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PUWER Machinery Safety Risk Assessment

by Ross Troughton, from the Community

This PUWER machinery safety risk assessment template helps teams evaluate work equipment across mechanical and non-mechanical hazards, intended use and location, and user competency. Record controls such as interlocks, guarding, emergency stops, isolation, and permits to work. Capture PPE requirements, training and supervision, pre-use checks, and maintenance regimes. Assess likelihood and severity to rate risk, note additional assessments such as COSHH, noise, vibration, and manual handling, consider environmental impacts, and document sign-off and review dates.

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Use this PUWER equipment risk assessment checklist to evaluate machinery safety and compliance. Cover operator competency and training, suitable location and access, electrical safety including isolators, controls, PAT testing, and emergency stops. Verify guarding and interlocks, control entrapment and ejected parts, ensure adequate lighting, and protect against hot surfaces. Review chemical management with SDS and COSHH risk assessments, and fire precautions. Note use of blades or sharps. Confirm equipment operates within design limits, review modification records, and plan safe maintenance with LOTO or safe systems of work. Check CE marking and manufacturer documentation. Complete sign-off to approve the machine for safe operation.
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Manufacturing Risk Assessment Template

This risk assessment template is built for manufacturing operations to help teams identify hazards, evaluate likelihood and severity, and define control measures. It covers machinery and equipment risks, hot surfaces and ejected parts, pinch points, lifting and access equipment, emissions, marking, PPE, noise and vibration, manual handling, working at height, electrical and chemical hazards, and environmental issues. Document actions, responsibilities, residual risk ratings, and trigger additional assessments such as COSHH, PUWER, DSEAR, VDU, and LOLER.

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Equipment Risk Assessment Checklist (PUWER)

Use this PUWER equipment risk assessment checklist to evaluate machinery safety and compliance. Cover operator competency and training, suitable location and access, electrical safety including isolators, controls, PAT testing, and emergency stops. Verify guarding and interlocks, control entrapment and ejected parts, ensure adequate lighting, and protect against hot surfaces. Review chemical management with SDS and COSHH risk assessments, and fire precautions. Note use of blades or sharps. Confirm equipment operates within design limits, review modification records, and plan safe maintenance with LOTO or safe systems of work. Check CE marking and manufacturer documentation. Complete sign-off to approve the machine for safe operation.

by Pete Keane, from the Community

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Plant Risk Assessment Template

Use this comprehensive plant risk assessment template to identify hazards, evaluate likelihood and consequences, and plan control measures across manufacturing operations. Sections cover team competency, work area and process details, equipment and mechanical hazards, people related risks, fire and explosion, transport interactions, infrastructure conditions, manual handling and confined spaces, working at height, electrical and chemical hazards, and environmental considerations. The checklist guides residual risk scoring, documentation of existing controls, assignment of actions and responsibility, and prompts for additional assessments such as PPE, manual handling, noise, fire risk, pedestrian and vehicle interaction, and lifting equipment. Capture photos, evidence, and sign off to maintain compliance and continuous improvement.

by Rachel Newman, from the Community

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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.

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PUWER Machinery Safety Risk Assessment

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