Pressure systems

• Introduction to pressure equipment

  Main regulations, examples, causes of incidents and hazards.

• Manufacture or supply of pressure systems

  The duties of the responsible person.

• Using pressure systems

  What employers and other users must do.

• The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (PE(S)R)

  Design, manufacture and conformity assessment where the maximum allowable pressure is above 0.5 bar.

• Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (SPV(S)R)

  Essential requirements which must be met before products are placed on the market in the UK.

• Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)

  The duties imposed relate to pressure systems for use at work and the risk to health and safety.

• Exemption from Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)

  For pressure systems forming an enclosure for high voltage equipment.

• Research

  Best practice for risk-based inspection as a part of plant integrity management.

• Resources

  Publications on pressure systems