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This leaflet gives simple, practical advice on what you can do to eliminate or reduce the risks from work equipment. It summarises the main requirements of the Provision and Use of Work...
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This means you must: ensure the equipment is constructed or...
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- What Is Work Equipment?
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Work equipment is any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not). This includes equipment which employees provide for their own use at work. The scope of work equipment is therefore extremely wide. The use of work equipmentis also very widely interpreted and '...means any activity involving wo...
If your business or organisation uses work equipment or is involved in providing work equipment for others to use (eg for hire), you must manage the risks from that equipment. This means you must: 1. ensure the equipment is constructed or adapted to be suitable for the purpose it is used or provided for 2. take account of the working conditions and...
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 replaced the original PUWER regulations first introduced in 1992. The main change was in the coverage of mobile work equipment, woodworking equipment and power presses allowing the repeal of the 1965 Power Press Regulations and a number of other older regulations, including those on woodworki...
This Approved Code of Practice and guidance is aimed at employers, dutyholders and anyone who has responsibility for the safe use of work equipment, such as managers and supervisors. It sets...
Aug 21, 2024 · If your business owns, operates or controls work equipment, you must comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (frequently referred to as simply “PUWER”). PUWER is a legal obligation designed to ensure and maintain worker safety when using equipment in the workplace. In this guide, we’ll explore PUWER in more ...
If you are an employer or self-employed person and you provide equipment for use at work, or if you have control of the use of equipment, then the Regulations will apply to you. They do not apply to equipment used by the public, for example compressed air equipment used in a garage forecourt.
Providing and using work equipment safely. A brief guide. Introduction. This leaflet provides an outline of the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and describes what you, as an employer, may need to do to protect your employees in the workplace.
In general terms, the Regulations require that equipment provided for use at work is: suitable for the intended use; safe for use, maintained in a safe condition and, in certain circumstances, inspected to ensure this remains the case; used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training; and
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