Checks before use and status tags only work if everyone knows what they mean. The talk covers them alongside the equipment register, and the guidance holds the detail.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on managing equipment and premises:

• Management of Work Equipment
• Management of Measuring Equipment and Calibration
• Premises Inspection
• Managing Equipment and Premises knowledge base

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Management of Equipment and Premises Training Talk

A training talk on managing equipment and premises for all staff who use work equipment - checks before use, status tags, the equipment register and what to do with faulty equipment. The download gives you a one-page attendance record with the talk description already filled in, plus the full guidance document to run the talk from.

Two Files in One Download

• TT-1-06 Management of Equipment and Premises - the attendance record, with the topic and talk description ready to use and a signature line for each attendee
• GG-1-06 Management of Equipment and Premises - the guidance document the talk is based on, to prepare from and to issue to staff afterwards

Talk Description

• What counts as work equipment, including equipment people bring in
• Training, risk assessments and method statements before using equipment
• Pre-use checks, identifying equipment and status tags
• The equipment register, scheduled inspections, maintenance and calibration
• Faulty equipment - taking it out of use, quarantine and reporting the defect
• Buying new equipment, and checking the premises are safe

Running the Talk

Read through the guidance beforehand, talk the points through with the team, then have everyone sign the record. Keep the signed record as evidence that the briefing took place and who received it.

Why Equipment People Bring In Is Covered

Personal tools, chargers and other items brought from home are easy to overlook because they never went through the company's buying process. The talk makes clear they count as work equipment too, so they fall under the same checks and records.

Adapting the Talk

Both files are fully editable, so add the status tags you use, where the equipment register is kept and who to report a defect to. Update the talk description if you cover extra points.

Keeping the Training Record

File the signed record with your training records, or log the talk against each attendee in a training matrix, so you can show who has been briefed and when.

Who Is It For?

Anyone who uses, looks after or buys work equipment, and the people responsible for the premises. It suits induction, a refresher and any time new equipment is brought in.

Delivering Talks Regularly

Short, regular talks keep the way the business works in front of people. Run this one alongside the other general training talks to build awareness one topic at a time.

Related Training Talks

Other training talks that work alongside this one:

• TT-1-21 Emergency Lighting
• TT-7-02 Safe Use of Equipment
• TT-7-13 Electrical Safety
• TT-7-10 Machine Guarding