Safe Use of Work Equipment (PUWER – UK)
Train your employees on PUWER, their business responsibilities in managing risks from equipment, and how to keep employees safe.
- Risk Management
- Safety
- Compliance Awareness
Course overview
The possibility of one of your employees getting injured at work isn’t a pleasant thing to think about. But sadly, it’s quite a regular occurrence. Did you know that, every year in the UK, around 500,000 employees suffer a non-fatal injury at work, and there are around 140 deaths? And many of those involve work equipment.
The Health & Safety Executive has a range of regulations to help reduce preventable injuries and work-related illnesses happening to employees at their workplace. And your managers need to make sure that their workplace complies with them. One is the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, or PUWER. It covers the safe use of various workplace equipment.
What’s covered
- Explanation of PUWER and what it applies to
- The responsibilities of your business in managing risks from equipment
- Actions to keep employees safe when using equipment
Why your teams need this course
Employees in charge of people who use work equipment are responsible for ensuring it’s being maintained and used safely. This course explains to them how to do that. It explores the PUWER regulations and what they apply to, as well as their risk-management responsibilities. And it’s got some useful advice on how to keep the employees they look after safe.
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