INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION RULES UNDER REVIEW

HSE seek more proportionate approach to equipment inspection etc.

The regulator has launched a work equipment inspection and thorough examination survey as part of the HSE review of the requirements in health and safety legislation for the inspection or thorough examination of work plant and equipment.

The review does not cover the requirement in COSHH for thorough examination of LEV which is being considered by a separate review of COSHH, CLAW and DSEAR

The review will consider the following regulations to “understand how they support proportionate approaches to work equipment inspection”:

LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
PUWER – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
WAH – Work at Height Regulations 2005
PSSR – Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000

The aim of the review is to learn about businesses’ experiences of these requirements, explore what proportionate compliance looks like and identify improvements that will enable businesses to ensure their inspection arrangements are proportionate to their circumstances.

If you have experiences, views or suggestions related to complying with these requirements HSE would like you to share them by completing the survey.

The survey will be open until at least the end of September 2016 at which time the response received will be reviewed and a final closing date confirmed.

If you would like to submit views in a different format you can do so by sending them to examinationreview@hse.gov.uk

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