Insurers will want to know that
equipment used in the work place
complies with Health and Safety
regulations before insuring your
premises.
Q. What does the term "use of work
equipment" actually include?
A. Work equipment is taken to include
all machinery, appliances, apparatus,
tools and/or any plant made from
assembled components, while "use" is
defined as any activity associated with
work equipment, eg starting, stopping,
programming, setting, transporting,
repairing, modifying, maintaining,
servicing and cleaning.
Q. What is the relationship between the
PUWER and Safety of Machinery
Regulations?
A. Both sets of Regulations must be
complied with, although machinery which
complies with the Supply of Machinery
(Safety) Regulations 1992 (as amended)
is recognised as complying with the
specific requirements of PUWER, ie the
provisions relating to dangerous parts,
controls, extreme temperatures,
isolation, stability, etc. The Supply of
Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 (as
amended) are not retrospective and
therefore only apply to machinery
supplied to the UK since the Regulations
were brought into force on 1 January
1993.
Q. What is the situation regarding
second-hand work equipment?
A. Second-hand equipment is deemed to be
new equipment and the purchasing
organisation must ensure it meets the
requirements of the PUWER Regulations.
The same applies to leased or hired
equipment.
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