Machinery Safety Matters

Mysteries of Acts and Regulations for machinery revealed


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Description

 

User responsibilities, and what you must do as an owner and provider of the work equipment.


 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

 

·       There are many thing to consider when providing, or using equipment for work, and with that comes a lot of responsibility and also legal obligations.

·       First of all you have to recognise, that you as a provider of the equipment, are duty bound to ensure that your employee's are safe.

·       As a provider of work equipment, you must inspect it after it has been installed and before being put into service for the first time, or assembled at new location.

 

 

BEST MOMENTS

 

·       You cannot discharge this responsibility onto the manufacturers, you as a provider of this equipment must understand these obligations.

·       If you employ five or more people you shall record the risk assessment and any significant findings.

·       The aim of the training is to close the gap between what they know now, and what level required to operate the machinery,

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

 

For access to standards

 

https://tidd.ly/3JWxE6t

 

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Managing for Health and Safety - HSG 65 as mentionedi in the episode

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg65.htm


 

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Barry Shepherd assessed 1000’s of machines across the globe in all multiple industries since 2010. With a strong passion for Engineering since 1992.

 

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Machinery Safety MattersBy Barry Shepherd