Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Work Equipment Regulations",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Engineering associations unite on seminars from
Manufacturing Technologies Association, which we summarised at the time by saying "Jointly organised UK seminars will cover such topics as Risk Assessment, EMC, the WEEE and RoHS Directives as well as covering Function Safety of Control Systems and
the New Machinery Directive".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Machinery safety courses made for supervisors from
Pilz Automation Technology: "Machinery safety courses include a one-day course for supervisors and a two-day course for managers and cover the application of EU Regulations and standards".
In November 2006, we covered the news from Pilz Automation Technology
- take a look at National safety conference scheduled for 2007
which says: "A UK National Safety Conference will cover: influencing health and safety culture change; the basic principles of safety awareness for employees and standards and regulations".
Take a look also at the news release from Pilz Automation Technology, Particleboard maker updates on machinery safety,
as well as Siemens spends on grinding wheels and dressers from Tyrolit,
and Fork lift truck attachments remove handling risks from B and B Attachments.
See also:
Load handling causes a third of accidents
(May 2006)
According to HSE statistics, more than a third of all industrial accidents each year are caused by handling loads
Machinery causes injuries and lost working days
(January 2006)
In 2004/05, 7 million working days were lost due to injury within the workplace
Guidance revised on use of moving machinery
(January 2006)
In 2004/05, 7 million working days were lost in the UK owing to injury within the workplace, many of these were machine related and could have been avoided
Lubricant training programme organised
(December 2005)
A lubricants and technical support provider to the pharmaceutical industry, has recently helped a plant engineering team to devise a comprehensive lubricant training programme for a hundred engineers
Plant assessments check machine safety
(October 2005)
Manufacturing companies are finding plant assessments to be the ideal way to rapidly and cost-effectively obtain a dependable 'snapshot' view of the safety of individual machines
Safety consultancy services launched
(September 2005)
Elite Control Systems Limited, one of the UK's leading system integrators, is launching Elite Safety Consultancy as part of the company's consultancy division
Obtaining C and G Machinery Safety Certificate
(June 2005)
Practical and informative modular training course enables attendees to gain a greater understanding of the requirements of machinery safety legislation and standards
Mobile plant visibility surveys available for free
(February 2005)
Spillard Safety Systems is currently offering free site visibility surveys of mobile plant for all types of plant operator
Safety specialist brings machines up to date
(September 2004)
When University of Wales College wanted to bring woodworking and metalworking machinery into compliance with current regulations a machinery safety specialist carried out the task
Safety legislation - does you machinery comply?
(July 2004)
With some companies not having yet complied with safety legislation deadlined over a year ago, a safety consultant warns of the consequences of ignoring future safety legislation deadlines
Guarding machinery against temporary hazards
(July 2004)
Users and builders of machinery are responsible for guarding machinery during periods of machine building, testing, commissioning, maintenance, modification or decommissioning
News on the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98 from Fenay Machine Safety
(June 2004)
For those who need some guidance on compliance with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, a machinery safety consultancy offers a check-list
Updated PUWER - end-user takes on responsibilities
(June 2004)
PUWER was updated in 1998 and one of the more important, but easily overlooked, changes was that the onus was now put on the end-user to ensure equipment complies with all relevant legislation
'One-stop-shop' opened for machinery safety needs
(May 2004)
Responding to customer demand, a company is now a 'one-stop-shop' for machinery safety and employee training issues, with consultants and engineers qualified and experienced in many industries
Training course focuses on machinery safety
(April 2004)
A practical and informative four-day modular training course will enable candidates to gain a greater understanding of the requirements of machinery safety legislation and standards
Guide to machinery safety includes risk assessment
(April 2004)
The sixth edition of the Pilz Guide to Machinery Safety contains 224 pages of useful information on the regulations affecting machinery safety, the supporting standards and risk assessment
'Fresh pair of eyes' assess machinery risks
(February 2004)
Believing that a 'fresh pair of eyes' would see problems, as well as saving its own engineers' time, Clark shoemakers called in a consultancy service to undertake machinery risk assessments
Health and safety - setting up company policy
(November 2003)
Who is responsible for safety and at what level? Training courses help managers gain a clearer understanding of responsibilities and how a H and S policy should be implemented
Software module covers mobile equipment risks
(November 2002)
Risk management software system module covers Part III of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, which as of December 5th, 2002, will require any mobile equipment to comply