# The Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989, Regulation 2: Application of these Regulations


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, these Regulations shall apply to
(a) building operations; and
(b) works of engineering construction,
within, in either case, the meaning of the Factories Act 1961.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to a diving operation as construed in accordance with regulation 2(2)(a) of the Diving Operations at Work Regulations 1981.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2209/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-head-protection-regulations-1989/regulation-2
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