ESPE inspections

Many employers are unaware that
carrying out regular PUWER
inspections may not be enough for
them to meet their legal obligations
in respect of machinery safety, warns
Gary Trewhitt of Safety Systems
Technology. In particular, special
requirements apply to machines that
incorporate electro-sensitive
protective equipment (ESPE) such
light curtains, and these requirements
often fall outside the scope of routine
PUWER inspections.

Since many companies have
neither the in-house expertise nor
the capacity to deal with these
additional ESPE inspections, Safety
Systems Technology has introduced
a new standalone ESPE periodic
inspection and test service that can
be tailored to suit the requirements
of individual sites.