# 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), Division 4.3.6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Scaffolding may be assembled, dismantled or significantly altered only under the supervision of a competent person and by workers who have received appropriate and specific training in the operations envisaged, addressing specific risks in accordance with Article 9, and more particularly in:
(a) understanding of the plan for the assembly, dismantling or alteration of the scaffolding concerned;
(b) safety during the assembly, dismantling or alteration of the scaffolding concerned;
(c) measures to prevent the risk of persons or objects falling;
(d) safety measures in the event of changing weather conditions which could adversely affect the safety of the scaffolding concerned;
(e) permissible loads;
(f) any other risks which the abovementioned assembly, dismantling or alteration operations may entail.
The person supervising and the workers concerned must have available the assembly and dismantling plan referred to in point 4.3.2, including any instructions which it may contain.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/104/annex/II/division/PROVISIONS/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-104/annex-II/division-PROVISIONS/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.6
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