PUWER - Surveys

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1999 have a fundamental requirement to carry out Risk Assessment of all Work Equipment.

The regulations apply:

To all places of work and require that Risk Assessments of work equipment from hand tools to production lines, from a manual valve to a large reactor or furnace are carried out.
To those in control of work equipment, such as employers, self-employed and employees when using their own tools.

Addison Project can provide the following services in-house:

review your current status regarding compliance and help with any corrective action required, particularly where further risk assessment is required and additional control measures or modifications may be required to further reduce the risks to acceptable levels.
we can offer practical advice on optimising the resources to comply with the requirements of the legislation using generic assessments and also utilising our risk assessment database.

The auditing process can be tailored to suit your company's individual needs and target areas of concern, such as new legislation, specific functional areas (Electrical Safety, Distribution Systems, Lifting Operations, Civil Maintenance of Structures or Underground Services, Safety Review Processes, Pressure Systems, Hazard Identification, Documentation etc.)

Alternatively we could carry out an ‘overview audit’ of all key engineering aspects of clients' manufacturing processes.

The output of an audit will offer a number of benefits including assurance, identification of non-compliance and opportunities for improvement, plus formal objective evidence of an independent assessment of the fitness for purpose of the key engineering aspects of your business.

Addison Project is currently working with a number of clients, ensuring that they comply with the new regulations. Suitably qualified and experienced staff carry out the work with the relevant functional skills required.