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A low level water retention test in progress to test the bund floor and floor/wall joint.  A visual inspection was carried out on the walls above the water test level.

This transformer bund failed a visual inspection as the bund wall was broken through to accommodate new power cables.

Bund & Pipeline Testing

Bund and pipeline testing is a significant part of Environmental Efficiency's business.  As well as carrying out this service directly for  clients we are also subcontracted by the leading drain testing,  tank cleaning and bund repair companies.

Environmental Efficiency undertakes bund testing by use of Water Retention Tests using either BS8007 and CIRIA 163, both of which are acceptable to the EPA.

 

CIRIA 163 is a bund test protocol specifically intended for bunds in environmentally sensitive areas and is a six hour test.  As the test can be carried out in one working day this reduces the cost and environmental risks compared to BS8007 which is a 7 to 10 day test. 

 

Where the bund cannot be filled with water to capacity, the EPA allows a visual inspection by a Chartered Engineer and Environmental Efficiency can  undertake this. In some cases where a visual inspection is required, Environmental Efficiency can also carry out a water retention test to a low level (typically 200 mm) to test the floor and the wall/floor joint.

 

All Environmental Efficiency staff used for bund testing will have Safe Passes.  Bunds with wall 1m or more high are classed as Confined Spaces; all Environmental Efficiency staff used for Visual Inspections have Confined Space certificates.


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Environmental Efficiency has achieved ISO 14001, the international standard for Environmental Management Systems.

We are members of RoSPA, the international organisation for promoting workplace safety.

Bob Sutcliffe, Technical Director of Environmental Efficiency, is a Chartered Engineer and has a Confined Space Certificate.  The EPA states that bund visual inspections can only be performed by Chartered Engineers.