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Division 10.1

United Kingdom

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Suitable precautions must be taken in an excavation, well, underground, working or tunnel:

  1. (a)

    using an appropriate support or embankment;

  2. (b)

    to prevent hazards entailed in the fall of a person, materials or objects, or flooding;

  3. (c)

    to provide sufficient ventilation at all workstations so as to ensure a breathable atmosphere which is not dangerous or harmful to health;

  4. (d)

    to enable workers to reach safety in the event of fire or X1inrush of water or materials.

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Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 92/57/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (eighth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245 of 26 August 1992).