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HSB Inspection Services
Business Customers
We listen. We act. We keep our customers safe.
Periodic engineering inspections of workplace plant, machinery and equipment form a vital part of an employer's duty; ensuring the health, safety and welfare of their employees and workplace visitors.
Inspections also ensure employer conformity to health and safety regulatory requirements and, ultimately, add value by helping the business to operate efficiently.
HSB Inspection Services
Maintain workplace equipment safety
Optimise the efficiency of plant and equipment
Comply with applicable health and safety legislation
A statutory engineering inspection involves the period inspection, or thorough examination, of various plant and equipment to comply with regulatory obligations and ensure safety.
We provide impartial engineering inspection services in the role of 'Competent Person' (definitions: UK | Ireland) to assist with statutory inspections across a vast range of plant and equipment.
...very professional, giving us great confidence that our equipment has been competently inspected.
HSB Connect
We provide our customers with access to HSB Connect, online access to their inspection reports and management information; accessible across multiple devices.
UK
| Equipment category | Legislation (1) |
|---|---|
| Boiler/pressure systems | Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) |
| Lifting | Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) |
| Electrical/mechanical | Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) |
| Local exhaust ventilation | The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) |
| Power presses and associated machinery | Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) |
| Fixed wiring (electrical) | Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) |
Within the UK, we can also inspect many types of equipment used by the general public which do not necessarily require statutory examinations.
Ireland
| Equipment category | Legislation |
|---|---|
| Boiler/pressure systems | S.I. No. 445 of 2012: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 |
| Lifting | S.I. No. 299 of 2007: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 |
| Electrical/mechanical | S.I. No. 299 of 2007 (Regulation 30): Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 |
| Local exhaust ventilation | Health & Safety Authority: Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Guidance document |
| Power presses and associated machinery | S.I. No. 299 of 2007: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 |
| Fixed wiring (electrical) | S.I. No. 299 of 2007 (Part 3): Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 |
Multi-disciplined
Engineer Surveyors
Our in-house network of technically-experienced engineers are located throughout the UK and Ireland.
UKAS
accredited
HSB Engineering Inspection Services Limited are a UKAS-accredited Inspection Body (No. 0010).
RoSPA President's
Award 2025
Awarded following eleven consecutive gold awards.
HSB
Connect
Provides customers with direct access to their key inspection reports and documentation via our online inspection reporting tool.
UK-based arm of
HSB Group
The equipment breakdown insurance and inspection market leader since 1866.
