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PUWER 1998. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Title PUWER 1998. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
SubTitle Open learning guidance.
Author HSE
Publisher HSE Books
Date of Publication 1999
Length 110 pages
ISBN 0717624595
Price Exc. VAT £16.50
VAT Rate 0%
Product Type Hard Copy
Format Paper
Notes Make sure you have a copy of L22 (L 22) entitled, 'Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice.' ISBN 0717616266 when working through this guidance.
Abstract This guidance explains the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) to help you learn about and understand them. The Regulations deal with the work equipment and machinery used everyday in workplaces: factories, offices, shops, hospitals, construction sites, farms - wherever equipment and machinery is used at work. This guidance aims to clarify when terms are used precisely and when you need to interpret and apply the requirements of a regulation to your situation. It is intended to be used by local authority health and safety inspectors, health and safety enforcement officers, health and safety professionals providing health and safety services within medium to large companies, for example health and safety officers and health and safety training personnel, HSE inspectors and legal professionals. But anyone who wishes to know the requirements of PUWER 1998 should find this guidance useful. Contents: Introduction; The Regulations; Setting the scene: citation and commencement; Interpretation; Application; Suitability of work equipment; Maintenance; Inspection; Specific risks; Information and instructions; Training; Conformity with community requirements; Dangerous parts of machinery; Protection against specific hazards; High or very low temperatures; Controls for starting or making a significant change in operating conditions; Stop controls; Controls; Control systems; Isolation from sources of energy; Stability; Lighting; Maintenance operations; Markings; Warnings; Employees carried on mobile work equipment; Rolling over mobile work equipment; Self-propelled work equipment; Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment; Drive shafts; Feedback and answers; Further information.
Keywords General guidance; Starting; Stopping; Programming; Setting; Transporting; Repairing; Modifying; Maintaining; servicing; Cleaning


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