Insurance Engineering Inspection Process
What are Insurance Engineering Inspections?
Insurance Engineering Inspections are a vital part of risk management to keep machinery and equipment in full working order, so that it is safe to use and to allow critical work, research and general activity to continue throughout campus. Through our insurers, inspections are carried out regularly by a competent engineer to highlight safety concerns or areas of non-compliance, which the University can then address through repair, or replacement. They are legally required for:
• Lifts (passenger or goods) and lifting equipment
• Pressurised boiler systems
• Compressors and pressure systems
• Electrical installation items involving wires, chains, ropes and hydraulics
Process Map
The Insurance Engineering Inspection Process Map outlines the arrangements for these inspections and has been developed to ensure a clearer understanding of what is required and consistency across Schools and departments. The map:
• Describes the owners of assets and their responsibilities, and the inspection process.
• Outlines the process for ‘missing’ assets, adding new assets, or removing/disposing them.
• Shows a clear escalation process for safety risks/non-compliance and taking assets out of use.
Insurance Engineering Inspection Process Document
Additions, Removal and Disposals
Where a new asset has been identified, or needs to be removed or disposed of, please complete the Insurance Capture Form and email it to financeservicedesk@sussex.ac.uk. The Insurance Manager will then inform our Insurance Inspection Engineers to ensure it is added to their programme of inspections, or, in the case of removal/ disposal, to inform SEF for them to action.