# The Work at Height Regulations 2005, Paragraph 2


Means of protection shall—
(a) be of sufficient dimensions, of sufficient strength and rigidity for the purposes for which they are being used, and otherwise suitable;
(b) be so placed, secured and used as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that they do not become accidentally displaced; and
(c) be so placed as to prevent, so far as is practicable, the fall of any person, or of any material or object, from any place of work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/735/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-2005/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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