Work Equipment
Key Points

Key Points

All equipment/machinery used at work must also:

Be constructed or adapted so as to be suitable for the purpose for which it will be used.
Be operated by people who are either competent or effectively supervised;
Be maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.
Be used or maintained only by specifically designated persons, if its use is likely to involve a specific risk to health or safety.
Be used only by people who have had adequate health and safety information and training and, if appropriate, written instructions.
Be positioned with sufficient room in all directions to allow it to be operated safely.
Have, unless inappropriate or unnecessary, one or more emergency stop controls.
Have controls which are clearly visible and identifiable, and not so positioned as to endanger the operator.
Have control systems which are safe and fail to safety.
Have, where appropriate, suitable means to isolate it from all sources of energy.
Be able to be maintained safely.
Be stable.