# The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, Regulation 4: Strength and stability

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Every employer shall ensure that—
(a) lifting equipment is of adequate strength and stability for each load, having regard in particular to the stress induced at its mounting or fixing point;
(b) every part of a load and anything attached to it and used in lifting it is of adequate strength.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2307/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifting-operations-and-lifting-equipment-regulations-1998/regulation-4
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