Work Equipment
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What does PUWER 1998 apply to?
- AOnly equipment that lifts loads or carries people between floor levels
- BOnly powered machinery with moving parts capable of causing injury
- CAny equipment used at work, from a hand tool to a production line✓
- DOnly equipment bought new, from the date the Regulations first came into force
Answer: PUWER covers all work equipment — hand tools, ladders, machinery, vehicles — whether new or long-established, owned or hired. Lifting is dealt with additionally by LOLER, but PUWER still applies to lifting equipment as work equipment.