What is the legislation that covers machinery and equipment in the workplace?

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) – Work equipment and machinery.

What legislation covers health and safety when working in land based environments?

As well as the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) and supporting regulations, there is some industry-specific legislation. Enforcement falls mainly to HSE. Other aspects of agriculture are also subject to regulation.

What is Farm Machinery and example?

1. farm machine – a machine used in farming. cultivator, tiller – a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) harvester, reaper – farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields.

Is farm machinery has legal responsibility to ensure their products are safe why?

Farm machinery manufacturers have a legal responsibility to ensure their products are safe. Too often companies put profits before safety, and machinery injures workers. There are usually three common types of farm equipment defects.

Why is it important to understand land based machinery?

Modern land-based industries rely heavily on machinery and people working in these industries need a sound understanding of land-based machinery. It is an essential part of management that the correct equipment is chosen, operated and maintained properly to ensure efficient production.

How to use ” machinery ” in a sentence?

An increasingly effective Union blockade reduced the availability of ships’ machineryand even such items as nails and spikes. These people cannot be trusted with the fundamental machineryof democracy. Instead, the sheer bulk of hoisting and carrying machinerymade being crushed underneath them more of a concern than getting caught in pulleys.

What do you need to know about machinery on a farm?

Download the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills’ Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 (As Amended) guidance from the Agricultural Document Library website (PDF, 79K). Whether you are self employed or employ people on your farm, you must make sure that all your equipment is properly repaired and in working order.