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CoffeeSafe is the recognised industry body for helping Users and Owners of coffee machines comply with the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR). As an independent health and safety organisation our primary aim is to continually Improve Safety, Raise Standards and Promote Awareness within the coffee industry.
We work in close partnership with over 150 industry manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to maintain the safety of traditional espresso, bean to cup and self-serve vending machines.
We enjoy a good relationship with the Local Councils providing safety awareness, discussion and certificated training sessions free of charge to ensure they have accurate information to help assist them in their enforcement of coffee machine safety and compliance.
Did you know? Every coffee machine incorporating a steam pressure system situated in any workplace is in scope of PSSR!
It is a Legal Requirement that coffee machines comply with PSSR. Users and Owners of coffee machines have a legal duty to ensure their coffee machines are operated safely, suitably maintained and examined at set frequencies in accordance with a Written Scheme of Examination (WSE) which begins prior to first use.
We are always happy to share our experience and knowledge for applying PSSR to the coffee industry, and although the Regulations can appear complex at times, a start point is to merely just ask, we are here to answer your questions, contact us today on 01274 979927.
Coffee Machine Explosion
In 2010, a steam coffee machine exploded injuring 16 people, five of whom were hospitalised. The incident sent a shockwave through the coffee industry. The coffee machine weighed 73kg. It was fixed to the counter and plumbed into solid piping and to electrical points.
When it exploded it exerted enough force to uproot itself off the counter, rip out the pipework, rise to the ceiling of the café and travel seven meters across the cafe floor. Eyewitnesses believed a bomb had been detonated from the sound and carnage it created. This accident highlighted the need for coffee machines to be examined.
This Coffee machine was New and did not have a Written Schemes of Examination in place.
Our primary aim is to ensure this does not happen again.
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