| Title |
PUWER 98 |
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| SubTitle |
How the Regulations apply to agriculture and forestry. |
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| Free Download |
free pdf copy available  Click Here to view document. |
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| Author |
HSE |
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| Series Code |
AIS |
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| Series Number |
27 |
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| Publisher |
HSE Books |
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| Date of Publication |
1998 |
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| Length |
3 pages |
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| Stock Code |
AIS27 |
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| Price Exc. VAT |
Free |
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| VAT Rate |
0% |
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| Product Type |
Hard Copy |
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| Format |
Paper |
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| Notes |
leaflet. Agricultural information sheet 27 |
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| Abstract |
Provides guidance to employers, the self-employed and contractors in agriculture and forestry on the new requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98). It relates in particular to: regulation 6, a new regulation, which deals with the inspection of work equipment. It comes into force for both the new and existing work equipment on 5 December 1998; regulation 9 which has new guidance for the training of drivers of self-propelled machinery to be trained and for those who use chainsaws on or in trees, who should now hold a certificate; regulations 25 to 30 also new, which deal with aspects of mobile work equipment. New mobile work equipment taken in use from 5 December 1998 will need to comply immediately; existing mobile work equipment has until 5 December 2002 to comply. Contents: Regulations 6: Inspection of work equipment; Regulation 9: Training; Regulation 25: People carried on mobile work equipment; Regulation 26: Rolling over of mobile work equipment; Regulation 27: Overturning of fork-lift trucks; Regulation 28: Self-propelled work equipment; Regulation 29: Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment; Regulation 30: Drive shafts. |
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| Keywords |
Guidance; Agriculture; Driver training; Chainsaws; Passengers; Trailers; Rollover protective structures; ROPS |
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