Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98) Introduction As a result of an EEC directive "the use of work equipment directive" a significant change was brought about in our legislation effecting machinery and other work equipment. The majority of those changes were to be contained in the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1992 (PUWER 92). In 1995, a further directive was agreed, the amending directive to the use of work equipment directive which lead to the implementation of a further set of regulations being the provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998 (PUWER 98). These new regulations replaced the earlier version in their entirety. In effect, they added new information to what which was already there rather than providing a radical change throughout. Puwer 98 was brought into effect in stages as follows : The regulations came into force on 5th December 1998 The regulations in part three dealing with mobile work equipment, i.e. regulations 25-30 will not apply to work equipment provided for use in the undertaking or establishment before 5th December 1998 until 5th December 2002. note : regulations 25-30 deal with : 25 Employees carried on mobile work equipment 26 Rolling over of mobile work equipment 27 Overturning of fork lift trucks 28 Self-propelled work equipment 29 Remote controlled self-propelled work equipment 30 Drive shafts