{"id":3099,"date":"2024-01-26T16:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T21:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labeauairsol.ca\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-annual-cooling-tower-information-return-itre\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:45:23","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-annual-cooling-tower-information-return-itre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labeauairsol.ca\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-annual-cooling-tower-information-return-itre\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the annual cooling tower information return (ITRE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you own a cooling tower (ITRE), don’t forget that you have certain obligations<\/a> under Section VII: <\/strong> Provisions for the maintenance of a water-cooled cooling tower installation of the Building chapter of the Safety Code (CBCS).<\/p>\n\n

Since January 2018, the R\u00e9gie du b\u00e2timent du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> (RBQ), has been mailing you an information transmission form that you must return before the 1st<\/strong>\n st<\/sup>\n<\/strong> March.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

Here’s some relevant information to have on hand when completing your tax return. <\/p>\n\n

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\n If one of our professionals has designed and signed off on your cooling tower maintenance program, you’ll need the following information: <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n If our accredited laboratory carries out your microbiological analyses, you will need the following information: <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n If you’re not a customer with us, you’ll need … <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

Request a service<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

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\n IMPORTANT! <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

To enable us to transmit your data efficiently to the R\u00e9gie de B\u00e2timent du Qu\u00e9bec, please make sure that the address of the facility that appears on your declaration is exactly the same as the one you indicate on your analysis requests. <\/p>\n\n

When addresses do not match, the RBQ automated system does not record your data when it is sent by the laboratory, and we do not receive any error messages. <\/p>\n\n

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\n MAINTENANCE PROGRAM UPDATE<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

So the reporting period for your cooling systems is a good time to review certain critical points of regulatory compliance… <\/p>\n\n

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\n Do you have a maintenance program for your ITRE installations? A maintenance program signed by a member of a professional association must be available on the premises. <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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\n Does your program include Legionella pneumophila<\/em> test results for the last 2 years? <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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\n Have any of the following situations occurred since you last updated your program?<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n