Tuesday 6 October 2015

What Happens If I Don’t Have Valid Room Integrity Testing Certification

It is a requirement of the BFPSA that all protected enclosures have valid enclosure certification; it’s also a requirement of all major commercial institutions. The benefits of ensuring room integrity are widely recognised by insurers and regulatory authorities, who frequently require such testing to prevent critical system failure valuable assets such as server rooms and data centres.  

In the relevant ISO standard BS EN15004, it states that it is ‘mandatory that as a minimum you should undertake room integrity testing annually on your enclosure if it’s protected by a gaseous fire suppression system’. If you don’t have valid enclosure certification you may negate your buildings insurance in the event of a fire.

The certification should always be attached to the front of the protected enclosure. If you don’t have the certification fixed to the front of the enclosure, then the chances are that your enclosure does not have valid certification.


Sometimes there can be some confusion as to the amount of testing required.  Many clients/insurers think that the envelope does not require testing until modifications have taken place, and so the testing is not carried our annually. In many cases they are not even aware that works have taken place thus reducing the integrity of the enclosure envelope. As a minimum the room integrity test should be undertaken annually or straight after modifications have taken place to the enclosures envelope.  

To reduce the chance of potential fire damage to your valuable assets, it is essential that a room Integrity test plan is adhered to at all times. APT can formulate a testing schedule and warn you of any impending tests to ensure you have valid certification at all times.


If you are unsure if your protected enclosure requires testing, please contact us now at: info@airpressuretesting.co.uk or call us direct on: 01525 303905. We offer a rapid response service throughout England and Wales to ensure you have valid certification in place. 

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