Industrial Safety Inspections Ltd - Loler Safety Inspections, Puwer Safety Inspections, Loler Inspections

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ISI - Industrial Safety Inspections is an leading, established, nationwide, engineering inspection company performing statutory safety inspections, thorough examinations and Health and Safety inspections to comply with LOLER, PUWER, PSSR and COSHH Regulations, Health and safety legislation and insurance requirements.

Since 1979 ISI has been performing statutory safety inspection and has developed a fundamental understanding and a wealth of technical experience in the field of machinery testing and thorough examination for LOLER examination and PUWER inspection regulations. With a team of nationwide surveyors, technical office staff and dedicated administration staff, we can assist you with inspection, testing and certification in these areas:

LOLER 1998 regulations:

LOLER inspection including proof load testing and LOLER certification of all types of lifting equipment from simple lifting slings to complex tower cranes.

a few examples of LOLER inspection items are:

• Lifting machines/Lifting tackle inspections
• Cranes: Mobile, Overhead, Tower inspections
• Jib inspections
• Hoist inspections
• Gantries inspections
• Chain blocks inspections
• Vehicle lifts inspections
• Hydraulic, Toe, Trolley jack inspections
• Access platforms inspections
• Scissor lifts inspections
• Fork lift trucks/Telehandlers inspections
• Tail lifts inspections
• Excavators/Earthmoving Equipment inspections

A full list of items requiring LOLER Thorough examination / inspection is available at www.isisafety.com or please call our helpful LOLER inspection specialist team on 01675 484779.

PUWER 1998 regulations:

PUWER inspection including statutory testing and PUWER certification of all types of work equipment and dangerous machinery.

• Power press inspection and testing
• Hydraulic press inspection
• Press brake inspection
• Guillotine inspection
• Plastic injection moulding machine inspection
• Miscellaneous work equipment inspection and testing
• Dangerous machinery and guarding inspections
• Playground equipment inspection and testing

A full list of items requiring PUWER inspection is available at www.isisafety.com or please call our helpful PUWER inspection specialist team on 01675 484779.

Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000:

PSSR inspection including thorough examination of pressure vessels. Safety inspection of air receivers, insurance inspection, air compressors, certification of pressure systems together with Written Schemes of Examination. We can also perform hydrostatic pressure testing, implosion testing and pressure vessel certification to 10,000 bar either on site or at our Nuneaton test house.

• Pressure vessel inspection testing and certification
• Air receiver inspection
• Air compressor inspection
• Autoclave inspection
• Steam boiler inspection
• Hot water boiler inspection
• Accumulator vessel inspection
• Steam cleaner inspection
• Steam vessel inspection
• Refrigeration vessel inspection
• Written schemes of examination

COSHH 2002 Regulations:

We can perform inspection and certification of LEV extraction plant, such as dust, fume and paint extraction systems.

• Extraction equipment inspection testing and certification
• Dust/fume extraction inspection and testing
• Spray booths inspection and testing
• Shot blasting units inspection and testing
• C. O. S. H. H. assessments
• Air sampling

TESTING and CERTIFICATION SERVICES

• Proof load testing and certification of lifting equipment on site or at ISI test house.
• Pressure testing sometimes referred to as Hydraulic testing or Hydrostatic pressure testing, Pneumatic testing of pressure vessels/assemblies/prototypes or pipework, up to 10,300 bar/ 150, 000 psi
• Non-destructive testing ( NDT testing ) of components dye penetrant testing and magnet particle testing (MPI testing )
• Accident/ fire investigation
• Technical expert witnesses
• Noise assessments
• Risk assessments
• Electrical installation testing
• Portable electrical appliance (PAT) testing
• Structural inspections of any configuration of steelwork, including bridges, walkways, gantries and metal buildings.
• Inspection of pedestrian walkways and access platform to BSEN 14122
• Corrosion assessments and ultrasonic thickness measurements
• Pre purchase surveys and pre export surveys of plant
• National and International Inspections

For more information please visit our web site at www.isisafety.com or call our helpful team for Professional advice on 01675 481779

What does LOLER stand for ?

LOLER is an abbreviation of Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. It is often referred to as the LOLER regs or LOLER 98 regulations. The LOLER regulations came into force on 5 December 1998.

What is LOLER?

LOLER replaced existing legal requirements relating to the use of lifting equipment, for example the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961, the Lifting Plant and Equipment (Records of Test and Examination etc) Regulations 1992 and the Docks Regulations 1988. Many aspects of LOLER should therefore be familiar to you.

The LOLER Regulations aim to reduce risks to people’s health and safety from lifting equipment provided for use at work. In addition to the requirements of LOLER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)

What items require inspecting under LOLER?

A LOLER thorough examination must be completed on all lifting equipment to comply with LOLER. The LOLER definition of Lifting equipment includes any equipment used at work for lifting or lowering loads, including attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it. The LOLER Regulations cover a wide range of equipment including, cranes, fork-lift trucks, lifts, hoists, mobile elevating work platforms, and vehicle inspection platform hoists. The definition also includes lifting accessories such as chains, slings, eyebolts etc. LOLER does not apply to escalators, these are covered by more specific legislation, i.e. the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. A full list of items requiring LOLER Thorough examination / inspection is available at www.isisafety.com or please call our helpful LOLER inspection specialist team on 01675 484779.

What does LOLER do?

Generally, the LOLER Regulations require that lifting equipment provided for use at work is:

• Positioned and installed to minimise any risks;
• Strong and stable enough for the particular use and marked to indicate safe working loads;
• Used safely, i.e. the work is planned, organised and performed by competent people; and subject to ongoing thorough examination and, where appropriate, inspection by competent people, such as ISI.

What does PUWER stand for ?

PUWER is an abbreviation for Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. It is often referred to as the PUWER Regs or PUWER 98 regulations. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) came into force on 5 December 1998.

What is PUWER?

PUWER replaces the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 and carries forward these existing requirements with a few changes and additions, for example the inspection of work equipment and specific new requirements for mobile work equipment. Many aspects of PUWER should therefore be familiar to you.

The PUWER Regulations require risks to people’s health and safety, from equipment that they use at work, to be prevented or controlled. In addition to the requirements of PUWER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)

What items require inspecting under PUWER?

A thorough examination by a competent person must be performed on all high risk work equipment under PUWER regs, Lower risk and simple work equipment items can be inspected in-house by your own competent staff, providing they have the necessary competency. Generally, any equipment which is used by an employee at work is covered, for example hammers, knives, ladders, drilling machines, power presses, circular saws, photocopiers, lifting equipment (including lifts), dumper trucks and motor vehicles. Similarly, if you allow employees to provide their own equipment, it too will be covered by PUWER and you will need to make sure it complies.

Work equipment must have met all the requirements of the Regulations from 5 December 1998. However, requirements relating to certain aspects of mobile work equipment (see below) did not apply to such equipment (provided for use in the business before 5 December 1998) until 5 December 2002. Read HSE information sheet MISC156 if you use hired mobile work equipment.

Examples of uses of equipment which are covered by the Regulations include starting or stopping the equipment, maintaining, servicing, repairing, modifying, cleaning and transporting.

A full list of items requiring PUWER inspection is available at www.isisafety.com or please call our helpful PUWER inspection specialist team on 01675 484779.

What does PUWER do?

In general terms, the PUWER Regulations require that equipment provided for use at work is: maintained safe for use, in a safe condition and, in certain circumstances, suitable for the intended use, inspected to ensure this remains the case by a suitable competent person such as ISI, used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training; and accompanied by suitable safety measures, e.g. protective devices, markings, warnings.

Do the PUWER Regulations apply to me?

If you are an employer or self-employed person and you provide equipment for use at work, or if you have control of the use of equipment, then the PUWER inspection regulations will apply to you.

They do not apply to equipment used by the public, for example compressed-air equipment used in a garage forecourt. However, such circumstances are covered by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act).

While your employees do not have duties under PUWER, they do have general duties under the HSW Act and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR), for example to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by their actions, and to co-operate with others.

The PUWER Regulations cover places where the HSW Act applies – these include factories, offshore installations, offices, shops, hospitals, hotels, places of entertainment etc. PUWER also applies in common parts of shared buildings and temporary places of work such as construction sites. While the PUWER Regulations cover equipment used by people working from home, they do not apply to domestic work in a private household.

What do the PUWER Regulations require me to do?

You have duties to ensure that work equipment you provide meets the requirements of PUWER. In doing so, you should ensure that it is:

• Suitable for use, and for the purpose and conditions in which it is used;
• Maintained in a safe condition for use so that people’s health and safety is not at risk; and
• Inspected in certain circumstances to ensure that it is, and continues to be, safe for use. Any inspection should be carried out by a competent person (ISI can assist you in this role) and a record kept until the next inspection.

You should also ensure that risks, created by the use of the equipment, are eliminated where possible or controlled by:

• Taking appropriate ‘hardware’ measures, e.g. providing suitable guards, warning devices, system control devices (such as emergency stop buttons) protection devices, markings and personal protective equipment.
• Taking appropriate ‘software’ measures such as following safe systems of work (e.g. performing maintenance only when the machine is correctly isolated), and providing adequate information, training and instruction.

A combination of these measures may be necessary depending on the requirements of the work, your assessment of the risks involved, and the practicability of such measures.

You need to ensure that people using work equipment have received adequate training, instruction and information for the particular equipment.

With reference to Mobile work equipment, in addition to these general requirements which apply to all work equipment, Part III of PUWER contains specific duties regarding mobile work equipment, for example fork-lift trucks and dumper trucks. You should ensure that where mobile work equipment is used for carrying people, it is suitable for this purpose. Measures should be taken to reduce the risks (e.g. from it rolling over) to the safety of the people being carried, the operator and anyone else.

Power presses inspections- Part IV of the PUWER Regulations also contains specific requirements regarding power presses. In particular, you should have a power press, and associated guard or protection device, thoroughly examined at specified intervals by a competent person such as ISI.

For more information please visit our web site at www.isisafety.com or call our helpful team for Professional advice on 01675 481779.

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