About This Sector
Engineering firms operate across a spectrum of risk, from design offices to fabrication workshops to on-site installations. Each environment carries different health and safety obligations, and most engineering businesses span more than one. Workshop machinery, electrical systems, working at height, confined spaces, and project-based work on client sites all create compliance requirements that need specialist attention. Arinite provides Chartered health and safety consultants with direct experience in engineering environments.
Sector-Specific Regulations
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 apply to all engineering operations. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) cover all workshop machinery and tools. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 apply to all electrical systems and work. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to any engineering work at height. The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 apply where engineers work in confined spaces. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 apply where engineering work constitutes construction activity.
Common Compliance Failures We Find
These are the health and safety failures Arinite's consultants find most frequently in this sector:
Workshop machinery that does not meet PUWER guarding requirements.
No documented safe systems of work for high-risk activities such as confined space entry or electrical isolation.
Risk assessments that cover the office but not the workshop, or vice versa.
No arrangements for managing health and safety when employees work on client premises.
Electrical equipment testing and inspection records that are incomplete or overdue.
No work at height risk assessments for tasks routinely performed on ladders, platforms, or scaffolding.
Our Services for This Sector
Arinite's engineering health and safety services include comprehensive risk assessments for workshop, office, and on-site activities, PUWER compliance reviews for all workshop machinery and equipment, electrical safety assessments and safe systems of work, work at height risk assessments, confined space risk assessments and procedures, CDM compliance support for construction-related engineering work, health and safety audits including PUWER, LOLER, and electrical safety, and health and safety software for managing compliance across office and workshop environments.
Book a Free Engineering Gap Analysis Call
Book a free gap analysis call with one of our Chartered health and safety consultants. In 30 minutes, we will assess your current engineering health and safety arrangements and identify the compliance gaps that matter most.
