Learn how to use work equipment safely and meet your legal duties under PUWER with this quick, practical online course.
Introduction
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) are essential for ensuring the safe use of equipment in the workplace. This training provides a clear understanding of your responsibilities under PUWER, giving you the know-how to use, inspect, and maintain equipment safely, helping you meet legal duties and protect everyone on site.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand and demonstrate a strong commitment to following the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998.
- Know how to properly maintain work equipment, including how to carry out inspections and check if it's safe and suitable for use.
- Assess which types of equipment fall under the scope of the PUWER regulations.
Course Structure
- PUWER Responsibilities
- Safe Standard
- Protection and Controls
- Test
Course overview
Our PUWER Online Training Course is designed to help employers, managers, and equipment operators understand their legal duties under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). This CPD-accredited course covers essential aspects of work equipment safety, including proper use, inspection, maintenance, and compliance with UK health and safety law.
Whether you work in construction, manufacturing, logistics, or any environment using machinery or tools, this PUWER training provides the knowledge needed to recognise risks, ensure equipment is safe and fit for purpose, and maintain a safe workplace.
Learn at your own pace with engaging modules, interactive assessments, and a certificate upon completion.
Key features:
- Fully online and accessible on any device
- Covers all key requirements of PUWER 1998
- Certificate issued on successful completion
- Suitable for employers, supervisors, and operatives
- Supports compliance with UK health and safety regulations
Protect your workforce. Meet legal obligations. Get PUWER certified today.
Certification
All of our courses end with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
PUWER Training concludes with a 20-question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, short in-course questionnaires will guide you through the sections of the training, which are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System). This can be accessed at any time to reprint certificates, check & set pass marks, and serve as proof of commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your PUWER Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note, if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS, then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these yourself in your host LMS.
Why is PUWER Training important?
According to the HSE, 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in 2024/25, with many of these involving machinery or equipment-related accidents
These figures highlight the critical importance of proper training, equipment maintenance, and compliance with PUWER to prevent avoidable injuries and fatalities.
