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Machinery Safety Assessment (PUWER)

by Joe Wright, from the Community

This PUWER machinery safety assessment template helps teams evaluate the suitability and safety of work equipment in line with regulatory requirements. Sections cover equipment suitability, maintenance scheduling and records, specific risk controls, availability of safety information, CE conformity, guarding of dangerous parts, protection against specific hazards, burn and temperature risks, control design and priority of stop, emergency stop accessibility, fail-safe behavior, energy isolation, equipment stability, local lighting, safe maintenance practices, markings and warnings, mobile equipment protections, lifting equipment checks under LOLER, and final sign-off with review date. Use it to identify hazards, record evidence, and assign corrective actions.

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PUWER Assessment Template for Work Equipment Safety
This PUWER assessment template helps organizations evaluate the safety and compliance of work equipment under the UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. It guides assessors through suitability of use, maintenance and inspection routines, user competency and training, and verification of CE marking and documentation. Sections cover guarding of dangerous parts, controls for start/stop and emergency stop, protection against specific hazards such as ejection, fire, noise and vibration, and management of hot or cold surfaces. It prompts checks on control system reliability, isolation and lockout, stability and fixation, adequate lighting, safe maintenance practices, correct safety markings and clear warnings. Use it to standardize inspections, capture evidence, and record actions to reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements.
by Grant Burns, from the Community
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General PUWER Assessment Checklist
Use this General PUWER assessment checklist to evaluate the safety and compliance of work equipment under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. Inspect suitability and installation, planned maintenance and inspection schedules, guarding of dangerous parts, protection against specific hazards, and temperature risks. Review information and instruction, operator training, and documentation such as CE and EC declarations. Check start, stop and emergency controls, control system integrity, energy isolation, stability and lighting, and safe maintenance practices. Verify markings and warnings plus environmental controls, utilities connections and any registrations. Record findings, corrective actions and sign offs from responsible roles.
by Karl Oulton, 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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PUWER Risk Assessment: Reference 32 Issue 1
Use this PUWER risk assessment template to help ensure compliance with the UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. The checklist guides assessors through suitability, maintenance, inspection intervals, specific risks, training and instructions, control systems, isolation from energy sources, stability, lighting, maintenance operations, markings, warnings, and mobile equipment requirements. Ideal for manufacturing and industrial sites to document findings, identify hazards, verify CE marking, and confirm emergency stop and safe operating controls.
by Steven Everett, from the Community
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