Connect PUWER duties with a suitable work-equipment risk assessment.
Identify equipment hazards, affected people, existing protective measures and further controls across operation, intervention, cleaning and maintenance.
A PUWER risk assessment considers how work equipment is selected, installed, used, maintained and changed, then determines whether risks are adequately controlled through engineering, procedural and competence measures.
Understanding puwer risk assessment guide
Consider normal use and foreseeable interventions such as setting, clearing jams, cleaning, adjustment, fault-finding and maintenance.
Apply the requirements in proportion to the actual work equipment, use and risks, using current HSE guidance and competent advice.
A practical approach
Prioritise elimination and engineering safeguards before relying on instructions or personal protective equipment. Confirm isolation and access arrangements.
Define responsibility, applicable criteria and escalation before collecting more data.
- Lifecycle activities
- Dangerous parts and energy
- Hierarchy of controls
- Action ownership and review
Evidence and continual control
Link actions to owners and equipment status, and review after modifications, incidents, new uses or evidence that a control is ineffective.
Review exceptions and outcomes regularly so the process improves rather than becoming static administration.
Authoritative guidance
Use these primary sources alongside your organisation's competent technical and legal advice.
PUWER risk assessment guide FAQs
Why does puwer risk assessment guide matter?
A PUWER risk assessment considers how work equipment is selected, installed, used, maintained and changed, then determines whether risks are adequately controlled through engineering, procedural and competence measures.
What should an organisation document?
Link actions to owners and equipment status, and review after modifications, incidents, new uses or evidence that a control is ineffective.
Can software replace competent judgement?
No. Software can organise workflow and evidence, but technical, legal and safety decisions remain with competent and authorised people.
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