In addition to the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (P.U.W.E.R.98), schools , colleges, universities and training establishments must also meet the requirements  of British Standards BS 4163:2000 Health and Safety for Design and Technology in schools and similar establishments.

This British Standard specifically details what must be installed on machinery and equipment commonly found in Design & Technology Workshops.

Machinery typically found in D&T workshops are listed and guarding requirements etc are detailed against each machine type.

Solon Systems Limited will provide a consultancy service including a compliance survey of your machine tools and machinery. We will detail all non compliances and give a break down of remedial work required to rectify the situation including fitting costs.

Special machinery guarding and safety system packages are available for educational machines to meet regulations.

For further details contact Solon Systems Limited