Workshops break pressure laws
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• Up to 95% of workshops and paintshops are breaking the laws on compressed air which came into effect on 1 July, says Andy Bosworth, sales and marketing manager of Datum Air Consultancy.
According to Bosworth, about half the workshops and paintshops in the UK have made no effort to find out about the regulations, let alone comply with them. Others have asked their insurance companies to draw up the necessary schemes --but many of these do not fulfil the legal requirements, he says.
At the request of the motor industry there has been a four-year lead-in to the regula tions, says the British With one of these you must comply. Compressed Air Society. The HSE is expected to give businesses time to comply where the system is safe, but unsafe systems will be closed instantly, The way the regulations apply to welding equipment is still causing confusion, says Murex. Gas bottles will he covered (compliance is usually handled by the cylinder company) but items such as IVIIG welders do not need a written inspection scheme.