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Utilities

Shared site services that do not belong to another category - pumps, tanks and vessels, the gas intake, clean-in-place, fire pumps and bulk fuel storage.

7 types, and what a survey records

Equipment type	Recorded for each one
Pump	Power rating · Voltage · Phase · Full Load Amps · Flow rate · Head · Pump type · Stages · Seal type · Fluid handled · VSD controlled · Motor link
Gas Incomer / Meter	Supply pressure · Max flow · Annual consumption · MPRN / meter reference · Metering · Governor / regulator service date · Emergency control valve accessible
Vacuum Pump	Power rating · Type · Vacuum level · VSD fitted
CIP System	Type · Number of tanks · Heating method · Automated chemical dosing
Tank / Vessel	Capacity · Contents · Material of construction · Insulated · Bunded / secondary containment
Sprinkler / Fire Pump	System type · Pump rating · Pump drive · Water storage · Weekly pump test · Last third-party service · Hazard classification
LPG / Fuel Storage	Capacity · Fuel stored · Secondary containment · Separation distance to buildings · Last statutory inspection · Level monitoring

Anything not listed is recorded under “Other Utilities” — no list of industrial equipment is ever finished, and a register that pretends otherwise forces people to pick something untrue.

Other categories

Production · Surface Finishing & Treatment · Packaging & Labelling · Inspection & Test · Materials Handling · Process Heat · HVAC & Refrigeration · Ventilation & Extraction · Compressed Air · Electrical Distribution · Water & Effluent · Controls & Automation · Lighting · Sensors / Instrumentation