HSE tells manufacturers to ensure older equipment complies with new regulations

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HSE tells manufacturers to ensure older equipment complies with new regulations The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to manufacturers to ensure that older equipment is brought up to date to comply with modern health and safety laws.

According to the executive, equipment that has not been upgraded to comply with modern regulations - for instance through the installation of guards on working machinery - poses a significant safety risk.

Commenting on the issue, HSE Inspector Sarah Wadham said: "It's vital that manufacturers using older machines keep them up to date with modern health and safety standards to protect their workers. Manufacturing firms need to act now to prevent incidents like this happening again in the future."

As well as installing guards, it is also important to make sure that all machinery has safety switches to immediately cut off power in the event of an accident.

Currently, health and safety laws include the rule that employers are legally required to ensure that all machinery is properly checked and maintained. 

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