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Regulation 18 Upright used for hoisting block

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(1)

If any upright forming part of staging is used as a fixing for a pulley block for hoisting material—

(a)

it shall be properly housed in the ground or shall otherwise be adequately secured so as to prevent it from rising; and

(b)

it shall be suitably protected against damage by the action of the chain or wire or other means of securing the pulley block to the upright.

(2)

No upright forming part of staging shall be used as an anchorage for a lead pulley block, unless the upright is not likely to be displaced by such use.