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Plant and equipment
PUWER inspections
Work equipment checked against the job it is doing.
On the file
The machine, the guards and controls, and whether it stays in use.
Duty
PUWER 1998
Where it is used
On the machine, for the job it is doing.
What it does
- Guards, controls, and the condition of the machine.
- Suitable for the task, and maintained.
- A fail takes it out of use until it is fixed.
On the file
- The machine
- Guards and controls
- Its condition
- Whether it is suitable for the task
- That it is maintained
- A fail, and that it is taken out of use
Why digital
Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.
- The inspection is on the machine, not in a folder in the yard.
- A fail takes it off the register the same day.
The duty
UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.
PUWER 1998
Provision and Use of Work Equipment. Suitable, maintained, and inspected.
Who uses it
The person inspecting it. A fail is taken out of use by the supervisor.
Sits with
On the plant register for that machine.
What good looks like
A fail comes off the register the same day. It is not used until it is fixed.