Regulation 7 Selection of work equipment for work at heightI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Every employer, in selecting work equipment for use in work at height, shall –

(a)

give collective protection measures priority over personal protection measures; and

(b)

take account of –

(i)

the working conditions and the risks to the safety of persons at the place where the work equipment is to be used;

(ii)

in the case of work equipment for access and egress, the distance to be negotiated;

(iii)

the distance and consequences of a potential fall;

(iv)

the duration and frequency of use;

(v)

the need for easy and timely evacuation and rescue in an emergency;

(vi)

any additional risk posed by the use, installation or removal of that work equipment or by evacuation and rescue from it; and

(vii)

the other provisions of these Regulations.

(2)

An employer shall select work equipment for work at height which –

(a)

has characteristics including dimensions which –

(i)

are appropriate to the nature of the work to be performed and the foreseeable loadings; and

(ii)

allow passage without risk; and

(b)

is in other respects the most suitable work equipment, having regard in particular to the purposes specified in regulation 6.

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