Inspection services for Insurance Brokers
Help your clients achieve compliance
Insurance brokers face a number of challenges when offering engineering inspection services to clients. Keeping up with the latest regulations across a wide range of engineering and electrical equipment can be complex, particularly when taking into account the examination frequency of different inspection and testing regimes.
It pays for brokers to find an effective, value-adding solution to engineering inspection services for clients. Failure to comply with the required legislation risks potential prosecution for the client and increases the risk to operation. The implementation of a robust engineering inspection program is a good way to demonstrate best practice and a vital part of any risk management programme too.
Bureau Veritas builds lasting partnerships to offer a trusted solution
We support insurance brokers in providing a first class inspection service, utilising local teams of multidisciplined Engineer Surveyors at competitive rates.
THE BENEFITS OF USING AN INSPECTION PARTNER
Working with a third-party specialist such as Bureau Veritas, brokers can separate insurance from inspection and give their clients the best possible risk management solution.
Comprehensive inspection programmes, delivered in line with required frequencies, can help minimise downtime, prevent breakdowns and extend equipment life. All whilst ensuring assets remain safe and compliant.
WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS FOR BROKER SERVICES?
Bureau Veritas is at the forefront of engineering inspections, combining regulatory knowledge and expertise with the innovative platforms and software needed to drive efficiency.
Applying specialist experience of working with insurance brokers and their clients, we have developed a full range of solutions to help identify regulatory requirements and plan the necessary inspections to achieve compliance. Our focus is on collaboration to deliver scalable, cost-effective programmes.
- Flexible, long-term agreements
- Vast experience of working in the broker market
- A team of qualified professionals, working nationwide
- Nationwide planning team to optimise inspection programmes
OUR SERVICES FOR BROKERS:
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Pressure
Helping clients to achieve compliance with the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) 2000 through in-service inspections of pressure systems, which are a critical part of many industrial processes.
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Lift
Meeting obligations under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) to ensure that lifting equipment is safe to use and properly maintained. The regulations cover various aspects related to lifting equipment, including its design, construction, installation, examination, testing, and safe operation. Bureau Veritas work with your clients to ensure LOLER compliance.
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LEV
Regular inspections to ensure that Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) works effectively, is the right type, properly installed, used and maintained, in line with the requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002. LEV is required in many industries to carry away airborne contaminants before they can be breathed in.
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Crane
Inspection services to ensure that all crane equipment is compliant with relevant legislation including the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and other workplace health and safety regulations.
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Power Press
Ensuring work equipment is safe, correctly installed and well maintained to meet the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). The regulations also place obligations on employers to ensure that work equipment is only used by persons with adequate information, instruction and training, and accompanied by appropriate health and safety measures, such as protective devices and controls.
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Electrical
Streamlined testing and inspection of fixed electrical wiring in line with legislation including the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR), BS 7671 (The IET Wiring Regulations) and IET Guidance Note 3 Inspection and Testing. Our electrical inspection services also cover emergency lighting, thermal imaging, lightning protection, ATEX/DSEAR, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points.
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VALUE-ADDED INSPECTIONS
For added efficiency and real-time reporting, Bureau Veritas engineer surveyors use our MAIA (Mobile Application for Inspectors and Auditors) 4G enabled tablet reporting system together with our exclusive online customer portal, SWIFT.
Benefits include:
- Real time reporting minimising any delays
- Photographic records of equipment defects allowing targeted remedial work
- Production of schematic drawings at time of inspection ensuring quick access to information
- Client annotation of thorough examination reports producing an audit trail of equipment status, for quick and easy reference
- Production and secure storage of written schemes of examination ensuring compliance and easy future reference
- Instant overview of compliance status at contract, site, and item level