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Power Press & Process Machinery Inspections
PUWER INSPECTION & ASSESSMENT
As an employer, you have an obligation under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) to ensure that work equipment is suitable for intended use.
This means making sure that it is safe, correctly installed, well maintained, only used by persons with adequate information, instruction and training, and accompanied by appropriate health and safety measures, such as protective devices and controls.
Bureau Veritas offers an experienced team of inspection engineers and H&S experts, working nationwide, to support you in achieving compliance.
SUPPORTING PUWER COMPLIANCE
PUWER places duties on people and companies who own, operate, or have control over work equipment, as well as employers whose employees use work equipment, whether owned by them or not.
It applies to machinery, appliances, apparatus, tools and installations for use at work, whether exclusively or not. This includes equipment which employees provide for their own use at work’.
Your responsibilities include:
- Identifying potential hazards through risk assessments
- Making sure equipment is properly maintained and inspected
- Providing training to employees
- Implementing controls to reduce risks
- Putting in place processes to ensure your employees can follow safe working practices and report any defects
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PUWER INSPECTION?
- Achieve and maintain compliance and reduce the risk of financial penalty
- Ensure safety across operations
- Improve availability of equipment and identify faults earlier
- Enable better planning of maintenance and repair programmes to spread costs
WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS FOR PUWER COMPLIANCE?
Bureau Veritas offers a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals, including industry-leading experts, working closely with clients to support their safety and compliance programme.
We’re proud to build a partnership approach, working with clients to help achieve and maintain compliance in the most efficient and effective way, working to minimise disruption and guide you through the process.
MAIA & Swift - An easy way to manage and control your global inspection process online
As part of our enhanced service – and free for mechanical inspection clients – we offer access to live, accurate and reliable data for all inspection reports using SWIFT, our online reporting system.
Developed in-house by our own team of experts, SWIFT is a web-based portal which gives our safe, secure, 24/7 access to your inspection records, visit reports and equipment lists.
Chief Mechanical Engineer
Bureau Veritas
It’s fantastic to work for a company that is so well respected all across the world. At Bureau Veritas we invest in our people to make sure they can do the best possible job for their clients. It’s easy to see the difference that makes.
FAQS
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WHAT IS A PUWER ASSESSMENT?
A PUWER assessment identifies that the work equipment provided is suitable for its intended tasks and can be safely used without putting any persons at risk. It must be carried out by a competent person, and some equipment may also have additional requirements, for example lifting equipment under LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998).
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WHAT IS A PUWER INSPECTION?
Regulation 6 of PUWER specifies the requirement to complete suitable inspection and maintenance on all work equipment, where deterioration will significantly increase the risk to users. A PUWER inspection can be either visual or a full system check with an element of testing and must be carried out by a competent person.
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WHAT EQUIPMENT IS COVERED BY PUWER?
PUWER applies to machinery, storage racking, roller shutter doors, appliances, apparatus, tools, installations and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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WHAT RANGE OF EQUIPMENT DO WE EXAMINE?
We examine a range of work equipment, examples are (but not limited to) as follows:
- Baling Machines
- Bearing Presses
- Bending & Folding Machines
- CNC Machines
- Compacting Machines
- Engineering Workshop Machinery - (Bench Grinders, Lathes, Pillar Drills, Horizontal & Vertical Band saws)
- Hydraulic Presses and Press Brakes with Photoelectric Guards
- Metal Cutting Guillotines
- Paper Cutting Guillotines
- Power Press and Process Machinery
- Woodworking Machinery - (Circular Saws, Fret Saws, Planning Machines, Morticing Machines)
If your work equipment is not listed above, don't be concerned, our team has extensive experience with a vast range of work equipment and are on hand to advise. Please submit an enquiry and get in touch with the team today.
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HOW OFTEN SHOULD WORK EQUIPMENT BE INSPECTED UNDER PUWER?
The frequency of PUWER inspections depends on the type of equipment and the frequency identified in the PUWER Assessment / Risk Assessment. Our team can support with required frequencies.
