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You must ensure work equipment is safe under:
In particular equipment must be:
There are also further duties if you buy machinery. See purchase the safest workplace equipment and machinery.
You'll need to assess the risks of using the equipment as part of your overall health and safety risk assessment. See health and safety risk assessment.
If your risk assessment highlights any potential problems, you must make sure you minimise these risks. You may need to:
The rules also cover mobile work equipment such as dumper trucks and forklift vehicles.
You must make sure that you minimise risks for passengers, drivers and anyone near the vehicle. This may involve fitting seat belts, exterior lights and warning alarms that can be heard outside the vehicle. Download a guide to managing vehicle safety in the workplace (PDF, 374K).