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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-104/annex-II/division-PROVISIONS/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.2",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2009/104",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2009/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-104",
  "path": "annex/II/division/PROVISIONS/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2.2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The feet of portable ladders must be prevented from slipping during use by securing the uprights at or near their upper or lower ends, by any anti-slip device or by any other arrangement of equivalent effectiveness. Ladders used for access must be long enough to protrude sufficiently beyond the access platform, unless other measures have been taken to ensure a firm handhold. Interlocking ladders and extension ladders must be used in such a way that the different sections are prevented from moving relative to one another. Mobile ladders must be prevented from moving before they are stepped on.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/104/annex/II/division/PROVISIONS/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:07.386185+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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