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Article 4 Rules concerning work equipment

United Kingdom

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1.

Without prejudice to Article 3, the employer shall obtain and/or use:

(a)

work equipment which, if provided to workers in the undertaking or establishment for the first time after 31 December 1992, complies with:

  1. (i)

    the provisions of any relevant Community directive which is applicable;

  2. (ii)

    the minimum requirements laid down in Annex I, to the extent that no other Community directive is applicable or is so only partially;

(b)

work equipment which, if already provided to workers in the undertaking or establishment by 31 December 1992, complies with the minimum requirements laid down in Annex I no later than 4 years after that date;

(c)

without prejudice to point (a)(i), and by way of derogation from point (a)(ii) and point (b), specific work equipment subject to the requirements of point 3 of Annex I, which, if already provided to workers in the undertaking or establishment by 5 December 1998, complies with the minimum requirements laid down in Annex I, no later than 4 years after that date.

2.

The employer shall take the measures necessary to ensure that, throughout its working life, work equipment is kept, by means of adequate maintenance, at a level such that it complies with point (a) or (b) of paragraph 1 as applicable.

3.

Member States shall, after consultation with both sides of industry, and with due allowance for national legislation and/or practice, establish procedures whereby a level of safety may be attained corresponding to the objectives indicated by Annex II.