Pre-completion testing results - required information

The test report of a set of tests must contain at least the following information, in the order below – (a) Address of the building. (b) Type(s) of property. Use the definitions in Part A of the Building Regulations: dwelling, flat, room for residential purposes. State if the building is of historic or architectural merit where the building would warrant sympathetic treatment and where advice from specialists (Northern Ireland Environment Agency) would be beneficial. (c) Date(s) of testing. (d) Organisation carrying out testing, including – (i) name and address; (ii) third party accreditation number (e.g. UKAS or European equivalent); (iii) name(s) of person(s) in charge of test; and (iv) name(s) of client(s). (e) A statement (preferably in a table) giving the following information – (i) the rooms used for each test within the set of tests; (ii) the measured single-number quantity (DnT,w + Ctr for airborne sound insulation and L'nT,w for impact sound insulation) for each test within the set of tests; (iii) the sound insulation values that should be achieved according to the values given in Tables 1a or 1b; and (iv) an entry stating "Pass" or "Fail" for each test within the set of tests according to the sound insulation values given in Tables 1a or 1b. (f) Brief details of test, including – (i) equipment; (ii) a statement that the test procedures in Appendix B have been followed. If the procedure could not be followed exactly then the exceptions should be described and reasons given; (iii) source and receiver room volumes (including a statement on which rooms were used as source rooms); and