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The Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/913 · Made 25 March 1996 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 25th March 1996

Laid before Parliament 28th March 1996

Coming into force 30th June 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (5)(b) and (6)(b) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15(1), 16 and 18(a) of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974M1 ( “the 1974 Act") and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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M1

1974 c.37. Sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71) Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (1992 c.15); and section 15 was extended by section 1(2) of the 1992 Act.

Contents

  1. Part I: INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part II: INTEGRITY OF INSTALLATIONS
  6. 4General duty
  7. 5Design of an installation
  8. 6Work to an installation
  9. 7Operation of an installation
  10. 8Maintenance of integrity
  11. 9Reporting of danger to an installation
  12. 10Decommissioning and dismantlement
  13. Part III: FURTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INSTALLATIONS
  14. 11Helicopter landing area
  15. 12Additional requirements
  16. Part IV: WELLS
  17. 13General duty
  18. 14Assessment of conditions below ground
  19. 15Design with a view to suspension and abandonment
  20. 16Materials
  21. 17Well control
  22. 18Arrangements for examination
  23. 19Provision of drilling etc. information
  24. 20Co-operation
  25. 21Information, instruction, training and supervision
  26. Part V: MISCELLANEOUS
  27. 22Defence
  28. 23Certificates of exemption
  29. 24Transitional provision Repealed
  30. 25Repeal of section 3 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971
  31. 26Modification of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 Repealed
  32. 27Revocation
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  35. 1Organisation of the installation
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Ventilation of enclosed workplaces
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. 7Paragraph 7
  42. 8Paragraph 8
  43. 9Room temperature
  44. 10Paragraph 10
  45. 11Paragraph 11
  46. 12Floors, walls and ceilings of rooms
  47. 13Paragraph 13
  48. 14Paragraph 14
  49. 15Transparent or translucent surfaces
  50. 16Roofs
  51. 17Natural and artificial lighting
  52. 18Paragraph 18
  53. 19Paragraph 19
  54. 20Paragraph 20
  55. 21Windows and skylights
  56. 22Paragraph 22
  57. 23Doors and gates
  58. 24Paragraph 24
  59. 25Paragraph 25
  60. 26Paragraph 26
  61. 27Paragraph 27
  62. 28Paragraph 28
  63. 29Paragraph 29
  64. 30Paragraph 30
  65. 31Traffic routes
  66. 32Paragraph 32
  67. 33Paragraph 33
  68. 34Paragraph 34
  69. 35Paragraph 35
  70. 36Danger areas
  71. 37Room dimensions and air space in rooms— freedom of movement in the workstation
  72. 38Paragraph 38
  73. 39Rest rooms
  74. 40Paragraph 40
  75. 41Paragraph 41
  76. 42Paragraph 42
  77. 43Paragraph 43
  78. 44Outdoor workplaces
  79. 45Paragraph 45
  80. 46Paragraph 46
  81. 47Pregnant women and nursing mothers
  82. 48People with disabilities
  83. 49Sanitary facilities
  84. 50Paragraph 50
  85. 51Paragraph 51
  86. 52Paragraph 52
  87. 53Paragraph 53
  88. 54Paragraph 54
  89. 55Paragraph 55
  90. 56Showers and washing facilities
  91. 57Lavatories and washbasins
  92. 58Paragraph 58
  93. 59Accommodation
  94. 60Paragraph 60
  95. 61Paragraph 61
  96. 62Paragraph 62
  97. 63Paragraph 63
  98. 64Paragraph 64
  99. 65Paragraph 65
  100. 66Paragraph 66
  101. 67... vibration of plant Repealed
  102. Schedule 2: MODIFICATION OF THE OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS (SAFETY CASE) REGULATIONS 1992 Repealed
  103. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  104. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  105. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  106. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  107. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  108. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  109. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  110. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  111. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  112. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  113. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  114. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  115. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  116. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  117. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  118. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  119. Schedule 3REVOCATION
  120. Explanatory note