PUWER Assessment (The Provision And Use of Work Equipment Regulations)

Description of Equipment

• Serial No

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• Date of Assessment

  Date

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• Prepared by

Reg 4 - Suitability of Work Equipment

• 4.1. Is the equipment suitable by design, construction or adaptation for the work it is provided to do?

  YES

  NO

• 4.2 Is the equipment suitable for the conditions in which it is to be used?<br><br>(eg Electric drill to be used outside in damp conditions)

  YES

  NO

• 4.3 Is the equipment used in such a manner where it does not cause risks in situations whereby it would otherwise be safe?<br><br>(eg petrol generator discharging into enclosed space)

  YES

  NO

• What other control measures are in place?

  Adequate Controls

  Not adequate Controls

• 4.4 Is the equipment suitable for the purpose or conditions of use (eg use of knives where scissors would suffice)?

  YES

  NO

Reg 5 Maintenance

• 5.1 Is the equipment maintained?

  YES

  NO

• State the frequency of maintenance?

  How often eg Weekly, Monthly, Annually etc

• 5.2 Is the equipment subject to statutory inspection?

  Yes

  No

• If so state which regs apply eg COSHH, LOLER etc

  Which regs apply?

• 5.3 Is the maintenance work routine, based on manufacturers recommendation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the maintenance work planned and preventative?<br><br>(Required where parts of the equipment could fail in a dangerous way)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all maintenance staff received adequate information, instruction, training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a record of maintenance kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 6 - Inspection

• 6.1. Is the equipment inspected after installation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.2. Is equipment inspected after it is assembled at a new site or location?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.3. Is work equipment inspected at suitable intervals when it is, exposed to conditions causing deterioration, which is liable to result in dangerous situations (eg high vibrations)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.4. Is the equipment inspected for safety, each time an exceptional circumstance arises eg major fault?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.5. Are results of inspections recorded and kept until the next inspection occurs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.6. If equipment leaves

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 7 Specific Risks and Restrictions on Use

• Is the use of this equipment restricted to specific persons (eg abrasive wheels, circular saws, fork lift trucks etc)

  Yes

  No

• Is there a valid and signed authorisation letter/sheet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7.2. Is the repair, maintenance, modifications, servicing restricted to specific persons?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have those persons who use, repair, maintain, modify or service the equipment been adequately trained?

  Yes

  No

• State training received?

  Training

Reg 8/9 Information, Instruction, Training

• 9.1. Have all users of work equipment received adequate information, instruction and training including:<br>Method<br>Risks<br>Precautions<br>(Special emphasis should be given to young persons under 18 years of age)

  Yes

  No

• 9.2. Have all supervisors/managers of work equipment received adequate information, instruction and training including:<br>Methods<br>Risks<br>Precautions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 10 Conformity with EC Requirements

• Is this New Equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10.1. Does the equipment comply with Community Directives (eg does it display a CE Mark)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10.2. If so, and where an essential requirement has applied to the design and construction of an item, the requirements of regulations 11-19 and 22-29 apply.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 11 Dangerous Parts of Machinery

• 11.1. Have measures been taken to prevent access to dangerous parts of the machine or rotating stock bar or to stop movement of any dangerous part or rotating stock bar before any part of a person enters a danger zone?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11.2. In particular:<br>So far as it is practicable have fixed guards been provided, if not then...........<br>So far as is practicable have other guards or protection devices been provided, if not then...........<br>So far as is practicable have jigs, holders, push sticks, or similar protection appliances been provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11.3. Has adequate information, instruction, training and supervision been given?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11.4. So far as is practicable are guards and protection devices suitable and sufficient for the purpose for which they are provided (eg good construction, sound material, adequate strength maintained and in good repair?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 12 Protection Against Specific Hazards

• The hazards to be considered are:
  1. An article or substance being ejected from the equipment.
  2. Rupture or disintegration of parts.
  3. Fire or overheating.
  4. Unintended discharge of article or gas, dust, liquid, vapour or other substance.
  5. Unintended explosion of equipment or article or substance used or stored in the equipment.
  

• 12.1. So far as is reasonable, have the risks associated with the following hazards been adequately controlled, by means other than PPE or information, instruction, training or supervision?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 13. High or Very Low Temperature

• 13.1. Where appropriate, are all parts of work equipment, articles or substances in the equipment protected to prevent burns by contact?<br><br>(engineering measures should always be applied although circumstances may arise where the only form of protection may be PPE etc).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 14. Starting Controls

• This section is qualified by the term 'where appropriate' which relates to the features, functioning and the risk associated with use. Start, stop and emergency cotrol systems are not generally appropriate for work equipment with no moving parts, or where the risk of injury is negligible, eg battery powered clocks (ref should be made to the guidance note). It may well be some of the following questions are not applcable.

• 14.1. Is the equipment fitted with start, stop or operating controls which require a deliberate action to operate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14.2. Can starting take place by use of a protective device eg interlock<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 14.3. Are the controls protected against inadvertent operation (eg starter shrouded)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 15. Stop Controls

• 15.1. Does the stop control mechanism bring the work equipment to a safe condition in a safe manner (under 10 seconds with woodworking machinery)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 15.2. Are all sources of energy switched off after stopping the equipment? (Compressed air/hydraulic pressure)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 15.3. Does the stop control equipment operate in priority to controls which start or change operating conditions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 16 Emergency Stop Controls

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• 16.1. Is the equipment fitted with an emergency stop control which operates in priority to any other control mechanism?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 17 Controls

• 17.1. Are all controls clearly visible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17.2. Are they identifiable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17.3. Are they appropriately marked?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17.4.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 17.4. Are control mechanisms in a safe position and operators free from danger?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If no, are systems in place to ensure Health & Safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• if no, are there audible, visible or warning devices which are activated before the equipment starts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 18. Control Systems

• 18.1. Do control systems allow for failures, faults and constraints to be expected in the planned circumstances of use with no increased risk to health & safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 18.2. Does a failure of any part on the control system or it's power supply lead to a 'fail-safe' condition, which will not impede the operation of the 'stop' controls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 19. Isolation

• 19.1. Are there means to isolate the equipment from all sources of energy, eg multiple lockable gasps, removal of plug, close and lock off valves, drain/vent outlets etc

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19.2. Are the means of isolation clearly identifiable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19.3. Are they accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 19.4. Are there appropriate measures to ensure that reconnection does not expose any person to a risk of injury eg reconnection initiating movement, adequate guards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 20. Stability

• 20.1. Is the equipment stabilised by clamping or otherwise where necessary to prevent risk of injury (eg machines bolted to floor, scaffolds tied to building, outriggers on mobile cranes)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 21. Lighting

• Reference should be made to HS(G) 38

• 21.1. Are the places where this work equipment is to be used suitably and sufficiently lit eg local lighting may be required on certain machines, eg lathes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 22. Maintenance Operations

• 22.1. Is maintenance carried out with the machine stooped and isolated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 22.2. If no and it is not reasonably practicable to do so, are maintenance operations carried out without exposing persons to risks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 22.3. If no, are there measures in place to reduce the risk of injury, eg temporary guards, limited movement controls, PPE etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 23. Markings

• 23.1. Is the equipment appropriately marked for health and safety purposes eg emergency stop controls, safe working load, colour code of gas cylinders?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 23.2. Do all markings comply with Bs5378 or Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1998?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reg 24. Warnings

• 24.1. Are all warnings and warning devices unambiguous, easily understood, easily perceived (eg signs complying with Safety Signs Regulations, audible visible warning devices on fork lift trucks, etc)?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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