Safety Check Engineering

 Statutory Plant & Machinery Thorough Examinations & Inspections

Audit Assessments

Safety Check audits are designed to complement and augment in-service examination & maintenance programmes already in place. An agreed % of plant & equipment is examined, maintenance procedures and records checked. Operator & Training procedures checked. Administration and Records checked. A full report will be drawn up, then discussions on positives and negatives with recommendations on the way forward will be fully discussed with the client.

               Benefits:

• Current in-service inspection programme is operating correctly
• Current maintenance programme is operating correctly
• Operator performance and training is compliant
• Administration/Records are efficient and effective
• Enhanced safety and reliability/Reduced downtime, increased productivity
• Increased operational efficiency/Cost effective

Prior to Purchase

Examination of equipment prior to purchase (New & Second Hand)

Condition survey of the plant or equipment

Assessment of the Environment where the item will be used

Witness Testing

Safety Check, perform a wide variety of on-site services including inspections and witness testing of plant & machinery.

Examples include new Lifts to PAS 32-1:1999

Examples include Overload tests on Cranes to BS1757/7121/5744

Engineering Risk Assessments

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR 1999)

Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98)

Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)

• Risk assessments should be carried out to identify the nature and level of risks associated with any lifting operation

• Type of load being lifted
• The risk of  the load falling and striking a person
• The risk of the lifting equipment striking a person
• The risk of the lifting equipment falling over in use

• Selection of suitable work equipment
• Construction & design
• Environment to be used
• Purpose for which it will be used

• Organisation of lifting operations
• Planning
• Knowledge & Experience
• Training