Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1
These Regulations make provision for safety in the factories specified in the Schedules. The Regulations will cease to have effect on 1st January 1997 when the corresponding provisions in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2932) will come into force in respect of such factories.
2
The Regulations enact provisions to preserve the effect of the regulations set out in Column 1 of the Table below in workplaces in respect of which those Regulations were inadvertently revoked without replacement by the Regulations specified in Column 2 of the Table.
TABLE
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| The Aerated Water Regulations 1921 (S.R. and O. 1921/1932, amended by S.I. 1981/686), regulations 1 and 2 | The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2966) |
| The Horizontal Milling Machines Regulations 1928 (S.R. and O. 1928/548, amended by S.R. and O. 1934/207 and S.I. 1992/1811), the exemptions and regulations 2 to 6 | The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3004) |
| The Jute (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1948 (S.I. 1948/1696, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), regulation 15 | |
| The Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations 1953 (S.I. 1953/1464, amended by S.I. 1981/1332), regulation 5 |