Search results Inspection Provision and Use of Work Equipment 6. Inspection (1) Every employer shall ensure that, where the safety of work equipment depends on the installation conditions, it is inspected- after installation and before being put into service for the first time;... B6-inspection Maintenance Operations Provision and Use of Work Equipment 22. Maintenance Operations Every employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adapted that, so far as is reasonably practicable, maintenance operations which involve a risk to... B6-maintenance-operations Food Safety Act 1990 Synopsis of Other Legislation Food Safety Act 1990 This Act provides for various offenses, such as selling food which does not comply with food safety requirements, and allows for improvement notices and prohibition orders to be issued by local authorities.... B7-food-safety-act Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities Synopsis of Other Legislation Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992 Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities Suitable and sufficient facilities must be provided for the maximum number of persons likely to be at work in a workplace at... B7-sanitary-conveniences Introduction Work at height Introduction Work at height remains the largest single cause of fatal accidents in the workplace. In construction, around half of all fatal accidents are caused by falls from height, resulting from unsafe access to and/or unsafe work at height.... E5-height-introduction Work At Height Regulations Work at height Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAH) Introduction These Regulations consolidate and replace previous legislation on working at height. The application and duties under the Regulations are described below. In summary, the WAH Regulations are intended... E5-work-at-height-regulations Toeboards and Guardrails Work at height Appendix 1 - Tube and Fittings Scaffolding Independent tied scaffolds Toeboards and Guardrails Guardrails and toeboards are required to all edges of working platforms from which men and materials are at risk of falling. Guardrails should be... E5-toeboards-and-guardrails Ladders Work at height Appendix 1 - Tube and Fittings Scaffolding Independent tied scaffolds Ladders Ladders may be used if a staircase tower is deemed unnecessary by the risk assessment. The preferred method is to provide a ladder-access tower specifically for this... E5-ladders2 Pavement Lifts Work at height Appendix 1 - Tube and Fittings Scaffolding Independent tied scaffolds Pavement Lifts A pavement lift should allow unimpeded access below the first lift, typically to provide a thoroughfare for pedestrians when the scaffold is erected on a public... E5-pavement-lifts Inspections Work at height Inspections Introduction There are a number of requirements for inspections set out under the WAH Regulations. There are general duties to inspect all work equipment used for access to and work at height, and specific requirements with set... E5-inspections 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
