PUWER Awareness

Course Content

• PUWER – The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Other relevant Regulations & Legislation (including: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 & The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999)
• The scope of PUWER

• What is PUWER?
• What does PUWER require?
• Who is affected by PUWER?
• How do the regulations relate to other health and safety legislation?
• Who is affected by PUWER?
• Employers and employee responsibilities
• Definition of “work equipment”
• What work equipment is covered by the regulations?
• Definition of “use”
• Suitability, selection and conformity of work equipment
• Risk Assessment
• Safe systems of work
• Inspections and examinations of work equipment
• Safe maintenance of work equipment
• Isolation

The course is comprised of classroom-based theory training / exercises.

Course Objectives -

On successful completion of this course, candidates will be able to interpret and understand the requirements of the PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998), including safe practices to be observed when using work equipment.