Engineering Safety Inspection Services Ltd specialising in statutory examinations of LOLER and PSSR safety critical items for use in the work place.
Engineering Safety Inspection Services Ltd is an Inspection Body accredited to BS EN ISO 17020:2012 to carry out the following 3 areas of examination
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
The inspection of repaired items under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
Engineering Safety Inspection Services Ltd also carry out the following examination outside of their BS EN ISO 17020:2012 accreditation.
Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Accreditation and Independence
Accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is carried out annually on behalf of the UK Government by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and it is an indication of the competence of an organisation. All examinations are carried out by a competent person who is independent of any servicing or maintenance procedures, e.g. the same engineer cannot service a piece of equipment and then produce the report of examination as required under LOLER or PSSR. This ensures the competent person is free from any “fear or favour”. Accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is recommended by the HSE for bodies acting as competent persons.
Lifting Equipment LOLER98
LOLER applies to ALL lifting equipment used for work purposes, even where it was manufactured and put into use before LOLER came into force in 1998. All types of equipment which can raise or lower loads and the broad range of lifting operations, which should be assessed for the application of LOLER. These are examples and the Regulations may be relevant to other equipment used for similar activities or where the equipment listed is used for different lifting operations:
• Cranes;
• Lift trucks and telescopic handlers;
• High lift pallet trucks, above 300mm;
• Goods lifts or passenger lifts;
• Simple systems such as a gin wheel, or a dumb waiter;
• Chain blocks;
• Vacuum lifting equipment;
• Vehicle lifting tables;
• Mobile elevating work platform, MEWP;
• Ropes used for climbing or work positioning
• Paper roll hoist on a printing machine;
• Automated storage and retrieval system;
• Front-end loader on a tractor;
• Excavator (or other earth-moving machinery)
• Hoist or sling used for lifting people;
• Loader crane fitted to a lorry;
• Refuse vehicle loading arm;
• Air cargo elevating transfer vehicle;
• Car transporter or vehicle recovery equipment;
• Skip collection vehicle;
• Vehicle tail lift.
• Lifting accessories
Frequency of Examination
All lifting equipment must be examined before its first use or after its installation. It must be examined after any major modification or repair. There after all equipment will be examined as follows:
All equipment designed to lift people, vehicle lifting equipment and lifting accessories must be inspected every 6 months.
All other pieces of lifting equipment should be examined every 12 months.
Note: The intervals shown above are maximum periods in normal circumstances, an Engineer Surveyor can reduce or increase these intervals if they feel there is a valid reason for a longer interval or extra examinations.
It is the owners/users responsibility to ensure all equipment is correctly and timely examined including any equipment which is hired from a third party.
Pressure Systems PSSR
There are very few pressure systems that do not require a written scheme of examination and periodic inspection.
A written scheme of examination needs to be drawn up by a competent person and should include the following information. A clear definition of the system, a list of the protective devices and their periodicity of examination, the procedural process used during the examination.
Engineering Safety Inspection Services Ltd is an Inspection Body accredited to BS EN ISO 17020:2012 to carry out the following 3 areas of examination
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
The inspection of repaired items under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
Engineering Safety Inspection Services Ltd also carry out the following examination outside of their BS EN ISO 17020:2012 accreditation.
Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Accreditation and Independence
Accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is carried out annually on behalf of the UK Government by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and it is an indication of the competence of an organisation. All examinations are carried out by a competent person who is independent of any servicing or maintenance procedures, e.g. the same engineer cannot service a piece of equipment and then produce the report of examination as required under LOLER or PSSR. This ensures the competent person is free from any “fear or favour”. Accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is recommended by the HSE for bodies acting as competent persons.
Lifting Equipment LOLER98
LOLER applies to ALL lifting equipment used for work purposes, even where it was manufactured and put into use before LOLER came into force in 1998. All types of equipment which can raise or lower loads and the broad range of lifting operations, which should be assessed for the application of LOLER. These are examples and the Regulations may be relevant to other equipment used for similar activities or where the equipment listed is used for different lifting operations:
• Cranes;
• Lift trucks and telescopic handlers;
• High lift pallet trucks, above 300mm;
• Goods lifts or passenger lifts;
• Simple systems such as a gin wheel, or a dumb waiter;
• Chain blocks;
• Vacuum lifting equipment;
• Vehicle lifting tables;
• Mobile elevating work platform, MEWP;
• Ropes used for climbing or work positioning
• Paper roll hoist on a printing machine;
• Automated storage and retrieval system;
• Front-end loader on a tractor;
• Excavator (or other earth-moving machinery)
• Hoist or sling used for lifting people;
• Loader crane fitted to a lorry;
• Refuse vehicle loading arm;
• Air cargo elevating transfer vehicle;
• Car transporter or vehicle recovery equipment;
• Skip collection vehicle;
• Vehicle tail lift.
• Lifting accessories
Frequency of Examination
All lifting equipment must be examined before its first use or after its installation. It must be examined after any major modification or repair. There after all equipment will be examined as follows:
All equipment designed to lift people, vehicle lifting equipment and lifting accessories must be inspected every 6 months.
All other pieces of lifting equipment should be examined every 12 months.
Note: The intervals shown above are maximum periods in normal circumstances, an Engineer Surveyor can reduce or increase these intervals if they feel there is a valid reason for a longer interval or extra examinations.
It is the owners/users responsibility to ensure all equipment is correctly and timely examined including any equipment which is hired from a third party.
Pressure Systems PSSR
There are very few pressure systems that do not require a written scheme of examination and periodic inspection.
A written scheme of examination needs to be drawn up by a competent person and should include the following information. A clear definition of the system, a list of the protective devices and their periodicity of examination, the procedural process used during the examination.
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