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Would your pressure system be compliant if the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) came knocking? From April 6th 2019 the HSE have increased their Fees For Intervention (FFI) to £154/hour. FFI first came into effect in 2012 to reclaim costs of services from the...

We do like to set ourselves a challenge at Mandate and that we did...the Yorkshire Three Peaks, in under 12 hours. Not to stop there, why not raise a little money for charity too.  Recently we have been spreading the word to 'Think Safety First' and as much as...

We always aim to provide the best possible experience for all of our customers and we are delighted to share some lovely recent feedback from one of our happy customers when we provided his company's Written Scheme of Examination: "Thank you for the notification...

Failing a Pressure Component One of the recurring questions that has been raised on our IOSH accredited Pressure Systems Safety Course is “What happens if, as a PSSR Examiner, I fail a component but the user continues to use it?”. To answer this, we have to go back to...

More times than I can remember we have been asked the age old question ‘Does my insurance company have to carry out my examinations?’. The simple answer is NO! For a number of years we have heard our customers say that their insurance company will not cover them if...

This post outlines the dangers of compressed gases and how you never think it will happen to you. The following story came from a member of staff and shows how everything can change in an instant. (Names have been removed to protect identities.) "Just seen first hand...

Mandate Systems are delighted to announce we are a finalist in the Huddersfield Examiner Business Awards 2018! As a company we are continually thinking of ways to help in our local community. Sponsoring a food bank, junior cricket club and a junior football club among...

A discussion on PSSR Duty Holders, by Stephen Gledhill, Managing Director at Mandate Systems.

At Mandate Systems we encounter a lot of clients from a variety of backgrounds, industries and experience and we find that they all have their own terminology for various aspects of Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) 2000.  In this blog post, Head of...

Another fantastic PSSR training course completed this week with engineers from Ingersoll Rand, Gott Services and Motivair. Why not call us now to find out about our IOSH accredited courses and Pressuresafe.

A sneak peak of our PressureSafe practical training room. Offering a 2 day IOSH accredited intensive training courses for engineers wishing to carry out statutory examinations on Pressure systems, autoclaves, air receivers and  compressed air systems, this offers a...

By Stephen Gledhill, Managing Director at Mandate Systems

BCAS Spring Conference 2018

I recently visited a new customer to produce a written scheme of examination and examine the system’s pressure vessels. Whilst I was shown around the site I asked whether they service their compressor and whether they drain the system regularly. To both questions the...

After this video appeared on my timeline on Linkedin I realised that I could learn a lot more about Pressure Vessels.  As we, at Mandate Systems are specialists in Pressure Systems Safety Regulations, I wanted to find out more about the process involved in producing a...

Mandate Systems celebrated 25 years in business last year. In 2010 we rebranded to give a fresher feel to the company. With the move and a new advertising programme to start promoting the business, it was time to revitalise the website. Although our business operates...

As a company we thrive on growth and development of our staff. In line with this we would like to welcome to the team Theo Mackie and William (Billy) Pearson our new Engineering Surveyors, both joined from One Sub Sea and are bright and enthusiastic engineers. Matthew...