Division 2 General minimum requirements applicable to work equipment

United Kingdom

1. 2.1Work equipment control devices which affect safety must be clearly visible and identifiable and appropriately marked where necessary.
2. 2.2It must be possible to start work equipment only by deliberate action on a control provided for the purpose.
3. 2.3All work equipment must be fitted with a control to stop it completely and safely.
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5. 2.5Work equipment presenting risk due to falling objects or projections must be fitted with appropriate safety devices corresponding to the risk.
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8. 2.8Where there is a risk of mechanical contact with moving parts of work equipment which could lead to accidents, those parts must be provided with guards or devices to prevent access to danger zones or to halt movements of dangerous parts before the danger zones are reached.
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13. 2.13It must be possible to carry out maintenance operations when the equipment is shut down. If this is not possible, it must be possible to take appropriate protection measures for the carrying-out of such operations or for such operations to be carried out outside the danger zones.
14. 2.14All work equipment must be fitted with clearly identifiable means to isolate it from all its energy sources.
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