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COVID-19 Symposium:From Prevention to Control
Role of healthy drains in
the prevention of spread of
COVID-19
Speaker:
Sr. LAM Siu-kay, Junkers
Chief Building Surveyor,
Buildings Department, HKSARG
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ContentsA. Control under the Buildings Ordinance
B. Design of Drainage System
C. Lesson Learnt (The SARS in 2003, Amoy Gardens)
D. Special Inspection Scheme of Drainage Pipes
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A. Control under the Buildings Ordinance (BO)
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• Public Library
• Markets
• Stadium
• Government offices
• Military Building
BD
Private Buildings*
Architectural Services Dept.
Government Buildings
Housing Dept.
Public Housing
Not Subject to BO
• Public Rental – fully exempted
* Independent Checking Unit under the Office of Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) has been delegated to exercise control to properties developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority that have been sold or divested.
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Section 28(1) of Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123)“All drainage works for any building shall, save as provided by regulations, be carried out by the owner of such building to the satisfaction of the Building Authority and in compliance with regulations.”
Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations (Cap. 123I)
• Technical requirements
Main Objectives:• Health and hygiene
• Rain water / waste water / soil water discharged into government sewage system or treated properly and efficiently
• Prevent contamination / spread of smell
A. Control under the Buildings Ordinance (BO)
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Major design considerations
External wall of the building
Internal pipe duct accessible
from common parts
• Effective from 1.2.2021, new
‘Building (Construction) Regulation’
- access for external
maintenance
• Code of Practice on Design for
Safety – External Maintenance
• Practice Note for Authorized
Persons, Registered Structural
Engineers and Registered
Geotechnical Engineers (PNAP)
APP-93 for further details
Importance of access for
inspection, maintenance and repair
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Requirements for traps
Water seal and anti-syphonage air valve
Depth of water seal
U - Trap
Water Seal
Anti-syphonage
air valve
Bottle Trap
Anti-syphonage
air valve
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Water seal (min. depth and internal diameter)Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and
Latrines) Regulations 24 and 25
FitmentsDepth of Water
SealInternal Diameter
Soil fitments
(W.C. / Urinal)Not less than 50mm Not less than 80mm
Waste fitments
(Basin / Bath / Floor Drain)
Not less than 40mm /
80mm*Not less than 32mm
* For the waste fitment with the waste pipe connected to a soil pipe
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Provision of anti-syphonage pipesBuilding (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and
Latrines) Regulation 30
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Anti-syphonagepipeAnti-syphonage
pipe
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Provision of ventilating pipesBuilding (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and
Latrines) Regulation – carried up to a height not less than 1m above the roof
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B. Design of Drainage System
Components
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1. Rain water pipesTo discharge rain water from main
roofs, flat roofs, balconies, etc.
collect and carry rain water only
should not be connected with
other pipes carrying soil and/or
waste water
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Rain water
pipe
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2. Waste pipes
To discharge waste water from
lavatory basin, bath, shower tray,
floor drain, etc.
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Waste pipe
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3. Soil pipe and anti-syphonage pipe
To discharge soil water from water
closet, urinal, etc.
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Anti-syphonagepipe
Soil pipe
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4. TrapsBy keeping a water seal inside a trap to prevent smells, insects and bacteria
from the drainage system into the premises.
The trap will
only work as
long as the
water seal is
maintained.
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Types of trapsU-trap
Bottle trap
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C. Lesson learnt (The SARS in 2003)
淘大花園AMOY GARDENS
Probable explanations: Person-to-person contact
Use of shared communal facilities
Defective anti-syphonage pipe at
4/F of Block E
Sewage system – dried up U-traps
(loss of water seal)
(For more details, please see Main Findings
of the Investigation published by the
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Reasons for loss of water seal
Evaporation
No usage for a long time without
feed-in water to the trap
Leakage
Broken / Defective trap
Self-syphonage
Partial vacuum formed when large amount
of water discharge (e.g. bath tub) flowing
in full-bore in branch pipe when there is no
anti-syphonage device
Syphonage
The suction effect caused by the negative
pressure induced by fast moving water
flow in the main down pipe when there is
no anti-syphonage device
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SyphonageCOVID-19 Sym - Role of healthy drains (vid-1).mp4(video-1)
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What if the water seal is lost ?COVID-19 Sym - Role of healthy drains (vid-2).mp4(video-2)
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New / Revised Practice Notes for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers (PNAP) issued after 2003
APP-13 – Submission of Certificate of Completion of Building Works, Application for Occupation Permit and Submission of Record Plans and Information
APP-93 – Planning and Design of Drainage Works
APP-133 – Cast Iron Pipes for Drainage Works
ADV-14 – Facilities for External Inspection and Maintenance of Buildings
ADV-24 – Floor Drains in Kitchens and Bathrooms
Minor Works Control System
To facilitate building owners and occupants to carry out aboveground drainage
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Prevention is better than cure
Under Anti-epidemic Fund
To proactively inspect the external drainage pipes (from June 2020)
Aims:• To promote environmental hygiene
• To create job opportunities
Scope of inspection:• 20,000 private domestic and composite buildings (except 3-storey or less)
• External drainage pipes
D. Special Inspection Scheme of Drainage Pipes
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Common problems
Lack of maintenance and repair
Improper (unauthorised) alteration of drainage system
Misconnection of drainage pipes
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Drainage Repair Orderunder Section 28 of Buildings Ordinance
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Owner’s responsibility
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小型工程監管制度Minor Works
Control System
Commenced on 31.12.2010
To facilitate building owners
and occupants to carry out
small-scale building works
safely and lawfully through
simplified requirements
BD’s site audit checks
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• Not involving main pipes, other
than the replacement of
components at existing junctions
• Not involving embedded pipes,
other than through a wall or slab
Minor works items - aboveground drainage system
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Stepped-up audit checks of
completed minor works for
aboveground drainage system
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Contractors
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Assistance
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Public Education and Publicity
COVID-19 Sym - Role of healthy drains (vid-3).mp4
(video-3)
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預防勝於治療
PREVENTION IS
BETTER THAN CURE
定期檢驗 防患未然REGULAR INSPECTION AND PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE FOR YOUR SAFETY
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