School Interim Air-Cleaning Unit Use Guidance

This guidance applies only where adequate ventilation cannot temporarily be maintained and remedial works are planned. The planned remedial works and timescale are [remedial works plan and timescale].

Temporary use

An air-cleaning unit may be used as an interim measure until remedial works are undertaken. Its intended interim use is recorded as [air cleaner intended use].

Ventilation and permanent remediation

An air-cleaning unit is not a substitute for ventilation. It must not be used as a reason to reduce ventilation or not remediate poor ventilation in the long term.

Placement

The unit is placed at [air cleaner placement location] for the interim period. The placement remains linked to the planned remedial works and does not change the requirement to undertake those works.

Maintenance

Maintenance arrangements for the air-cleaning unit are [air cleaner maintenance arrangement]. The current maintenance record is held at [maintenance record location].

Review

Continued use is reviewed at [air cleaner review point] against whether adequate ventilation can be maintained and whether the planned remedial works are being undertaken. The unit is not retained as a substitute for ventilation or to delay long-term remediation.

Local responsibility

The person responsible for this interim arrangement is [responsible person or role].