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LEGISLATION UPDATE PUWER REGULATIONS:

 

PUWER 98 - INSPECTION BY COMPETENT INSPECTION BODY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

These are examples of some of the items that are encompassed within PUWER 98 that we highly recommend are inspected by a competent Inspection body.

 

This list has been reproduced courtesy of SAFed's - Richard Morgan

MAIN ITEM CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE
General

Doors - sliding

Automatic Revolving Doors

Ball Mill

Body Straightening Machine

Capstan

Conveyors - Including Passenger Carrying

Electrical Isolation Equipment

Escalators

Fire Doors and Fire Curtains

Guards and Safety Devices

Haulage Systems

Ladders / Steps / Stairs

Linkspans

Winches (see also under LOLER)

Bridges and walkways, gangways

Masts

Radio and TV

Security of Transmission Equipment

Material Discharge / Loading Systems

Perimeter Guarding

Polishing Machine

Printing Machinery

Racking, Warehouses Stillages

Ramps

Rolling Road Brake Tester

Safety Harness etc (If not adopted under LOLER)

Slicing Machines

Sports Stadiums and Gymnastic Equipment

Tow Truck

   
MAIN ITEM CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE
Agriculture

Weighbridge

Towed Mobile Equipment

Non-Lifting Equipment and Attachments PTO

Guarding Tractors

Agricultural Machinery

   
Construction

Bridge Maintenance Access Equipment

Dumper Trucks

Pipe Laying Machines

Pneumatic Drill

Rolling Machine

Scraper

   
Entertainment / Leisure Industry

Lighting Rigs

Stage Equipment

   
Extractive Industry

Bulldozers

Excavators

   
Food Processing Industry

Coffee Mill

Dough Mixer

Food Processing Equipment

Rotary Bakers Oven

Saws

   
Manufacturing / Workshop Industry

Bending / Folding Machine

Blow Moulding Machine

Die Casting Machine

Dock Leveller

Drilling Machines

Drop Hammer

Extruding Machine

Flying Shear Press

Grinding Machines

Guillotine

Lathe

Looms

Mixing Machinery (industrial substances)

Process Line Machines (used in the mfg. and prod. of items / substances)

Robotic Systems

Saws

Spot Welding Machine c.w. Hydraulic Clamping

Steel Coil Slitting Lines

Tyre Moulding Machine

Vacuum Moulding Machine

   
Press Type Machines not covered by Section IV of PUWER 98

Friction Screw Press

Horizontal Extrusion Press

Pneumatic Presses

Injection Moulding Machines

Isostatic Press

Machines listed in Schedule 2 of PUWER

Manual Press Power Press used for 'non-metals'

Spotting Press

   
Waste and Scrap Industry

Paper Shredding Machine

Shearing Machine

Waste Compactors

Waste Disposal Units

   
Woodworking Industry

Saws for Wood

Woodworking Machinery

   

PUWER 98 - INSPECTION BY OWNER OR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED

These are a selection of some common items that we believe can be safely and most economically inspected by suitably qualified persons employed by yourselves or the equipment manufacturer as part of ongoing maintenance.

MAIN ITEM

General Work Environment

CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE

Manufal Office Equipment

Electrical Office Equipment

Trolleys

Refrigeration Equipment

Adjustable Chairs / Tables

Air Conditioning Units

Guillotine, Scissors, Knives, Stapling Machines, Binding Machines, Photo-Copiers, Personal Computers, Fax Machines, Printers, Plastic Film Sealers.

Post Room Trolley, Sack Barrow

Cold stores, Chillers, Freezers

Pneumatic / Hydraulic Adjustable Chairs, Drawing Easels

A/C Systems, individual A/C units, fans

   
Agriculture  

Hand Tools

Pumps

Pitchforks, Sledge Hammers

Powered by Electric or Internet Combustion

Spraying Equipment

Milking Units

   
Construction Industry  

Hand Tools

Instruments

Portable equipment

Chisels, Knives

Laser Theodolite / Levels Trench Support

Generators, Tramping Equipment, Welder Cement Mixers

   
Entertainment / Leisure Industry  

Stage Props

Sound Systems

Special Effects

Support Stands, Stairs, Platforms

Microphones, Speakers and their suports

May require more frequent inspection if potentially hazardous to performers and public

   
Manufacturing / Workshop Industry  

Hand Tools

Portable Equipment

Screwdrivers, Files, Punches, Drill Bits, Hand Drills

Drills, Grinders, (NOTE: includes compressed air tools in addition to electrical. These items may already require inspection under the Electricity at Work Regulation Guidance.

   
Woodworking Industry  

Hand Tools

Portable Equipment

Chisels, Hammers, Drill Bits, Planes

Morticers, Glue Guns, Staplers, Nailguns

 

 

 


 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS LTD

Lea Lodge, Monwode Lea, Ansley, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0QU, United Kingdom

 

Tel: +44 (0)1675 481779

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