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

S.R. 1996/228 · Made 7 June 1996

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 7th June 1996

Coming into operation 21st July 1996

The Department of Economic Development, being the Department concernedf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 17(1) to (6) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12(1) and (3), 13, 14(1), 15, 17 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f2 (“the 1978 Order”) and Article 3(2) of the Offshore, and Pipelines, Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1992f3 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with Article 46(1) of the 1978 Order with the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to the Department to be appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

f2

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by Article 3(1) of the Offshore, and Pipelines, Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17)

f3

S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17)

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
  30. 25Repeal of section 3 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971
  31. 26Modifications of statutory provisions
  32. 27Revocation
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1: Additional requirements
  35. 1Organisation of the installation
  36. 2Organisation of the installation
  37. 3Organisation of the installation
  38. 4Organisation of the installation
  39. 5Organisation of the installation
  40. 6Organisation of the installation
  41. 7Organisation of the installation
  42. 8Organisation of the installation
  43. 9Room temperature
  44. 10Room temperature
  45. 11Room temperature
  46. 12Floors, walls and ceilings of rooms
  47. 13Floors, walls and ceilings of rooms
  48. 14Floors, walls and ceilings of rooms
  49. 15Transparent or translucent surfaces
  50. 16Roofs
  51. 17Natural and artificial lighting
  52. 18Natural and artificial lighting
  53. 19Natural and artificial lighting
  54. 20Natural and artificial lighting
  55. 21Windows and skylights
  56. 22Windows and skylights
  57. 23Doors and gates
  58. 24Doors and gates
  59. 25Doors and gates
  60. 26Doors and gates
  61. 27Doors and gates
  62. 28Doors and gates
  63. 29Doors and gates
  64. 30Doors and gates
  65. 31Traffic routes
  66. 32Traffic routes
  67. 33Traffic routes
  68. 34Traffic routes
  69. 35Traffic routes
  70. 36Danger areas
  71. 37Room dimensions and air space in rooms — freedom of movement in the workstation
  72. 38Room dimensions and air space in rooms — freedom of movement in the workstation
  73. 39Rest rooms
  74. 40Rest rooms
  75. 41Rest rooms
  76. 42Rest rooms
  77. 43Rest rooms
  78. 44Outdoor workplaces
  79. 45Outdoor workplaces
  80. 46Outdoor workplaces
  81. 47Pregnant women and nursing mothers
  82. 48People with disabilities
  83. 49Sanitary facilities
  84. 50Sanitary facilities
  85. 51Sanitary facilities
  86. 52Sanitary facilities
  87. 53Sanitary facilities
  88. 54Sanitary facilities
  89. 55Sanitary facilities
  90. 56Showers and washing facilities
  91. 57Lavatories and washbasins
  92. 58Lavatories and washbasins
  93. 59Accommodation
  94. 60Accommodation
  95. 61Accommodation
  96. 62Accommodation
  97. 63Accommodation
  98. 64Accommodation
  99. 65Accommodation
  100. 66Accommodation
  101. 67Noise and vibration of plant
  102. Schedule 2: Modification of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. 4Paragraph 4
  107. 5Paragraph 5
  108. 6Paragraph 6
  109. 7Paragraph 7
  110. 8Paragraph 8
  111. 9Paragraph 9
  112. 10Paragraph 10
  113. 11Paragraph 11
  114. 12Paragraph 12
  115. Schedule 3Revocation
  116. Explanatory note