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Article 6 Work equipment involving specific risks

United Kingdom

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When the use of work equipment is likely to involve a specific risk to the safety or health of workers, the employer shall take the measures necessary to ensure that:

  1. (a)

    the use of work equipment is restricted to those persons given the task of using it;

  2. (b)

    in the case of repairs, modifications, maintenance or servicing, the workers concerned are specifically designated to carry out such work.