PUWER 1998 · Merseyside

PUWER inspection and assessment in St Helens

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

A toughening line runs glass through fire and hurricane: furnace heat, quench blast, and rollers moving sheets that occasionally explode into gravel by design gone wrong. In the town that makes Britain's flat glass, PUWER 1998 reads the toughening plant as the serious machinery it is.

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

Work equipment we inspect

St Helens, Merseyside

  • 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 St Helens businesses

Work equipment across the town runs from toughening and processing lines, furnaces, quench sections and roller beds, through cutting and edging machinery to the workshop plant and fork trucks of the estates.

Glass processing guards against layered hazards: loading and unloading interfaces where hands meet rollers and hot sheets, quench sections whose air blast and mechanisms sit behind interlocks that must actually hold, breakage events treated as normal operations with clearing procedures to match, and the hot-surface duty running the length of the furnace. Our inspections test each layer as installed, interlocks proven live, clearing and access judged against real events, and findings recorded per machine in the written record of inspection.

Toughening line interlocks
Loading interfaces judged
Breakage treated as routine
Cutting and edging alongside
How it works

Booking your PUWER inspection in St Helens

Walk us down the line, loading to unload. We test the interlocks, judge the breakage procedures and issue written inspection records with actions.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us about the work equipment on your St Helens site.

  • 2

    Risk based inspection

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

  • 3

    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 St Helens and nearby

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

St HelensHaydockRainfordNewton-le-WillowsRainhillClock Face
Other inspections in St Helens

Related compliance for St Helens businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in St Helens, 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 St Helens?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover St Helens and the surrounding sites, and inspect every kind of work equipment, through fire, blast and breakage. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to St Helens?
We keep availability across Merseyside, so a St Helens 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 St Helens?

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

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