Evaluation and Prevention in the use of Work Equipment
The term work equipment is extremely broad and includes different types of machines such as those for earth moving, lifting loads, lifting people, pressure equipment, gas appliances, welding equipment, compressors, portable tools, photocopiers, overhead projectors, hand tools, hooks for hanging objects, clamps, tables, gates, shelves, surface treatment facilities, painting facilities, auxiliary means used in construction such as formwork, formwork, shoring, etc.
It must also be remembered that companies must adopt the necessary measures so that the work equipment that is made available to workers is appropriate for the task to be performed and conveniently adapted to it, so as to guarantee the safety and health of workers when using said work equipment.
Today we want to stop and recover in our Previene news section the last update made to the "Technical guide for the evaluation and prevention of risks related to the use of work equipment", carried out by the INSST to facilitate the application of the Royal Decree 1215/1997, of July 18, which establishes the minimum health and safety provisions for the use of work equipment by workers, modified by Royal Decree 2177/2004, of November 12.
In this latest update, which replaced the one published in November 2011, in addition to incorporating the regulatory changes that have taken place over recent years and that affect the marketing and use of work equipment, some issues that have been raised in relation to prohibited and unforeseen uses of work equipment, compliance with the general provisions of Annex I and the training required for its use.
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