PUWER
What's the Difference Between LOLER and PUWER?
Short answer. PUWER (the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998) is the general regulation covering all work equipment. LOLER (the ...
PUWER
What Is a PUWER Inspection and How Often Is It Needed?
A PUWER inspection is a check that a piece of work equipment is still safe to use. Regulation 6 requires it where safety depends on installation or ...
PUWER
LOLER and PUWER: The Difference and When You Need Both
Short answer. PUWER applies to all work equipment and requires it to be suitable, maintained, inspected, guarded and used by trained people. LOLER ...
Legionella
Why Cooling Towers Are a Serious Legionella Risk
Short answer. A cooling tower is warm, aerated, continuously circulating water, exactly the conditions Legionella needs to grow, and it is designed ...
DSEAR Risk Assessment
What Is the Difference Between COSHH and DSEAR
Short answer. COSHH 2002 and DSEAR 2002 regulate different risks from the same substance: COSHH covers what a substance can do to a person's health, ...
Health and Safety
Martyn's Law: What You Need to Do Before Spring 2027
Short answer: Martyn's Law is not in force yet. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent in April 2025, and the duties ...
Health and Safety
How to Run a Toolbox Talk People Actually Listen To
Short answer. A toolbox talk lands when it is short, specific to the work happening that day, and delivered with some energy rather than read off a ...
Fire Risk Assessment
How Much Does a Fire Risk Assessment Cost?
Short answer. A fire risk assessment for a non-domestic premises is priced on the size of the building, its use, its complexity and how many ...
PUWER
What Does PUWER Stand For and What Does It Require?
Short answer. PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. It applies to every employer and self-employed person who ...
Fire Risk Assessment
What to Check for Fire Door Safety Week
Short answer. Fire Door Safety Week, run every September by the BWF Fire Door Alliance, is a good annual prompt to check the basics of fire safety ...