Engineering
Inspection
Insurance

You could do some research, ask the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) or we can help and advise you. The applicable laws include:

PUWER – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

EAWR – Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

PSSR – Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000

And these specify what needs inspecting and how frequently, examples include:

• Escalators – not less than every 6 months, as per Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• Cranes – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER and LOLER
• Fork Lift Trucks – not less than every 6 or 12 months, as per PUWER and LOLER
• Fixed Wiring – not less than every 3 or 5 years, as per EAWR
• Pallet Trucks – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER
• Fume Cabinets – not less than every 14 months, as per COSHH
• Air Receivers – not less than every 26 months, as per PUWER and PSSR
• Autoclaves – not less than every 14 months, as per PSSR
• Control Panels – not less than every 24 months, as per PUWER and EAWR
• Generators – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER
• Lorry Mounted Cranes – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER and LOLER
• Motor Vehicle Lifting Tables – not less than every 6 months, as per PUWER and LOLER
• Spray Booths – not less than every 14 months, as per COSHH
• Injection Moulding Machines – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER
• Wood Working Machines – not less than every 12 months, as per PUWER