TS 13287

TS 13287 is a workplace standard focused on how businesses providing cleaning services for drinking water or usable water storage tanks should be organised. It addresses the general rules for the physical premises, operational management, and employee characteristics of a service that is closely linked to public hygiene and the safe upkeep of water storage facilities.

Service scope and technical context

The standard is concerned less with the cleaning task itself than with the conditions under which the service provider operates. In that setting, the layout of the premises, the management of the service flow, and the basic qualifications of personnel become central. Because drinking-water and usable-water storage tanks are critical infrastructure elements, good hygiene discipline, orderly working practices, and suitable equipment are generally important technical expectations in this field.

Why the storage-water distinction matters

From a general technical perspective, tank cleaning is a specialised service intended to reduce sediment build-up, maintain hygienic storage conditions, and limit unwanted contamination risks. Drinking water and usable water are not the same category: one is intended for human consumption, while the other is for use purposes more broadly. That distinction affects how the service is planned and controlled. TS 13287 should therefore be understood as a framework for the structure and operation of the businesses delivering this service, rather than as a clause-by-clause method standard for the cleaning procedure itself.

• Rules for the physical structure of businesses serving drinking-water or usable-water tank cleaning
• General provisions for operational management and service organisation
• Framework requirements related to employee characteristics and suitability for the work
• Technical organisation aimed at delivering tank cleaning services under proper conditions