# The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Schedule 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING PLACES OF WORK AND MEANS OF ACCESS OR EGRESS AT HEIGHT

Extent: N.I.

Every existing place of work or means of access or egress at height shall –
(a) be stable and of sufficient strength and rigidity for the purpose for which it is intended to be or is being used;
(b) where applicable, rest on a stable, sufficiently strong surface;
(c) be of sufficient dimensions to permit the safe passage of persons and the safe use of any plant or materials required to be used and to provide a safe working area having regard to the work to be carried out there;
(d) possess suitable and sufficient means for preventing a fall;
(e) possess a surface which has no gap –
(i) through which a person could fall;
(ii) through which any material or object could fall and injure a person; or
(iii) giving rise to other risk of injury to any person, unless measures have been taken to protect persons against such risk;
(f) be so constructed and used, and maintained in such condition, as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable –
(i) the risk of slipping or tripping; or
(ii) any person being caught between it and any adjacent structure;
(g) where it has moving parts, be prevented by appropriate devices from moving inadvertently during work at height.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/279/schedule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-2
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