Procter Machine Guarding,
appointed by business insurance
specialist, QBE, as a Preferred
Service Provider for machine
guarding, will be supporting QBE
policyholders by advising on
guarding requirements and assisting
with the implementation of any
necessary improvements.

Policyholders are being offered
free Machine Guarding Compliance
Surveys. These involve a safety
engineer visiting the site to assess the
machinery safeguards. A report is
prepared, identifying areas of noncompliance
and actions that can be
taken to reduce risk, improve safety
and comply with the Provision and
Use of Work Equipment Regulations.

If requested, Procter Machine
Guarding can carry out any remedial
guarding work and/or put the
policyholder in touch with other
machinery safety specialists. The
emphasis is on cost-effective guarding
and, if appropriate, a safety engineer
can help the QBE policyholder
prioritise actions and formulate a
phased implementation plan.