Regulation 8 Requirements for particular work equipmentI1

Northern Ireland

Every employer shall ensure that, in the case of –

(a)

a guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or similar collective means of protection, Schedule 3 is complied with;

(b)

a working platform –

(i)

Part 1 of Schedule 4 is complied with; and

(ii)

where scaffolding is provided, Part 2 of Schedule 4 is also complied with;

(c)

a net, airbag or other collective safeguard for arresting falls which is not part of a personal fall protection system, Schedule 5 is complied with;

(d)

a personal fall protection system, Part 1 of Schedule 6; and –

(i)

in the case of a work positioning system, Part 2 of Schedule 6;

(ii)

in the case of rope access and positioning techniques, Part 3 of Schedule 6;

(iii)

in the case of a fall arrest system, Part 4 of Schedule 6;

(iv)

in the case of a work restraint system, Part 5 of Schedule 6,

are complied with; and

(e)

a ladder, Schedule 7 is complied with.

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