{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-7/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/279",
  "legislation_title": "The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/work-at-height-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Every ladder shall be used in such a way that –\n(a) a secure handhold and secure support are always available to the user; and\n(b) the user can maintain a safe handhold when carrying a load unless, in the case of a step ladder, the maintenance of a handhold is not practicable when a load is carried, and a risk assessment under regulation 3 of the Management Regulations has demonstrated that the use of a step ladder is justified because of –\n(i) the low risk; and\n(ii) the short duration of use.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 10 in operation at 11.7.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/279/schedule/7/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:03.041531+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}