Posted By Geoff Burt The ACoP (on the back of PUWER 1998)'Safe Use of Woodworking Machinery' contains a number of requirements for Stop Controls eg braking, and the dates when they have to be implemented. Is there any similar documentation for equipment in engineering workshops such as lathes, vertical and horizontal milling machines etc? Thanks Geoff

Posted By Geoff Burt No Jim, it's the braking I'm concerned about once the emergency switch has been operated. For example with woodworking machinery a dim saw has to stop rotating within 10 seconds. I can't seem to find anything similar for engineering equipment. Geoff

Posted By Jim Walker Geoff, Sorry (but pleased, if you see what I mean) that I got the wrong end of the stick. I’ve had DC injection brakes fitted to quite a few pillar and radial drills where adiquate guarding made work impossible. They are quite cheap. PD 5304 describes several braking methods. I’ve visited other engineering sites and am frequently surprised by the lack of adequate guards (an absolute duty way back to and beyond the Factories act) – difficulty to do the work is the usual reason given. My interpretation of Puwer 98 (reg. 15) is that near instantaneous stop are required in situations where entanglement can’t be eliminated by guards. Just in case you are not aware: HSG 129 – H&S in Engineering workshops PM 83 (HSG44)– Drilling Machines guarding (BSI) PD 5304:2000 Safe use of Machinery – expensive but well worth having. RDM Engineering for DC brakes PILZ UK for some very good freebee stuff on machine guarding Safety of Machinery – principals of risk assessment BS EN 1057:1997 Safety of Machinery – safety distances……BS EN 294:1992

Posted By Brian Dawson I don't think you'll find it Geoff. As far as I'm aware the only explicit requirement re PUWER is in relation to the specific woodworking machines listed in the ACOP.

Posted By Ken Taylor I'm not aware of a similar publication either but see the ACOP interpretation of Regulation 15 (Para 132 in L1140): 'For all other machines the work should be completed no later than 5 December 2008'. I appreciate that this is within the woodworking publication but wonder whether it was (or, perhaps, still is) the intention to amplify L22 for non-woodworking machines along these lines? It is interesting that the ACOP completion dates for woodworking braking devices appear under Regulation 15 - which came into effect with the introduction of PUWER so we now have a duty to have controls to bring the equipment to a safe condition in a safe manner, to a complete stop if necessary for health and safety and switch of the power after stopping if necessary.