PUWER Inspections with Pilz

Pilz PUWER-Dedicated Website

Our PUWER-dedicated site offers detailed and industry specific guidance to the Regulations. It also plays host to a range of free content which includes:

• PUWER FAQ - providing answers to frequently asked questions such as: What is PUWER? Who is responsible for PUWER? What is defined as work equipment? When should a PUWER assessment be carried out?
• An interactive machine to show which Regulations are applied to your machinery
• Industry-specific PUWER pages

You can also download a sample of a Pilz PUWER inspection report to get an insight into the output of our experienced PUWER consultants.

Click here to visit the Pilz PUWER Site

What is PUWER?

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations place duties on employers or the self-employed to ensure that equipment and machinery supplied for use at work is suitable for the intended use, safe for use, used by people that have adequate training, is used in accordance with specific requirements and is accompanied by suitable health and safety measures such as protective devices and controls.

Pilz - Your partner for PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) Inspections

Our staff has deep technical knowledge of not only PUWER but of other relevant machinery safety directives, regulations and standards that accompany PUWER for a comprehensive inspection of your machinery and work equipment. We work in partnership with you to identify any potential non- conformances/hazards and provide a suggested risk reduction method to help you achieve compliance and a safe working environment.

As part of the PUWER Inspection Pilz will...

• Inspect your machinery & work equipment against PUWER
• Conduct a risk estimation & evaluation for any non conformances found as specified in the standard EN ISO 12100:2010
• Provide a risk reduction method for each non conformance
• Produce a detailed, bookmarked PDF report of the inspection findings including the inspectors notes and a high level summary
• An Excel file containing your inspection data

Your Benefits in Carrying out a Pilz PUWER Inspection

• 14 trained PUWER assessors across the UK
• Industry leading experience - Pilz has been at the forefront of UK Machinery Safety for over 30 years
• Competitve pricing for all sectors, including Food & Beverage, Paper & Print, Packaging, Robotics & General Manufacturing
• Comprehensive and user-friendly PUWER report
• In-person presentation of PUWER report findings by assessor if required
• Complete safety service offering - from initial PUWER Assessment to Safety Design to CE Marking, right through to Engineering and Training