Health & Safety Training

Machinery Regulations Training Course

A half-day, in-company course for planners and engineers on the regulations that govern machinery: marking, the use of standards, safety-related control systems and the documentation required.

½ day · at your site In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance Planners and engineers
Key facts at a glance
½ day
Course lengthdelivered at your premises
Machinery
The focusdesigning and supplying safe machinery
Standards
A core topicusing EN and harmonised standards
Documentation
The outputthe technical file and conformity
The course
Quick answer

What is machinery regulations training?

Machinery regulations training explains the rules that govern machinery in Great Britain: marking, the use of standards, safety-related control systems, guarding and the documentation a machine needs. KeyOstas delivers it as a half-day in-company course for planners and engineers.

Covers the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations and machinery marking
Explains the use of EN and harmonised standards
Covers risk assessment and safety-related control systems
Certificate of attendance for every delegate
Machinery that is designed, built or supplied for use at work must meet defined safety requirements before it can be placed on the market. The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 set those requirements, and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 cover machinery in use. This course gives planners and engineers a working overview: the background to the rules, machinery marking, the role of harmonised standards, the risk assessment behind a safe design, safety-related control systems, guarding and maintenance, and the documentation, including the technical file and the declaration of conformity.
½ day
an overview for planners and engineers
Standards
harmonised standards show conformity
The file
a machine needs a technical file
Is it right for you

Is this course right for your team?

It is for the people who plan, design, build or supply machinery.

Right for you if…

You are a planner or engineer working with machinery
Your organisation designs, builds, modifies or supplies machinery
You need to understand machinery marking and conformity
You work with EN or harmonised standards
You are responsible for safety-related control systems or guarding

A different course fits better if…

You need to train machine operators: that is separate, machine-specific training
You need the broad work-equipment duties for users: see PUWER & LOLER
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the half day, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Understand the rules

Know the background

Explain the background to the machinery regulations and the duties they create.

Understand marking

Explain the marking of machinery and complex assemblies and what it signifies.

Use standards

Describe how EN and harmonised standards are used to show conformity.

Know the PUWER link

Outline the responsibilities for machinery in use under PUWER.

Apply it

Risk assess a design

Apply risk assessment to a machine and its safety-related control systems.

Understand guarding

Explain the requirements for guarding and for maintenance.

Prepare documentation

Identify the documentation a machine needs, including the technical file.

Use other documents

Recognise the other relevant documents that support conformity.

Course content

What the course covers

A focused half day for planners and engineers.

01

The regulations

  • The machinery directive background and the current regulations
  • The marking of machinery and complex assemblies
  • Key definitions
02

Standards & PUWER

  • The use of EN and harmonised standards
  • Compliance, and the responsibilities under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
03

Design & documentation

  • Risk assessment and safety-related control systems
  • Guarding and maintenance
  • The documentation required, and the other relevant documents
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Discussion-led and applied, with no written exam.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company

A KeyOstas tutor delivers the session at your premises, and your own machinery can be used as the example.

Assessment

Discussion-based

Understanding is built and checked through discussion and worked examples rather than an exam.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

This is an overview course for planners and engineers. Detailed conformity work on a specific machine may need specialist engineering support beyond the scope of a half-day course.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.

01

Delivered at your site

We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your working pattern.

02

Built for engineers

An overview pitched for planners and engineers, not generic safety training.

03

Uses your own machinery

Your own machines can be the worked example for the session.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.

FAQ

Machinery regulations training: frequently asked questions

Who should attend machinery regulations training?
Planners and engineers, and anyone whose organisation designs, builds, modifies or supplies machinery and needs to understand the regulations.
How long is the course?
Half a day, delivered in-company at your premises.
Which regulations does the course cover?
It covers the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, which govern machinery placed on the market, and the link to the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, which govern machinery in use.
What is machinery marking?
It is the marking a machine carries to show it meets the required safety standards before it is placed on the market. In Great Britain the UKCA mark applies, and CE marking continues to be recognised; the course explains the current position.
How do harmonised standards help?
Designing a machine to the relevant harmonised or EN standards is a recognised way of showing it meets the required safety standards. The course explains how the standards are used.
Does the course train machine operators?
No. It is about the machinery regulations for planners and engineers. Operator training for a specific machine is separate, machine-specific training.
Can the course use our own machinery?
Yes. Delivered in-company, your own machines can be the worked example for the session.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification.

Train your planners and engineers

Tell us how many people you would like to train and the machinery they work with, and we will put together a quote for the half-day course delivered at your site.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.