1、Health and SafetyCommissionSafe use of work equipmentProvision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998Approved Code of Practice and guidance HSE BooksHealth and SafetyCommissionSafe use of work equipmentProvision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998Approved Code of Practice and guidanceSafe
2、 use of work equipment Crown copyright 2008First published 1992Second edition 1998Third edition 2008ISBN 978 0 7176 6295 1All rights reserved. No part of this publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmittedin any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,photocopying, r
3、ecording or otherwise) without the priorwritten permission of the copyright owner.Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to:Information Policy Division, Her Majestys Stationery Office,The Office of Public Sector Information, St Clements House,2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ Fax 01603
4、 723000or by e-mail to hmsolicensingopsi.x.gsi.gov.ukApproved Code of PracticeThis Code has been approved by the Health and Safety Commission, with theconsent of the Secretary of State. It gives practical advice on how to comply withthe law. If you follow the advice you will be doing enough to compl
5、y with the lawin respect of those specific matters on which the Code gives advice. You may usealternative methods to those set out in the Code in order to comply with the law.However, the Code has a special legal status. If you are prosecuted for breach ofhealth and safety law, and it is proved that
6、 you did not follow the relevantprovisions of the Code, you will need to show that you have complied with thelaw in some other way or a Court will find you at fault.GuidanceThis guidance is issued by the Health and Safety Commission. Following theguidance is not compulsory and you are free to take o
7、ther action. But if you dofollow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law.Health and safety inspectors seek to secure compliance with the law and may referto this guidance as illustrating good practice.ii Safe use of work equipmentContents Preface vNotice of Approval viI
8、ntroductionBackgroundPART IRegulation 1Regulation 2Regulation 3PART IIRegulation 4Regulation 5Regulation 6Regulation 7Regulation 8Regulation 9Regulation 10Regulation 11Regulation 12Regulation 13Regulation 14Regulation 15Regulation 16Regulation 17Regulation 18Regulation 19Regulation 20Regulation 21Re
9、gulation 22Regulation 2312Introduction 10Citation and commencement 10Interpretation 10Application 13General 19Suitability of work equipment 19Maintenance 23Inspection 25Specific risks 31Information and instructions 32Training 34Conformity with Community requirements 36Dangerous parts of machinery 38
10、Protection against specified hazards 40High or very low temperature 43Controls for starting or making a significant change in operatingconditions 45Stop controls 46Emergency stop controls 47Controls 48Control systems 50Isolation from sources of energy 51Stability 53Lighting 53Maintenance operations
11、54Markings 55iiiSafe use of work equipmentRegulation 24PART IIIRegulation 25Regulation 26Regulation 27Regulation 28Regulation 29Regulation 30PART IVPART VRegulation 36Regulation 37Regulation 38Regulation 39Schedule 1Schedule 4Appendix 1Appendix 2Warnings 56Mobile work equipment 57Employees carried o
12、n mobile work equipment 58Rolling over of mobile work equipment 60Overturning of fork-lift trucks 64Self-propelled work equipment 65Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment 67Drive shafts 68Power presses 69Miscellaneous 69Exemption for the armed forces 69Transitional provision 70Repeal of ena
13、ctment 70Revocation of instruments 70Instruments which give effect to Community Directives concerningthe safety of products 71Revocation of instruments 72Schedule 1 of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and DangerousOccurrences Regulations 1995 73Further guidance on regulation 11 - dangerous parts
14、ofmachinery 74References 80Further reading 81Further information 82Note: Regulations 31-35 and Schedules 2 and 3 are not given in full in thispublication as they relate to power presses.ivSafe use of work equipmentSince this Approved Code of Practice and guidance was written:(a) regulation 4(4) has
15、been amended by the Police (Health and Safety)Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/860);(b) regulation 6(5) has been amended by the Work at Height Regulations 2005(SI 2005/735) and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations2007 (SI 2007/320);(c) regulations 10(1) and (2), 11(2) and 18(1) have been am
16、ended by the Healthand Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2174);and(d) regulation 12(5) has been amended by the Control of Vibration at WorkRegulations 2005 (SI 2005/1093), the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006(SI 2006/2739) and the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 20
17、05(SI 2005/1643).Within this third edition, the text of the regulations has been amended as above.Schedule 1 has been updated to reflect the latest legislation. References throughouthave been updated to include the most recent publications available, and obsoleteinformation has been removed. The App
18、roved Code of Practice (ACOP) andsubstance of the guidance remains unchanged.PrefacevSafe use of work equipmentNotice ofApprovalBy virtue of section 16(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (the1974 Act), and with the consent of the Secretary of State for the Environment,Transport and the
19、 Regions pursuant to section 16(2) of the 1974 Act, the Healthand Safety Commission has on 7 July 1998 approved the Code of Practice entitledSafe use of work equipment.The Code of Practice comes into effect on 5 December 1998.The Code of Practice gives practical guidance with respect to section 2 of
20、 the 1974Act, the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations1998, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992* (asamended by the Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment)Regulations 1994 and the Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997)an
21、d the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.SignedROSEMARY BANNERSecretary of the Health and Safety CommissionDated this 5th day of October 1998.* The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/2051) have beensuperseded by the Management of Health and Safety
22、at Work Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3242). The Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and the Health andSafety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 were revoked by the Management of Health and Safety atWork Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3242).viSafe use of work equipmentIntroduct
23、ion This document on the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998(PUWER 98) has been prepared by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for theHealth and Safety Commission (HSC) after consultation with industry. TheseRegulations, which deal with providing and using work equipment, are set
24、 out infull along with the Approved Code of Practice and guidance material.The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 19981 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98) aremade under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) and came intoforce on 5 December
25、 1998. PUWER 98 brings into effect the non-lifting aspects ofthe Amending Directive to the Use of Work Equipment Directive (AUWED). Theprimary objective of PUWER 98 is to ensure that work equipment should not resultin health and safety risks, regardless of its age, condition or origin.What does PUWE
26、R 98 apply to?2 PUWER 98 applies to the provision and use of all work equipment, includingmobile and lifting equipment.Where does PUWER 98 apply?3 It applies to all workplaces and work situations where the HSW Act appliesand extends outside Great Britain to certain offshore activities in British ter
27、ritorialwaters and on the UK Continental Shelf.Who needs to read this?4 Anyone with responsibility directly or indirectly for work equipment and itsuse, for example employers, employees, the self-employed and those who hirework equipment. Throughout this document we have referred to the employer and
28、self-employed people who have duties as you. Where the guidance is addressed tosome other dutyholder, for example a competent person, the text makes it clearwho it is intended for.What is in the document?5 This document contains:IntroductionGuidance(a) the PUWER 98 Regulations;(b) the Approved Code
29、of Practice (ACOP); and(c) guidance material that has been written to help people use these Regulations.HSE has published separate guidance specific to particular industry sectors. Theselink the requirements of PUWER 98 to the specialised work equipment used inindustry sectors such as agriculture an
30、d construction.What is an Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)?6 The formal status of ACOP material is set out on page ii of this publication.ACOP material gives practical guidance on how to comply with the law. If youfollow the advice in the ACOP you will be doing enough to ensure compliancewith the la
31、w on the matters that it covers. ACOP material has special legal status.If you are prosecuted for a breach of health and safety law, and it is proved thatyou did not follow the relevant provisions of the ACOP, you will need to showthat you have complied with the law in some other way or a court will
32、 find you atfault.1 Safe use of work equipmentIntroductionGuidanceWhat is guidance?7 Guidance material describes practical means of complying with theRegulations. It does not have special status in law, but is seen as best practice.Following the guidance is not compulsory and you are free to take ot
33、her action.But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to complywith the law. Health and safety inspectors seek to secure compliance with the lawand may refer to this guidance as illustrating good practice.Other HSC/HSE information8 You should also take account of any relevan
34、t HSC/HSE publications givingguidance on other regulations, industries or equipment. There is a referencesection at the back of this document. Up-to-date information on these publicationscan be obtained from HSEs Infoline which deals with public telephone requests(0845 345 0055).BackgroundBackground
35、GuidanceThe Use of Work Equipment Directive and PUWER 929 PUWER 98 replaces PUWER 92 which implemented the first EuropeanCommunity (EC) Directive about work equipment, the Use of Work EquipmentDirective (UWED). This required all Member States of the EC to have the sameminimum requirements for the se
36、lection and use of work equipment.The Amending Directive to the Use of Work Equipment Directiveand PUWER 9810 The European Council of Ministers agreed a further Directive about workequipment in 1995. This was the Amending Directive to the Use of WorkEquipment Directive (AUWED). AUWED extended the re
37、quirements of UWED.PUWER 98 brought the requirements of AUWED into British law.11 PUWER 98, while replacing PUWER 92, continues its requirements inaddition to introducing the new measures required by AUWED. This was done toensure that the law relating to work equipment was consolidated into one set
38、oflegislation.AUWEDs new requirements12 AUWEDs main new requirements concern mobile work equipment, liftingequipment and the inspection of work equipment. The hardware requirements ofAUWED outline physical features that relate to the equipment itself and thesoftware requirements consist of the manag
39、ement provisions. The specificrequirements for mobile work equipment have been implemented through PUWER98. The lifting requirements have been implemented through the LiftingOperations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). The inspectionrequirements are incorporated in both PUWER 98 and LO
40、LER.Other changes - PUWER 92 to PUWER 9813 PUWER 98 differs from PUWER 92 in a number of other ways. They are:(a) an extension of the definition of work equipment to include installations;(b) an extension of the dutyholder application to include a duty on people whohave control of work equipment suc
41、h as plant hire;2 Safe use of work equipmentBackgroundGuidance(c) guidance and ACOP material about regulation 7 (specific risks);(d) changes to regulation 10 (conformity with Community requirements);(e) minor changes to regulation 18 (control systems) as a result of a changerequired by AUWED;(f) new
42、 regulations to replace the previous regulations dealing with powerpresses.Lifting operations and lifting equipment14 The lifting requirements of AUWED are brought into effect through a set ofregulations called LOLER. LOLER replaces most of the existing legislation onlifting, for example lifting law
43、 that applies to factories, offices, shops, railwaypremises and construction sites. In doing so, it creates a single set of regulationsthat apply to all sectors.15 Though PUWER 98 applies to all lifting equipment, LOLER applies over andabove the general requirements of PUWER 98, in dealing with spec
44、ifichazards/risks associated with lifting equipment and lifting operations.16 LOLER, its supporting ACOP and guidance material are not included in thisdocument. They are found in document L113.1Power presses17 PUWER 98 revokes the Power Presses Regulations 1965 and the PowerPresses (Amendment) Regul
45、ations 1972 (the Power Presses Regulations). To ensurethat safety levels for power presses are maintained, Part IV of PUWER 98 containsspecific regulations applying to power presses. This part of PUWER 98 and itssupporting ACOP and guidance material is available separately in L112.2Woodworking18 PUW
46、ER 98 revokes the remaining requirements of the WoodworkingMachines Regulations 1974 which concern the training of operators, removal ofmaterial cut by circular sawing machines and requirements for machines with two-speed motors. The other requirements of the Woodworking Machines Regulations1974 wer
47、e revoked by PUWER 92. Because of the high accident rate and inherentrisks associated with woodworking machines, a separate ACOP with supportingguidance material has been produced concerning the safeguarding ofwoodworking machines and the training of people who use them. The ACOP andguidance materia
48、l relating to woodworking machines is published in L114.3What does PUWER 98 require?19 PUWER 98 sets out important health and safety requirements for theprovision and safe use of work equipment. PUWER 98 is set out as follows:(a) Regulations 1 to 3 deal with the date PUWER 98 comes into force,interpretation of the Regulations
