{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425/annex-II/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.2/division-3.1.2.2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/425",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425",
  "path": "annex/II/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.2/division/3.1.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.1.2.2",
  "heading": "Prevention of falls from a height",
  "text": "PPE intended to prevent falls from a height or their effects must incorporate a body harness and a connexion system which can be connected to a reliable external anchorage point. It must be designed and manufactured so that, under the foreseeable conditions of use, the vertical drop of the user is minimised to prevent collision with obstacles while the braking force does not attain the threshold value at which physical injury or the opening or breakage of any PPE component which might cause the user to fall can be expected to occur.\nSuch PPE must also ensure that, after braking, the user is maintained in a correct position in which he may await help if necessary.\nThe manufacturer's instructions must specify, in particular, all relevant information relating to:\n(a) the characteristics required for the reliable external anchorage point and the necessary minimum clearance below the user;\n(b) the proper way of putting on the body harness and of attaching the connexion system to the reliable external anchorage point.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/425/annex/II/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.2/division/3.1.2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:58.157392+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."
}