1. Catherine Toozer HM Inspector of Health and Safety HSE, Carmarthen
WORK EQUIPMENT PEMBROKESHIRE ESTATES ENGAGEMENT PROJECT 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
Catherine Toozer HM Inspector of Health and Safety HSE, Carmarthen

2. WORK EQUIPMENT
What is meant by “work equipment and use of work equipment”
Law including Supplying and Buying– CE marking
Machinery safety
Further guidance

3. WORK EQUIPMENT
What is meant by Work Equipment? Briefly Work equipment is any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work . This includes equipment which employees provide for their own use at work.

4. What is meant by use of “work equipment”
The scope of work equipment is therefore extremely wide.
The use of work equipment is also very widely interpreted and '...means any activity involving work equipment and includes starting, stopping, programming, setting, transporting, repairing, modifying, maintaining, servicing and cleaning'.

5. WORK EQUIPMENT – LAW The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- safe plant, i.e., machinery, equipment, appliance
- information
- instruction
- training
- supervision

6. WORK EQUIPMENT – LAW Supply
Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
Implement EU Machinery Directive:
All machines SUPPLIED must:
- meet Essential Health and Safety Requirements
- have a Declaration of Conformity and be CE marked
- have a Technical File
OVERALL THE MACHINE IS SAFE TO USE

7. WORK EQUIPMENT – LAW Buying new equipment.
Most new work equipment should comply with common minimum European safety requirements but….
…before putting it into use, you should still assess the risks.
Do not rely on CE Marking – this is not a guarantee of safety.
Second hand machinery also has to be safe for use, suitable for the work and maintained .

8. WORK EQUIPMENT – LAW Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Places duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over work equipment. PUWER requires that equipment provided for use at work is: suitable for the intended use, safe for use, maintained in a safe condition, inspected to ensure it is stays safe to use, used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training.

9. Safe to Use?

10. Would daily checks have helped?

11. WORK EQUIPMENT –Machinery Safety (or if it moves guard it!)

12. WORK EQUIPMENT - a duty to maintain.

13. WORK EQUIPMENT – But we’ve always done it this way…

14. WORK EQUIPMENT – Not forgetting other Regulations.

15. WORK EQUIPMENT – Other Regulations (LOLER 1998).
Hoist
Fork truck
Mobile four post lift

16. WORK EQUIPMENT Further Guidance
1. Health and Safety in Engineering Workshops (HSG 129) 2. Safe use of work equipment Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations Approved Code of Practice and guidance