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1.Extent to which employers must ensure that workstations meet the requirements laid down in this schedules

An employer shall ensure that a workstation meets the requirements laid down in this Schedule to the extent that–

(a)

those requirements relate to a component which is present in the workstation concerned;

(b)

those requirements have effect with a view to securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work; and

(c)

the inherent characteristics of a given task make compliance with those requirements appropriate as respects the workstation concerned.

Notes on Schedule THE