature is 150C and the hot tap is 47.60C.

Ladies toilet.
All exposed pipework needs to be lagged. The cold tap temperature is 150C and the hot tap is 47.60C these are within the correct parameters.

Dishwashing.
All exposed pipework needs to be lagged in order to prevent heat transfer.

Laundry room.
2 washing machines, 2 dryers, 1 Andrews water heater which supplies hot water to dishwashing and laundry only. All exposed pipework needs to be lagged and an isolating valve needs to be fitted where the pipe comes into the laundry room.

4 - Toilet Block 2.

Plant Room.
2 Andrews water heaters, and a water softener.

Roof space.
All new pipework to be lagged. Existing pipework is a mixture of stainless steel and copper. This is not ideal.

Disabled toilet.
This is used as a store cupboard. The shower needs to be isolated, and this is currently being done by on site plumbers.

Second disabled toilet.
This is up to the correct standards with the exception of the exposed pipework. This needs to be lagged.

5 - Toilet Block 3.

Ladies toilet.
1 Fortic domestic boiler providing hot water to both male and female toilets. There is no screened overflow or vent fitted. The water tap needs to be changed for a BiB type. All exposed pipework needs to be lagged. Hot tap temperature is 71.20C, cold tap is 150C.

Gents toilet.
The mains stop valve for the ladies and gents toilets is situated at ground level in the left hand corner. All exposed pipework needs to be lagged. The hot tap is 71.60C and the cold tap is 150C.
The hot tap temperatures are too high in both the ladies and the gents toilets, they should be between 600C at the boiler 50 and 550C at the taps.

No 3 baby change and shower.
Briton 11 boiler on the wall by the shower serves the shower and hot tap. The stop valve for this building is under the sink. It requires a new valve as the existing one has been chewed up by the use of hand grips. All exposed pipework needs to be lagged.

Outside dishwashing.
All the exposed pipework on the sinks outside needs to be lagged and isolating taps need to be fitted.

6 - Toilet Block 4.

Ladies toilet.
One piece plastic tank in the roof space. A lid is fitted and a lid vent is fitted. The tank and the pipework need lagging. Hot water is fed from a small domestic water heater situated in the cleaners cupboard. Hot water temperature is 64.20C, and cold is 15.10C.

Gents toilet.
The mains isolating valve is in the gents toilet under the end inside wash basin. All exposed pipework needs to be lagged. Hot tap temperature is 63.50C and cold is 150C.

Outside dishwash.
There is no isolating valve fitted and all pipework needs to be lagged.
There is a valve pit at the back of this toilet block. 1 stop valve isolates the CDP opposite, and 1 stop valve and pipework go in the direction of the woodlands. Pipework is 22mm MDPE. This is not lagged and there are no visible means of isolation.

7 - Taps and CDPs.

No 7 CDP. Not marked to CDP, requires a double check BiB tap. MDPE pipe requires lagging. The isolating valve is under a broken cast iron cover. This needs digging out in order to expose.

No1 standpipe. Not marked as drinking water.

No 3 double tap. Not marked as drinking water. The stop valve is under a galvanised steel lid to correct standard. The pipework to the taps is lagged.

No 2 Mains stop valve is covered over and needs digging out.

No 2 CDP Has no visible means of isolation.

No 5 Double tap. A BiB tap needs to be fitted and the pipework needs to be lagged.

The main meter is to be found off the main Coleford road. It is down a track 100 yards from the junction. Unable to find the stop valve.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Toilet block 1.

The tanks are not up to Water By-law 30 standard. One tank needs a lid fitted as a matter of urgency. All four tanks need to be re-lagged and vents and screened overflows need to be fitted. A double check valve need to be fitted on the mains incoming which feeds the water softener.

Toilet block 2.

All exposed pipework needs to be lagged.

Toilet block 3.

1 Fortic boiler in the ladies toilet. There are large amounts of scale and sludge in the top up tank which should be cleaned and descaled. A screened vent and overflow should be fitted. All exposed pipework in the building needs lagging.

The plastic water storage tank in the roof space needs lagging

Standpipes and CDP’s

All drinking water standpipes and CDP’s need pipework lagged and/or need double check valves fitted