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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A safeguard shall be used only if –\n(a) a risk assessment has demonstrated that the work activity can so far as is reasonably practicable be performed safely while using it and without affecting its effectiveness;\n(b) the use of other, safer work equipment is not reasonably practicable; and\n(c) a sufficient number of available persons have received adequate training specific to the safeguard, including rescue procedures.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 2 in operation at 11.7.2005, see reg. 1"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.041531+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}