PUWER 1998 · Northamptonshire

PUWER inspection and assessment in Kettering

Inspection and testing of work equipment against the five PUWER duties by an independent competent person

Machines are at their most dangerous when they are being cared for: guards open for cleaning, hands where product normally runs, a line inched forward to free a jam. PUWER 1998 covers maintenance mode as fully as production, and in Kettering's plants that is where the sharpest questions live.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Reports issued promptly

Work equipment we inspect

Kettering, Northamptonshire

  • Machines & production lines
  • Conveyors & material handling
  • Fork trucks & lift fleets
  • Presses, guarding & interlocks
  • Test rigs & one-off equipment
  • Mixers, pumps & process plant
Work equipment we inspect

PUWER inspection and testing for Kettering businesses

Work equipment across the town runs from food production and packing lines through processing machinery to the workshop plant, compressors and fork trucks of the estates, all of it periodically opened up for cleaning, setting and repair.

The maintenance-mode test is specific: when the guard must open, what protects the person, hold-to-run and inching controls that limit motion, interlocks that cannot be casually defeated, isolation that is provable rather than assumed, and stored energy released before hands go in. Our inspections examine machines in both states, run and being-worked-on, verify the maintenance-mode measures actually function, and record the findings per machine, because the incident statistics say the cleaner and the setter face the machine at its worst.

Maintenance-mode protections
Inching and hold-to-run controls
Provable isolation and lockout
Production and packing lines
How it works

Booking your PUWER inspection in Kettering

Tell us what gets opened up, cleaned and jammed. We test the maintenance-mode protections as well as the running guards and issue written inspection records with actions.

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    Get in touch

    Tell us about the work equipment on your Kettering site.

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    Risk based inspection

    We assess each machine against the five duties and its risk.

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    Your report

    You receive a written inspection record with any actions.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Clear reports issued without delay
  • Single items or whole sites
Areas we cover

PUWER inspection and assessment across Kettering and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover Kettering and the towns around it across Northamptonshire. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

KetteringBurton LatimerDesboroughRothwellBarton SeagraveGeddington
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Related compliance for Kettering businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Kettering, we can examine all of it.

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PUWER FAQs

PUWER inspection and testing: common questions

Do you carry out PUWER inspections in Kettering?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Kettering and the surrounding sites, and inspect every kind of work equipment, in running and maintenance mode alike. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Kettering?
We keep availability across Northamptonshire, so a Kettering visit is usually within a couple of working days, sooner after a repair or modification. Call 0330 043 8191 to book around your production.
How often must work equipment be inspected under PUWER?
There is no single fixed interval. PUWER sets the frequency by the equipment, its risks and where it works, so hard-used or outdoor machinery is inspected more often, guided by the maker's advice and your risk assessment. The HSE explains this risk-based approach in its PUWER guidance.
Is PUWER a legal requirement?
Yes. Under PUWER 1998 whoever provides or controls work equipment must keep it suitable, maintained and inspected by a competent person, and that duty stays with the end user, including equipment that is hired in.
Does a PUWER inspection produce a certificate?
No. PUWER calls for a written record of inspection, not a certificate, naming each item, its condition, any defect and the date the next inspection is due. We keep that record clear and defensible, and it is what an HSE inspector asks to see.
Who can carry out a PUWER inspection?
A competent person with the knowledge and experience to know what to look at, what to look for and what to do about any defect. Simple low-risk items can be checked in-house by trained staff, while higher-risk machinery is better inspected by an independent competent person.
What does a PUWER inspection cover?
Whether the equipment is suitable and correctly installed, the condition of guards, interlocks, controls and stop devices, and any deterioration that has set in. Defects and the action needed are written down so nothing is lost between inspections.
How is PUWER different from LOLER?
LOLER covers lifting equipment and ends in a Report of Thorough Examination, while PUWER covers all work equipment and ends in an inspection record. They overlap on lifting machinery, so we sort each item to the right regime and inspect it once, correctly.

Need a PUWER inspection in Kettering?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in Kettering.

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