PUWER: Provision and Use of Work Equipment
This course explains the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and HSE Approved Code of Practice L22, covering suitability, maintenance, inspection, training, guarding, controls, isolation, mobile work equipment and power presses. You will also learn the pre-use checks and defect reporting expected of every user. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, competence or your employer's procedures.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain what counts as work equipment and who has duties under PUWER 1998.
- ✓Describe the requirements for suitability, maintenance, inspection, information and training.
- ✓Apply the PUWER hierarchy of measures for protecting people from dangerous parts of machinery.
- ✓Recognise the importance of controls, emergency stops, isolation, stability, lighting, markings and warnings.
- ✓Carry out sensible pre-use checks and report defects correctly.
Course contents
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Module 1: PUWER and Your Duties
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Maintenance, Inspection, Information and Training
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Guarding Dangerous Parts of Machinery
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Controls, Isolation and Safe Use
Video (5 scenes) · 3 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate