A national safety register for woodworking machinery.
BWMS brings the same structure the MOT and Gas Safe register gave their industries to woodworking machinery — one place to register machines, book accredited engineers, and hold a verifiable compliance record that doesn't live in a filing cabinet.
SAFETY SCHEME
Paper certificates go missing.
A machine's inspection history lives in whichever folder it was last filed in — or doesn't exist at all by the time it matters.
No way to check credentials.
There's no national way to verify an engineer's accreditation level before they touch a machine on your site.
Compliance is reactive.
Renewals get missed because nothing tracks the calendar for you — until an inspection turns up overdue.
Register, inspect, certify, renew.
The same four steps every time — for every machine, every workshop, every engineer on the scheme.
Register the machine
The owner adds their machine to the national database — model, serial, site — in a couple of minutes.
An engineer inspects it
An accredited engineer works through the BWMS checklist for that machine type, on site.
A certificate is issued
Pass or fail, a verifiable certificate is generated instantly and tied permanently to that serial number.
BWMS tracks renewal
The next due date is calendared automatically, with reminders sent before it lapses.
Whichever side of the inspection you're on.
Keep every machine compliant, in one place.
Register your workshop's machines once. From there, BWMS tracks who inspected what, when it's due again, and hands you a verifiable certificate every time.
- See every machine's status at a glance — valid, due soon, or expired
- Generate a one-time access code so a visiting engineer can pull up your machines directly
- Get reminded automatically before a certificate lapses
- Hold PUWER-relevant inspection evidence without a paper trail
Get accredited. Get found. Get paid.
Whether you're just starting out or formally qualified, BWMS gives you a recognised accreditation level and a route to real job requests.
- Three accreditation levels — Trainee through Qualified Inspector
- Free foundation training built into the platform, with a proper assessment
- Job requests from registered machine owners, filtered to your area
- Every certificate you sign carries your name and accreditation on the national record
Three levels. One national standard.
Every engineer on the scheme sits at a recognised level — so an owner always knows exactly who's inspecting their machinery.
Customer / Trainee
Completes BWMS foundation training and self-certifies machinery at their own site, with random audit checks.
Time-Served Engineer
Verified experience, admin-approved, with open access to inspect for any registered customer.
Qualified Inspector
Formal qualification, admin-approved — BWMS's highest level of accreditation.
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