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Maxaura

Maxaura is an independent pressure systems management company specialising in Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 compliance programmes, energy efficiency auditing, breathing air quality testing and Local Exhaust Ventilation compliance programmes.

The company is always one step ahead in it's adaption to the millions of custom pressure systems designed specifically for individual industries and workshops, whether on a large and complex scale or aimed at the smaller industries.

We are classed as the "Rolls Royce" of pressure energy management, and take great pride in our collective knowledge of any system, which boasts contracts with many MoD Establishments, UKAEA (UK Atomic Energy Association), Medical Facilities and Sterilization, Packaging Companies, MOT centres, Garages, Spray Shops.

 

Compliance

How we achieve full compliance

 As a body corporate "Competent Person" we offer a comprehensive ongoing service   for   compliance with   The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations SI 2000 No.128. Both   surveying and examination is addressed.

 The RCMP is designed and prepared as a practical management procedure enabling our    clients to maintain   control of the pressure systems inspection schedule as well as all    records of events as required by the   regulations and to demonstrate safe system management practice for the benefit of our clients and/or any   H&SE audit.  A hard copy of the management dossier for each of the site's systems is presented to the client,   which includes:

• The safe working limits of the system, as required by regulation 7
  
  
• The Written Scheme of Examination (WSE), as required by regulation 8

• The examination schedule for the system as set down in the WSE's, as required by regulation 9

• Sections are provided in the dossier to allow for the inclusion of your operating and emergency instructions, maintenance records, modification records and the history of the system, as required by regulations 10,11,12,13 & 14 respectively. 
  

 

Efficiency

Helping reduce the energy cost on your compressed air system

We carry out full system efficiency audit work on all types of compressed air systems.

The technical audit and analysis is normally a combination of four measurement programmes

a) Compressed Air Flow Monitoring (usage).

b) Compressor Power Monitoring.

c) Compressor Performance Verification Testing.

d) Ultrasonic Leak Detection.

Air Quality

There is a legal requirement to ensure that the quality of breathable air being supplied is at a governed standard.
The objective of these legal requirements To ensure the respiratory safety of operatives entering and working in areas considered to be hazardous to health

Criteria for Breathing Air

BS 529:2005 (supercedes BS 4275 - 1997) BS EN 12021:1999 COSSH Regulations DEF STAN 68 - 284/2 COSHH states that:- As an employer, there is a clear responsibility under the requirements of the HSE to provide fit for purpose safety equipment for all employees that may work in an environment or carry out a process which may be hazardous to the employee's health. Should an employer fail to provide and maintain this equipment,
they will be liable for any damages claimed by an affected employee.

 

Services

Project Management and System Design for new and/or existing systems

Our Project Management Division undertakes complete assignments for the design and/or redesign of industrial pressure systems.  The design, installation or modification will conform to the requirements of regulation 4, 5 & 6 of the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 SI 2000 No.128.   The design can incorporated simple, inexpensive features that offer the opportunity to monitor system performance over the lifetime of the plant. 
The design will be carried out in such a method as to optimise the performance and reduce the operating costs for the system(s).

The Division is staffed with Managers and Engineers fully experienced and qualified (both Incorporated and Chartered Engineer status) to undertake all aspects of pressure system design/redesign, ranging from initial system design to project management/procurement, commissioning and handover.

Pipework Identification

Using the patented ‘Bitemarx’ pipeline and pipework identification system, high level pipework systems can be speedily and safely marked from ground level without disruption to production (see BiteMarx leaflet enclosed).

 

LEV

The objective of the Regulations To provide effective means of exposure control from substances that are hazardous to health which are handled, produced or processed in ways that result in dust, fumes or gases being given off to the work place atmosphere. Who the regulations apply to The need to install an LEV system will often be determined after an assessment of exposure to the contaminant concerned has been performed.

Such assessments will involve taking samples to indicate personal exposure. After these assessments, if the substance released into the work place atmosphere is deemed "at an unsafe level", controlled measures should be taken in accordance with COSHH General Code of Practice, para 31-44. LEV's and COSHH Regulations 1999 Regulation 7 requires that the exposure of employees to substances hazardous to health be either prevented or, where that is not reasonably practical, adequately controlled.

Regulation 8 states that there is a duty on the employee to use any LEV provided and to report any defects observed. Regulation 9 requires that any control measure taken to comply with Regulation 7 must be maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair and specifies that records shall be kept of the results of the tests, including details of any repairs carried out as a result of the examinations and tests. These records have to be kept for a minimum of 5 years.

Regulations

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