PUWER Equipment Regulations

The Regulations require risks to people s health and safety from equipment they use at work to be prevented or controlled. Although power presses are included as woric equipment, part IV of PUWER contains specific requirements for power presses and is dealt with in Chapter 16. In addition to the requirements of PUWER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. 

Guards are physical barriers which prevent access to the danger zone. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to take effective measures to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. These regulations also apply to contact with a rotating bar which projects beyond the headstock of a lathe. 

The primary objective of the Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 PUWER is to ensure that no work equipment, including power presses, gives rise to risks to health and safety regardless of the work equipments, age, condition and origin. 

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (1998) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98)... 

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 (SMSR) - which relates to the safety standards of new plant and machinery which has been purchased since 1 January 1993. One of its aims is to promote the freer movement of goods between Member States using safety standards as the criteria. 9 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) -which is concerned with the use of plant and equipment that had been purchased for use at work before 1 January 1993, i.e. existing plant at that date. 

The current legislation that lays down requirements for the use of any equipment at work is the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). These Regulations take over the greater part of the requirements contained in the now largely defunct Factories Act 1961 (FA) but extend to include every item of plant, equipment or tool used at work. However, the... 

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require, amongst other things, that all machinery is suitable for its intended use and is properly maintained, and that employees, including those using, mounting and managing the operation of abrasive wheels, are fully informed and properly trained in their use. 

This chapter covers the scope and main requirements for work equipment as covered by Parts II and III of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). The requirements for the supply of new machinery are aiso inciuded. Summaries of PUWER and The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations are given in Chapter 20. The safe use of hand tools, handheld power tools and the proper safe-guarding of a small range of machinery used in construction work are included. 

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) British Standard - Specification for flat woven webbing slings BS - Guide to selection and use of lifting slings for multipurposes... 

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) are made under the HSW Act and their primary aim is to ensure that work equipment is used without risks to health and safety, regardless of its age, condition or origin. The requirements of PUWER that are relevant to woodworking machinery are set out in the Safe use of woodworking machinery Approved Code of Practice. PUWER has specific requirements for risk assessment which are covered under the Health and Safety Management Regulations. 

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98) revokes the Power Press Regulations but contains specific requirements for power presses in part IV of the Regulations. PUWER 98 is supported by the HSC Code of Practice and Guidance Safe use of power presses. ... 

The term work equipment covers a vast range of tools, vehicles and machinery. Those articles used at work that present a low risk are always covered by the general duties in section 6 of the HSWA however, for work equipment and machinery there are additional requirements imposed by the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). 

PPEWR Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangers Occurrences Regulations 1985... 

HSWA) in terms of, for instance, basic requirements relating to machinery safety, electrical safety and construction safety. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (WHSWR) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 (PUWER) continue this philosophy. Safe place strategies may be classified as follows ... 

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