BUREAU VERITAS

BUREAU VERITAS can support you with achieving and maintaining compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and BS7671 (18th edition wiring regulations). Businesses have a responsibility to protect both people and property from electric shocks, fires, arcing and explosions.

Services

• Fixed wire electrical inspection and testing
• Production of single line distribution network drawings, distribution board schedules and labelling equipment
• Electrical management systems / schemes
• Electrical safety audits
• Lightning protection inspection and testing
• Explosive atmosphere (ATEX/DSEAR) inspections
• EV charging point inspections
• Duty holder training

Benefits

• Formulating, planning and delivering risk management processes to help ensure your project is safe, compliant and as cost effective as possible
   

BUREAU VERITAS can support you with testing and the inspection of your emergency lighting to ensure compliance with BS 5266, which comprises of identifying the types of lights installed, the test duration, the correct signage and the quantity and placement of each light.

Services

• Inspection of current installations
• Testing installations for compliance with required standards and current regulations

Benefits

• Can help with compliance with all relevant regulations
• Can help maintain a safer workplace
• Can help to gain early identification of faults or issues which may affect the safety or reliability of emergency lighting
   

BUREAU VERITAS can support you in achieving and maintaining compliance with the EU's ATEX Directive for explosive atmospheres (ATEX).

Services

• Equipment classification audit
• Selecting suitable equipment and protective systems
• Implementing control measures
• Carrying out ATEX inspections

Benefits

• Compliance with the ATEX Directive and other applicable legislation
• Adherence to best practice and external expectations
• Clear demonstration of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management
• Consistent documentation aligned to corporate standards
• A consistent ATEX compliance strategy across multiple sites
• Improved resource and financial management for maintenance
• 3rd party assurance of ATEX compliance at your site
   

BUREAU VERITAS can support you in achieving and maintaining compliance with The Dangerous Susbstances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR).
 

Services

• Surveys to identify hazardous areas
• Risk assessments 
• Zoning of potentially explosive atmospheres
   

Benefits

• Compliance with DSEAR 2002 and other legislation
• Adherence to best practice and external expectations
• Clear demonstrations of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) management
• Consistent documentation to corporate standards
• A consistent DSEAR strategy across multiple sites
• Improved resource and financial management for maintenance
• 3rd party assurance of DSEAR compliance at your site

BUREAU VERITAS can support you with electrical equipment testing. The safety of electrical systems and equipment is governed by the Electricity at Work Regulations and Health and Safety Executive guidance HSG 107 which state that portable electric appliances must be maintained as often as every week, dependent on circumstances. Electrical appliances deteriorate over time due to wear and tear, mechanical damage, overheating, environment and inadequate maintenance.

Services

• Inspection, testing and consulting of your electrical equipment appliances.

Benefits

• Can help achieve compliance with all relevant regulations
• Can help maintain a safer workplace
• Can help gain early identification of faults or issues which may affect the safety or reliability of appliances
   

BUREAU VERITAS can support you with offering a fire risk assessment. This examines the fire protection measures and management of fire safety within a building, and identifies where action needs to be taken to prevent fire and to protect people and property in the event of a fire. 

This should be carried out on all types of building, ensuring compliance with current fire life safety legislation across the United Kingdom. The legislation applies to the person responsible for the business premises, an employer or self-employed person, the person responsible for part of a building where that part is soley for business purposes or a contractor with a degree of control over premises. 
 

Services

• Fire detection and warning system
• Means of escape
• Provision of fire-fighting equipment
• Planning for an emergency and training
• Fire risk factors and people at risk
• Fire door inspections
• Maintenance and testing of fire safety equipment 
   

Benefits

• Help achieve legislative compliance - the law requires a Fire Risk Assessment
• Reduced risk of fire
• Reduced risk of enforcement activity
• Enhanced business continuity arrangements
• Enhanced disaster management capacity

BUREAU VERITAS can support you with thermographic inspections. Electrical system failures such as the failure of electrical insulation, terminals and related components can lead to fires, excessive power usage, increased maintenance costs and expensive unscheduled outages which can pose a risk to employees. If serious failure occurs, people could be exposed to live electrical circuits.

This non-intrusive technology sees faults that the human eye cannot see with distribution boards, control panels, electric motors and any component using electricity without the need to turn the power off. 

Services

• Thermographic inspections
• Thermographic imaging equipment training
• Use of anti collision drones incorporating thermal imaging for internal inspections in hard to access areas

• Identifies electrical and physical defects before costly unscheduled outages
• Can reduce electrical shock and fire risk
• Meets current HSE guidance on electrical safety