Product safety, CE Marking & PUWER specialists

CE Markit for PUWER

cemarkit are PUWER Compliance consultants and can conduct your assessments – or pre-purchase safety audits on your behalf.

Employers / suppliers of equipment for use at work must ensure that it meets The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations – ie. it must be suitable for its purpose and maintained in a safe condition.

cemarkit can undertake the work to check that the work equipment / machinery meets the minimum requirements of PUWERWork equipment is any machinery, appliance or apparatus, tool or installation for use at work.

Broadly speaking, PUWER requires work equipment to be:

  • Suitable for the intended use.
  • Safe for use, maintained in a safe condition and inspected to ensure it is correctly installed and does not subsequently deteriorate.
  • Used only by people who have received adequate information, instruction and training.
  • Accompanied by suitable health and safety measures, such as protective devices and controls. These will normally.

cemarkit can undertake the work to check that the work equipment / machinery meets the minimum requirements of PUWER.

  • Review your health & safety experience with the equipment (if already in use).
  • Review the equipment manufacturer’s instructions and your standard operating procedures.
  • Assess your equipment against the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations.
  • Consider any other risks associated with the use of the equipment.
  • Produce a PUWER compliance report, along with risk assessment and prioritised action list.
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