Work Equipment

Any tool, including machinery, which is used for work activities. This term is formally defined in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Regulation 2 (1) as “any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not)”.

  Working on a Slope

Slopes can be a significant hazard for the carrying out of maintenance work. Make sure a risk assessment has been carried out for the ground as well as the machine which is to be used on the slope. For manual work and the use of pedestrian operated equipment it is important that adequate grip on safety footwear is provided, so check that soles are not worn.

  Workplace Exposure Limit

A term defined by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (in Section 2(a)(v)) with it meaning “… the exposure limit approved by the Health and Safety Commission for that substance in relation to the specified reference period when calculated by a method approved by the Health and Safety Commission, as contained in HSE publication “EH/40 Workplace Exposure Limits 2005” as updated from time to time.” “WELs are British occupational exposure limits and are set in order to help protect the health of workers. WELS are concentrations of hazardous substances in

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