Safety, Health and Welfare At Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2003To Be Made By the Minister of State At the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 277/2003

I, Frank Fahey, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 28 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 (No. 7 of 1989), in relation to the matters set out in paragraphs (1) to (6), (8) (11), (12) and (13) of the Fourth Schedule to that Act, and the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 ( S.I. No. 18 of 1993 ) (as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1997 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2003 ( S.I. No 156 of 2003 ) and after consultation with the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health, hereby make the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

(2) These Regulations and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction Regulations 2001 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2001 and 2003. 2. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 481 of 2001 ) are amended by substituting the following for the Ninth Schedule —

“NINTH SCHEDULE

Regulations 6, 9 and 14

FÁS CONSTRUCTION SKILLS CERTIFICATION SCHEME

1. (1) Regulations 6(6) and 9(4) apply to FÁS Construction Skills Certification Scheme training in the following tasks:

(a) Scaffolding - basic

(b) Scaffolding - advanced

(c) Tower crane operation

(d) Slinging/Signalling

(e) Telescopic Handler Operation

(f) Tractor/Dozer Operation

(g) Mobile Crane Operation

(h) Crawler Crane Operation

(i) Articulated dumper Operation

(j) Site dumper operation

(k) 180° Excavator operation

(l) 360° Excavator operation

(m) Roof and wall cladding/sheeting

(n) Built up roof felting

and to other tasks which may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and published in Iris Oifigiúil.

(2) In order to gain experience prior to undertaking a programme related to the tasks listed at (a) to (n) above, it shall be permissible for a person to undertake those tasks during the training period required by the programme provided that—

(i) the person concerned is at all times under the direct supervision of a person who is in possession of the relevant registration card, and

(ii) the person concerned is in possession of a letter from his or her...