P.U.W.E.R

Who does P.U.W.E.R. place duties on ?

• Employers whose employees use work equipment
• Anyone who hires tools
• Tool manufacturers

Under P.U.W.E.R. work equipment must be what?

• Suitable for the intended use
• Safe to use
• Well maintained
• All of these

What can happen to poorly fitted grinding wheels?

• They wobble
• They can explode
• Nothing
• They can get very upset

What is covered under P.U.W.E.R. ?

• Hammers
• Electric planers
• Stepladders
• All of these

P.U.W.E.R. stands for .....

• Providing Under Water Escape Ropes
• Provision and Use of Working Equipment Regulations
• People Use Work Equipment Regularly
• Police Uniforms in Wales are Extremely Reddish 

Which one of these is not true ?

• Emergency stops must be used where appropriate
• Access to dangerous parts of the machinery must be controlled
• Tools must be inspected regularly
• All new tools are exempt from P.U.W.E.R.

What year did P.U.W.E.R. come into effect ?

• 1888
• 1988
• 1998
• 2008

Diggers are covered under P.U.W.E.R. ?

• TRUE
• FALSE

If you use your own tools at work they are not covered by P.U.W.E.R.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The purpose of P.U.W.E.R. is to.....

• control and prevent workers risk of injury and death from equipment they use during the course of their jobs.
•  raise the standard of power tool manufacture in the UK.
• provide jobs for the hundreds of inspectors employed by the HSE.
• make sure all machinery is refurbished or replaced every 3 years to maintain safety standards