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News Release from: Fenay Machine Safety | Subject: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 June 2004
Check-list identifies machinery safety
compliance
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.
For those who need some guidance on compliance with PUWER 98 (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998), Huddersfield based Fenay Machine Safety offers the following check-list: * Identify machines that have a greater stopping time than 10 seconds These will require retrofitting of appropriate braking systems to bring them into compliance
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Undertake an audit of machine guarding.
If it does not exist or does not meet current specifications then new or supplementary guarding will be required.
* Ensure that machines are brought up to modern standards in terms of safety features.
* Arrange machine specific operator training on the new or additional features, i.e how to use the machine correctly/safely; how and when to undertake regular service/maintenance.
* Obtain certification of compliance.
This is always advisable in order to provide evidence for Health and Safety.
"Because PUWER 98 relates to machinery and equipment it applies to everyone - even a one man operation," explains Fenay Machine Safety Director Richard Wrigley.
"Once you are aware of the risk then, as a business, you have a duty to do something about it." Fenay Machine Safety is widely recognised as the leading expert in PUWER 98 compliance and is a 'one-stop-shop' for all aspects of machinery safety and employee training issues, with consultants and engineers qualified and experienced in a wide range of industries.
Deadlines for compliance with PUWER 98: * 5th December 2003 - This first stage of compliance focussed on woodworking machinery and relates to retrofitting of braking on circular saw benches, dimension saws, powered and hand-fed cross-cut saws, single end and double-end tenoning machines incorporating a circular saw and/or tenoning attachment.
* 5th December 2005 - applies to narrow bandsaws, re-saws, vertical spindle mounding machines (unless fitted with manual or foot operated brake), hand-fed routing machines, thicknessing machines, and surface planning machines.
* 5th December 2008 - applies to any other machines not included under the earlier deadlines where the risk assessment shows braking to be necessary.
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