TS 13315

TS 13315 is a withdrawn standard that addresses how authorized services for insect preventer and animal chaser equipment should be organised. Its subject is the service structure for devices intended to prevent damage from pests by means such as sound, light, heat, smell, or colour, and to repel animals such as birds, cats, dogs, and mice.

The technical meaning of an authorised service

In this kind of service standard, the focus is not the device itself but the capability of the service organisation. Business structure, physical facilities, technical equipment, staff qualifications, and certification arrangements are the key themes used to define a controlled and traceable maintenance-and-repair service. In general technical terms, this is a service-governance document: it sets the framework for who may provide support and under what organisational conditions.

What equipment families fall within the scope

• Devices that deter insects through sound, light, heat, smell, colour, or similar methods
• Devices designed to repel birds, cats, dogs, mice, and similar animals
• The organisation and operating structure of authorised services for these products
• Technical equipment, personnel competence, and certification principles

From a general engineering perspective, these products rely on non-chemical deterrence methods to reduce unwanted activity in a space. The standard’s role here is not to certify the performance of every device type; it is to define the rules for the service organisations that repair, maintain, and support them. TS 13315 was adopted in 2007 and withdrawn in 2014.