# The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-design-and-management-regulations-2015/regulation-26
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