Sector statutory inspections

Statutory Inspections for Hotels & Hospitality

LOLER, PUWER, PSSR and COSHH LEV compliance from one independent inspection body.

A hotel's statutory estate is guest-facing in a way no factory's is: the lift, the pool hoist and the dumbwaiter all touch the guest experience the moment they stop. And the estate is bigger than it looks, because steam is a relevant fluid at any pressure, which puts even the espresso machine's boiler inside PSSR.

SEIS examines the whole house in quiet hours, from plant room to pool side.

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Independent & impartial
Competent engineer surveyors
Reports issued promptly

6-monthly

Passenger lifts and pool hoists, because they carry people

12-monthly

Dumbwaiters and goods-only service lifts

Any pressure

Even the espresso boiler sits under a Written Scheme

Quiet hours

Examinations timed around occupancy and service

Hospitality cover

Hotels, resorts, restaurant groups and venues
Front of house and back of house in one programme
Examinations in quiet hours, never at checkout
Group portfolios under one report portal

What needs inspecting

What needs inspecting in a hotel

Front of house runs on LOLER: lifts and hoists that carry guests sit on the strict 6 month cycle. Back of house runs on PSSR and PUWER, and the PSSR net is wider than most operators expect, because steam has no minimum pressure threshold and hot water plant above 110 degrees is in scope too.

Equipment	Regime	Statutory position	What you receive
Passenger lifts	LOLER	Thorough examination at least every 6 months	Report of Thorough Examination
Service lifts and dumbwaiters	LOLER	Every 12 months for goods only; every 6 months where a person can ride	Report of Thorough Examination
Accessible pool and spa hoists	LOLER	Every 6 months, because they lift people	Report of Thorough Examination
Steam boilers and calorifiers	PSSR	Steam at any pressure, and hot water plant over 110 degrees, examined to the Written Scheme	Written Scheme certification and examination report
Espresso and cafe steam boilers	PSSR	Steam at any pressure means the coffee machine's boiler needs a Written Scheme too	Written Scheme certification and examination report
Pool plant pressure vessels	PSSR	Examination to the Written Scheme, report within 28 days	Written Scheme certification and examination report
Kitchen and laundry equipment	PUWER	Inspection at risk-based intervals, no fixed statutory date	Written record of inspection
Loading bay dock levellers and tail lifts	LOLER	6 or 12 months as the competent person determines	Report of Thorough Examination

Kitchen and laundry machinery inspections under PUWER yield a written record rather than a certificate. The lift maintenance contract does not include or replace the statutory thorough examination.

Sector compliance

Compliance the guest never notices

Done well, statutory work in a hotel is invisible: the lift is examined before breakfast service, the pool hoist between sessions, the boiler house during the afternoon lull. Done late, it is a lift out of service on a checkout morning and a review that names it.

The pressure estate behind the bar

Cafe and espresso steam boilers have a documented history of violent failure, and because steam is a relevant fluid at any pressure they need a certified Written Scheme of Examination before use, exactly like the plant room's calorifiers. Operating one without a current scheme also hands an insurer a reason to walk away from a claim.

The pool adds its own vessels: filters and heat exchangers under pressure sit inside the same Written Scheme discipline, and the accessible pool hoist beside them is on the 6 month people cycle.

How SEIS works around guests

Examinations are scheduled to occupancy: lifts before breakfast or in the afternoon trough, kitchens between services, pools at closed sessions and plant rooms whenever suits engineering. In multi-lift properties cars are examined in rotation so guests always have service.

Group operators get one programme across every property, with reports per asset in the client portal, which turns a brand-standard audit or an insurer's schedule request into a same-day answer.

Related services

PSSR examination servicesWritten Schemes for boilers, calorifiers and pool plant LOLER inspection servicesLifts, hoists and dumbwaiters on the right cycles PUWER inspection servicesKitchen and laundry equipment inspections PSSR regulations explainedRelevant fluids, the Written Scheme and the 28 day report

Common questions

Hotels & Hospitality inspection FAQs

Do you cover single hotels and groups?

Yes. From an independent boutique to a national group, the programme scales, with group reporting under one portal per brand or per property as you prefer.

How quickly can you attend?

Usually within a few working days, scheduled into your quiet hours. Call 0330 043 8191 and we will plan around occupancy, service times and events.

How often is the hotel lift examined?

At least every 6 months, because it carries people, by a competent person independent of the lift maintenance contract. The dumbwaiter runs 12 months if it is genuinely goods only.

Is the espresso machine really a pressure system?

Yes. Steam is a relevant fluid at any pressure, so the coffee machine's steam boiler needs a certified Written Scheme of Examination and periodic examination to it, the same duty as the plant room boiler. Our PSSR guide explains the Written Scheme.

What does the pool hoist need?

A thorough examination at least every 6 months, because it lifts people, alongside the pool plant's pressure vessels which are examined to their Written Scheme. HSE guidance on pressure systems is at hse.gov.uk.

Does kitchen equipment get certificates?

No. Kitchen and laundry machinery is inspected under PUWER at risk-based intervals with a written record kept; there is no PUWER certificate, whatever a supplier's paperwork calls itself.

Can you examine the lift without taking it out at checkout?

Yes. Examinations are timed to the occupancy curve, typically early morning or mid-afternoon, and in multi-lift buildings cars rotate through so one is always running.

What should we hold for a brand or insurer audit?

Current thorough examination reports for every lift and hoist, the Written Schemes and examination reports for all pressure plant including the small steam boilers, and the PUWER records for kitchen and laundry equipment. The portal holds all of it per property.

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