Regulation 26 Prevention of drowning

(1)

Where, in the course of construction work, a person is at risk of falling into water or other liquid with a risk of drowning, suitable and sufficient steps must be taken to—

(a)

prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, the person falling;

(b)

minimise the risk of drowning in the event of a fall; and

(c)

ensure that suitable rescue equipment is provided, maintained and, when necessary, used so that a person may be promptly rescued in the event of a fall.

(2)

Suitable and sufficient steps must be taken to ensure the safe transport of any person conveyed by water to or from a place of work.

(3)

Any vessel used to convey any person by water to or from a place of work must not be overcrowded or overloaded.