Regulation 10 Personal protective equipment

Northern Ireland

(1)

Any personal protective equipment provided by an employer pursuant to regulation 9 shall be suitable for its purpose and

(a)

comply with any F1legal requirement which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment; or

(b)

in the case of respiratory protective equipment where no provision referred to in sub-paragraph (a) applies, be of a type approved or conform to a standard approved, in either case, by-

(i)

the Executive; or

(ii)

the Great Britain Executive under regulation 10 (1) (b) of the Great Britain Regulations.

(2)

Every employer who provides personal protective equipment pursuant to regulation 9 shall ensure that adequate facilities are provided for the storage of that equipment.

F2(3)

In paragraph (1)(a), “legal requirement” means any requirement of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 or Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ No L81, 31.3.2016, p51).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 10(1)(a) substituted (21.4.2018) by The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 15(a) (with reg. 2(1)-(3))
F2: Reg. 10(3) inserted (21.4.2018) by The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 15(b) (with reg. 2(1)-(3))