# The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 1


A guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or other similar means of protection shall—
(a) be suitable and of sufficient strength and rigidity for the purpose or purposes for which it is being used; and
(b) be so placed, secured and used as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that it does not become accidentally displaced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1592/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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