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Using work equipment safely. (INDG 229)
Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L22
Open learning guidance PUWER 1998: Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
Simple Guide to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 INDG 291
Safe use of woodworking machinery. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 as applied to woodworking. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. (L114)
Health and safety in engineering workshops
Health and safety in motor vehicle repair
Managing machinery safety in small plastics factories. (PPS3)
How to reduce your hand knife injuries (PPS12)
Do you use a steam / water pressure cleaner?
The guide to safe use of power-operated paper-cutting guillotines
Safety requirements for using hand-fed platen (die-cutting) machines
Guidelines for the safe operation of escalators and moving walks Safety Assessment Federation (produced in consultation with HSE)
Chainsaws
Chainsaws at work (INDG 317)
Using petrol driven chainsaws AFAG 301
Top-handled chainsaws AFAG 308
POWER presses
Safe use of power presses. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 as applied to power presses. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. (L112)
Power presses: a summary of guidance on maintenance and thorough examination. (INDG375)
Procedures for daily inspection and testing of mechanical power presses and press brakes. (INDG316)
Mobile work equipment
Rider operated lift trucks Operator training. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. (L117)
Safety in working with lift trucks (HSG6)
A farm machinery safety step-by-step guide. (INDG241)
Safe use of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in agriculture and forestry AIS33
Equipment for access at height
Safe use of ladders and stepladders
Top tips for ladder and stepladder safety
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) for tree work AFAG 403
Inspecting fall arrest equipment made from webbing or rope INDG367
LOLER
Safe use of lifting equipment. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. (L113)
Open Learning Guidance LOLER 98: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998:
Simple Guide to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. (INDG 290)
Safety in working with lift trucks (HSG6)
Thorough examination of lifting equipment. (INDG422)
Thorough examination and testing of lifts
Product safety
Buying new machinery
Supplying new machinery
Engineering machine tools - Retrofitting CNC HSE information Sheet EIS19
The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Pesticides amendment to the Machinery Directive 2009/127/EC
Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (2nd Edition)
Lifts Directive 95/16/EC (Consolidated Text)
Guide to the application of the lifts directive 95/16/EC (full text)
The Equipment and Protective systems intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX) Directive 94/9/EC
Guidelines on the application of ATEX Directive 94/9/EC - Third edition (updated May 2011)
Directive relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons Directive 2000/9/EC.
Application guide to the Cableways Directive 2000/9/EC
The Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC)
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED): guidelines
Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) materials
Simple Pressure Vessels Directive
Guidelines for the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive (SPVD) (June 2000)
Supplementary guidelines for Simple Pressure Vessels Directive (SPVD) (relating to Article 16)
See also
Agriculture
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Plastics
Rubber
Woodworking
Workplace transport
Food processing machinery
Packaging machinery
Selecting access equipment with WAIT (Work at height access equipment Information Toolkit)
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