Safe use of work equipment: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Source reference: L22
Category: Work Equipment Safety
Jurisdiction: UK

About this document

HSE’s Approved Code of Practice and guidance on the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) explains duties for providing and using work equipment safely. It covers suitability, maintenance, inspection, information and training, machinery safeguards, controls, and mobile work equipment.

Useful for

Who has duties under PUWER and where it applies
Selecting suitable work equipment
Maintenance and maintenance records
Inspection and competent inspectors
Specific risks and designated users
Information, instructions and training
Guarding dangerous parts of machinery
Protection against specified hazards
Starting, stopping and emergency stop controls
Isolation from sources of energy
Mobile work equipment and roll-over protection
Fork-lift trucks and drive shafts

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