Health and safety - the role of Environmental Services

Lifting equipment

If your business uses lifting equipment, you must make sure it is:

• fit for purpose
• appropriate for the task
• suitably marked
• in most cases, periodically examined thoroughly by a competent person

Find out more about the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) on the HSE website.

Records must be kept of all thorough examinations. If any defects are found, they must be reported to the person responsible for the equipment and the enforcing authority. Where we are responsible for enforcement, reports should be sent to Environmental Services.

Pressure systems

Some equipment, such as steam coffee machines, Jackson water boilers, pressure cookers or autoclaves which contain a relevant fluid at over 0.5 Bar, must have regular safety checks if they operate above the legal pressure limit. These checks must be carried out by a competent person. You can find further information on the HSE Introduction to pressure equipment page.