The Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) and Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) requires users of work equipment to carry out risk assessments and provide work equipment that is suitable for its intended task and which can be used without putting persons at risk.

The regulations cover machinery, appliances and tools – effectively it is anything used within the workplace.

PUWER introduced requirements to ensure that for reasons of Health & Safety, inspections are carried out after installation and before being put into service for the first time; or after assembly at a new site or in a new location to ensure that it has been installed correctly and is safe to operate; after work equipment has been exposed to any conditions causing deterioration which is liable to cause a dangerous situation; at suitable intervals and each time that exceptional circumstances have occurred liable to jeopardise the safety of work equipment.

The results of these inspections have to be fully documented and kept until the third subsequent inspection is recorded. In other words, you must have three inspection reports on the condition of the equipment at all times. One inspection at the time of installation, one inspection prior to putting into service, and one inspection at a suitable interval thereafter (determined by risk assessment), or whenever conditions change.

Working closely with you and your employees, we have the experience and the required levels of competency to ensure compliance with both PUWER and LOLER.

This can benefit your employees in two ways:

• Provision of training workshops at your premises on the provision of PUWER and LOLER.
• Carry out the required level of inspection and present you with a comprehensive
report fully supported by all documentation required the regulations. These include:

• Risk Assessment.
• Hazard Identification.
• Risk Evaluation.
• Recommended control measures.
• Full documentation.