PUWER Awareness

Work equipment is the cause of many serious workplace incidents, but most are preventable with the right controls, training, and oversight. 

This concise Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations Awareness (PUWER) course explains what the regulations require and how to apply them day to day: selecting suitable equipment, maintaining it safely, and ensuring only trained, competent people use it.

By the end of the course, learners will understand how to identify and control equipment-related risks, ensure machinery is used safely by trained personnel, and apply best practice to maintain a safe and compliant working environment. 

This training is suitable for:

• Operators, technicians, and maintenance staff using or working around machinery/tools
• Supervisors and managers responsible for work equipment
• Health and Safety reps and permit issuers
• Contractors using hired or employee-provided equipment on site

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

LO1: Explain the purpose and scope of PUWER.

LO2: Identify the types of equipment covered by PUWER.

LO3: Recognise the key legal duties placed on employers and supervisors under PUWER.

LO4: Recognise employee responsibilities under PUWER.

LO5: Explain how the hierarchy of controls is applied when managing risks under PUWER.

LO6: Assess risks associated with work equipment in hazardous environments.

LO7: Demonstrate awareness of inspection requirements.

LO8: Recognise PUWER training and competence requirements.

LO9: Identify common causes of machinery-related accidents.

LO10: Describe PUWER enforcement and compliance.

This course combines high‑impact visuals, clear narration, and interactive activities to guide learners through:

• The purpose and scope of PUWER and who it protects
• What qualifies as “work equipment” — from machinery and tools to installations
• Employer duties: equipment suitability, guarding, maintenance, inspection, and training
• Employee responsibilities: using equipment correctly, carrying out pre-use checks, and reporting defects
• Key controls and risk assessment for hazardous environments
• Inspection types and record-keeping requirements
• Competence and retraining triggers
• Common causes of equipment-related harm and how to prevent them
• Enforcement and compliance expectations under PUWER 

This PUWER Awareness training course ends with a 10- question multiple choice assessment with a downloadable certificate.

User certificates, training progress, and results are all stored centrally in your LMS and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks, and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance. 
 

Your PUWER Awareness certificate includes your name, company (if applicable), course title, score achieved, date of completion, expiry date, and relevant accreditations or approval stamps.

Note: If using SCORM delivery via a third-party LMS, certification will need to be generated within your host LMS