Posted By Safety officer
Can someone tell me if a statutory inspection is still required on a compressor if there is no air receiver?

Thanks

Posted By Safety officer
I know I wasn't sure. I wasn't sure if they have a small internal air receiver or as you say, are they just a pump.

Thanks for your help.

Posted By Brian Hagyard
Safety Officer

I would refer back to the ACOP/Guidance (don't have my copy handy and don't remember which it is) on pressure systems. I used to be involved in SCUBA diving and the compressors we used, were three phase. The internal "compression chambers" (sorry don't remember the correct term) because of the high pressure we were using (over 207bar) meant they were covered by the regs even when there is no bottle bank attached (receiver in most systems).

Having said that I doubt you will be dealing with such high pressures so your assumption that its a "pump" is probably correct.

Posted By lauramullane
Please can you advise what is included in statutory inspections/obligations - What I want to know is if the worst case senario happened on a site based on a piece of equipment - what is statutory in terms of keeping it compliant I have a list and was wondering if there is anything missing from it or is there anything there that should not be on it(Oh this is to do with schools):

Passenger lifts
Service Lift/Disabled Lift/Hoist
LEV
Fume cupboards
Pressure Vessels /Air Receivers
Window cleaning Cradles
Lifting eyes/beams
Radion
Fixed Wire Testing
Emergancy Lighting
Fire Alarm testing
Fire Fighting equipment-Extinguishers/Hydrants/Sprinklers
Legionella
Deep Clean-Kitchen
Lightning Protecton
Mansafe/fixed access equipment i.e ladders
PAT Testing
Landlords Gas
Kilns
Hot Water heating Boilers
Gas Boilers, Gas Heaters
Gym Equipment
Playground Equipment