# Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“personal protective equipment” means all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or safety, and any addition or accessory designed to meet that objective;
“offensive weapon” means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1993/20/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-protective-equipment-at-work-regulations-northern-ireland-1993/regulation-2
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