Guide To Suppliers

Employers and duty holders are required under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) to provide workers with equipment that meets relevant supply laws. They must also adhere to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) offers guidance which sets out an employer’s legal obligations.

As cyber-physical systems are deployed, new vulnerabilities may emerge and a cyberattack can put an entire industrial facility at risk. Vulnerabilities include a lack of knowledge about how to apply IT security protection to machinery that has not traditionally required it, as well as systems running legacy communication networks with which today’s cybersecurity software is incompatible.

Many machinery owners assume that, if their equipment has the CE or UKCA marking, no further action is required. However, the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) applies to all work equipment, regardless of its age, including equipment that carries those marks.

UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is the UK product marking requirement that is now required for any product placed on the market in Great Britain (GB), substituting the European Union’s (EU) requirements for CE Marking. This includes all medical devices.

TÜV SÜD launches its ATEX Directive certification service for both CE marking and UKCA mark compliance.

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory launches the UK’s first traceable hydrogen flow calibration facility for domestic gas meters.

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured government funding to build the UK’s first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) to ensure they deliver the correct amount of fuel.