Puwer & Loler (1998)

Duration

One Day

Who Should Attend?

Anyone with responsibility directly or indirectly for the work equipment and its use. For example, employers, employees, self employed and those who hire work equipment.

Course Aims and Objectives

The course outlines the necessary standards to comply with the legislation: The Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lift Operations and Lift Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).

It includes guidance on safety of machinery and related parts of control and guarding systems and is designed to answer any questions.

Content

• Health and Safety legislation.
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA)
  • Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations (MHSWR)
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
  • Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)
  • Introduction and main provisions of PUWER and LOLER
  • Guarding of Work Equipment
  • Inspection and maintenance of work equipment
  • Risk assessment procedures
  • Introduction and background to risk assessment
  • Risk assessments must be suitable and sufficient
  • Hazards in use of work equipment
  • General guidance when risk assessing work equipment
  • Reductions of risks during maintenance
  • Hierarchy of control measures
  • Monitoring and review of risk assessments
  • Summary and Discussion

Training Method

One day awareness course, classroom based.

Maximum Numbers

The maximum number of candidates for this course is 12

Venue

This course can be carried out at our training centre in Stockton or at a venue of your choice providing all necessary facilities and equipment are available.

Equipment required (when carrying out training on site)

• Classroom area which should have an electricity supply and enough tables and chairs to seat all candidates comfortably and allow our Instructor to set up his equipment.