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Health, Safety and Fire
PUWER Assessment
PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (1999 in Northern Ireland). The PUWER regulations deal with the work equipment and machinery used every day in workplaces. It aims to keep people safe wherever equipment and machinery is used at work. PUWER replaces the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992, carrying forward the existing requirements with several changes and additions.
PUWER regulations aim to make working life safer for everyone who uses and encounters machinery and equipment including employers, employees, contractors, suppliers, and anyone else who might use or have access to machinery in the workplace. The PUWER regulations aim to ensure that all equipment is:
Experienced EEUK health and safety consultants can carry out a PUWER assessment to make sure your machinery and equipment is safe to use. Our main priority is to make sure your staff are protected when using machinery and have the right training to use it.
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