School engineering inspections
Peace of mind for your school plant and machinery
What is a school engineering inspection?
Engineering inspections are designed to keep students, staff and visitors safe – and minimise the risk of enforcement action (potentially including fines or criminal prosecutions) for non-compliance with health and safety law.
Many items of school equipment and machinery are subject to laws and regulations that require them to be periodically inspected – for example, lifts and other lifting equipment, and pressure systems.
What is included in a statutory school engineering inspection?
Statutory engineering inspections are effectively the MOT for your school machinery – identifying machinery at risk of damage or defects, and ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation, such as the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998.
A school engineering inspection with Zurich Engineering might include checks on key equipment such as:
- Gas and electrical appliances: such as those found in staff rooms, canteens and science labs
- Electrical installations: including wiring and fuse boards
- Local exhaust ventilation equipment: especially in science labs and design and technology classrooms
- Pressure systems: including boilers, pressure cookers and air compressors
- Lifts and lifting equipment: such as passenger or goods lifts and hoists
These inspections are designed to identify potential faults or weaknesses in key equipment that could pose health and safety risks to staff, students and visitors.
Why choose Zurich Engineering for school engineering inspections?
Zurich Engineering’s nationwide team of nearly 600 engineer surveyors conduct over four million inspections a year – maintaining the lowest overdue inspection rate in the industry.
With the online reporting tool, Crimson, you’ll have easy access to all your inspection reports. You can also find guidance on safe management of equipment, status updates, exception reports and more.
Engineering insurance
Engineering insurance solutions cover a range of risks associated with the use or storage of equipment and machinery.
Engineering insurance from Zurich Municipal provides the protection and peace of mind you need.
Schools engineering inspections – frequently asked questions
What are statutory inspections?
Statutory engineering inspections are legally-required checks on large or significant machinery and equipment, including machinery often found in schools, such as lifts, air conditioning units and other pressure systems, and electrical equipment.
See the Zurich Engineering FAQs for more information about statutory inspections.
Why do schools need engineering inspections?
As well as reducing the risk of accidents or machinery breakdown, engineering inspections help ensure schools are compliant with the various legislation governing plant and machinery, for example, the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998.