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The\u00a0Building Safety Group<\/a>\u00a0(BSG) has reported a 40% increase in PUWER equipment breaches occurring on construction sites during the first half of 2021<\/h2>\n

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) places duties on people and companies who own, operate, or have control over work equipment.<\/p>\n

BSG\u2019s latest figures were obtained following 8,500 independent site inspections<\/a> that were conducted between 1 January and 30 June. The 40% increase was identified when comparing Q1 with Q2 figures.<\/p>\n

PUWER regulations are enforced by HSE inspectors during regular checks. An improvement notice will be placed on a piece of equipment if a health and safety inspector feels that it has not been subject to inspections and risk assessments detailed under PUWER.<\/p>\n

In these instances, the inspector will tell the business owner what actions they need to take to comply with PUWER regulations and give them a period of 21 days to put these actions into place. If the actions are not followed within this period a prohibition notice will be enforced, preventing the owner from using the equipment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BSG\u2019s inspection report comes at a time when the HSE is increasing its focus on enforcing PUWER regulations, following concerns that the condition of some machines may have degraded due to long periods of inactivity because of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u2018Businesses must look at PUWER regulations closely\u2019<\/h3>\n

Andy Harper, technical support manager at BSG, said: \u201cBusinesses need to look at PUWER regulations closely and make note of what is considered \u2018work equipment\u2019 which is a \u2018catch all\u2019 term that covers any tool, appliance, or piece of machinery that could potentially pose a risk to employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cPUWER regulations require a competent person to periodically inspect each piece of work equipment to ensure it is fit for use, and to officially record their findings for future reference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more complex pieces of machinery, instructions on how to use the equipment, alongside any potential safety issues<\/a>, should be made available to all equipment users.\u201d<\/p>\n

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