Black & White Facilities / Service brief
PUWER Inspections
Set PUWER inspection work around the equipment and the risks associated with its condition and use. A new installation, relocation, damage or a due inspection may prompt the instruction; record the relevant history so the scope addresses the site’s actual requirement.
Overview
Maintain a separate account of equipment history and restrictions for each site. Similar damage or other concerns across the estate can arise for different reasons and need local evidence.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
What the work can include
Confirm the asset list and basis for inspection, assess the relevant condition, controls and guarding, then document defects and the action required. Specify which assets or areas are covered, the exclusions and the record required at completion.
Keep inspection findings under the asset or location identifiers already used by the business. They can then support budgets, further work and subsequent checks without losing the equipment reference.
Important decisions
Choose the inspection content and intervals to suit the equipment and its risks. Applying the same annual label to everything does not establish a suitable arrangement.
Before we visit
Share the equipment schedule, manuals, operating use, maintenance details and earlier defect records.
Identify the site contact, technical decision-maker and person who will receive the actions. Confirm permits, required shutdowns and coordination with other contractors before arranging attendance.
How the work proceeds
Set the access and isolation controls before inspecting the specified equipment. Explain any limits on use and the remedial tasks required.
Sequence the sites and establish how significant defects will be escalated. Report unfinished checks and outstanding actions explicitly so the programme does not imply completion at a partly assessed property.
What affects cost and timing
Price depends on machinery complexity, how detailed the inspection is and whether guarding or assemblies must be opened. The initial records and enquiry show what can be priced immediately and where a site assessment is needed.
Group compatible tasks after checking local access periods and operational dependencies. Set a clear process for reporting new findings and pricing additional work before it is instructed.
Applications across sectors
The intended use of the equipment remains the boundary of the work. Care and residential premises may have lift-dependent occupants, warehouses need suitable loading and goods movement, and public buildings need protected pedestrian routes during works. Describe the premises through the sector range.
Locations covered
PUWER inspection coverage extends across Tees Valley, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. Middlesbrough, Darlington, Sunderland, Gateshead, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne are included, with other communities in the location directory. Estate programmes need every site address and local access contact.
Frequently asked questions
Does every item need the same inspection checklist?
No. Build the checklist around the equipment’s protective features and the ways it could fail.
What information should I send about puwer inspections?
Provide the equipment list and manuals, describe its use and attach maintenance and defect records. State the location and whether you need an issue investigated, remedial work planned or an inspection programme arranged.
What affects the price and programme?
Machinery complexity, the depth of inspection and opening guards or assemblies affect the price. Define additional checks or work before seeking authorisation.
What should the completion information explain?
Record the equipment and areas inspected, tasks completed and checks performed. Include limitations and unresolved actions, linked to the site and asset identifiers that later maintenance or inspection will need.
Useful guidance and records
Use what statutory inspections does a commercial building require when establishing supporting records and inspection decisions. Remedial-action tracking explains how to follow identified defects to evidenced closure; consult official guidance for wider technical and management information.
Related work and your next step
Review Dock Levellers and Loading Bays with the Lifts and Lifting Equipment overview when other equipment is involved. Continuing requirements can sit within maintenance, larger alterations within projects; the full services directory covers the wider offering.
Send Black & White Facilities the equipment or property schedule, available reports and operational restrictions. Define the inspection remit together with responsibilities and the reporting required. Make an enquiry.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.