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PUWER Checklist for Work Equipment Safety

by Seb Lik, from the Community

Use this PUWER checklist to assess hazards and risks associated with work equipment on construction sites. It guides inspectors through verifying worker competence and fitness, recording plant and equipment details, checking fitness for purpose, quarantining unsafe items, and ensuring regular maintenance and inspections. The template also captures inspector names, signatures, dates, and approvals to document compliance. Created as a starting point for SafetyCulture users, it supports safer operations by reducing the likelihood of harm from tools, machinery, and other work equipment. Seek professional advice to confirm suitability for your site and jurisdiction.

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PUWER Compliance Checklist
This PUWER compliance checklist helps assess the safety and suitability of work equipment across your site. Covering regulations 4 to 35, it guides checks on guarding, maintenance, inspections, emergency stops, isolation, control systems, and training. Record findings, attach evidence, and track corrective actions with due dates and sign off. Use it to support risk assessments, statutory examinations, and audit readiness for machinery in manufacturing and industrial environments.
by Richard Smith, from the Community
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PUWER Compliance Inspection Checklist
This PUWER compliance inspection checklist helps teams verify the safe use of work equipment under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. It guides users to record monthly equipment checks, confirm quarantine procedures are in place, and capture who conducted inspections and when. The template includes fields to log identification numbers and expiry dates, assess the condition of tools and equipment such as CAT and Genny, fire extinguishers, gas detection devices, generators, compressors, drills, road saws, continuity bonds, and first aid items. It also covers accessories, leads, and attachments, ensuring that critical safety gear is present, in good order, and within date. A sign off section captures the inspector name, date, and any items requiring attention or quarantine, supporting traceability and compliance.
by Alan Milford, from the Community
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PUWER Inspection Checklist
This PUWER inspection checklist helps assess compliance of work equipment and machinery with the UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. It covers suitability, maintenance, inspection by competent persons, specific risks, operator information, training, and conformity with CE/UKCA requirements. The checklist guides reviews of guarding and dangerous parts, protection against specified hazards, start/stop and emergency stop controls, control systems, isolation, stability, lighting, and maintenance operations. It also includes a structured risk assessment and reduction strategy with fields to record hazards, consequences, likelihood, and resulting risk levels, plus action tracking to assign tasks and due dates.
by Steve Blackshaw, from the Community
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Sheffield Quick PUWER Assessment
This simple PUWER checklist helps assess work equipment in line with the UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. Review controls, guarding, interlocks, emergency stops, visibility through guards, two-hand controls, use of jigs and push sticks, PPE, panel lights, and LOTO signage. Capture hazards, required actions, and sign-offs to improve machinery safety across workshops, factories, and job sites. Templates are examples only; seek professional advice for your workplace and jurisdiction.
by Nigel Boothby, from the Community
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PUWER Checklist for Work Equipment Safety

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