PART 1
INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL
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1
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Citation and commencement.
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2
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Interpretation.
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3
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Revocations and savings.
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PART 2
WORKPLACE AND WORK EQUIPMENT
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Chapter 1 — Workplace
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4
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Interpretation for Chapter 1.
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5
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Stability and solidity.
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6
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Ventilation of enclosed places of work.
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7
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Room temperature.
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8
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Natural and artificial lighting.
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9
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Floors, walls, ceilings and roofs of rooms.
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10
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Windows and skylights.
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11
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Doors and gates.
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12
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Emergency routes and exits.
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13
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Fire detection and fire fighting.
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14
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Movement of pedestrians and vehicles in danger areas.
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15
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Specific measures for escalators and travelators.
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16
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Loading bays and ramps.
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17
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Room dimensions and air space in rooms and freedom of movement at the workstation.
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18
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General welfare requirements.
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19
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Rest rooms and rest areas.
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20
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Sanitary and washing facilities.
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21
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Changing rooms and lockers.
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22
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Accommodation areas at a place of work.
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23
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Outdoor places of work, special provisions.
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24
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Pregnant, postnatal and breastfeeding employees.
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25
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Employees with disabilities.
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26
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Agreements as to a premises used as a place of work.
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Chapter 2 — Use of Work Equipment
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27
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Interpretation for Chapter 2.
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28
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Duties of employer, use of work equipment.
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29
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Information and instruction.
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30
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Inspection of work equipment.
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31
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Maintenance.
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32
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Control devices.
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33
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Guards and protection devices.
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34
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Connection to energy sources.
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35
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Contact with wheels or tracks of mobile work equipment.
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36
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Drive systems of mobile work equipment.
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37
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Combustion engines of mobile work equipment.
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38
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Roll-over of mobile work equipment.
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39
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Fork-lift trucks.
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40
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Safety of self-propelled work equipment.
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41
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Traffic rules for mobile work equipment.
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42
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Work equipment for lifting loads.
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43
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Cranes.
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44
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Support of lifting equipment.
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45
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Work equipment for lifting goods or persons.
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46
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Hoists and lifts.
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47
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Winch-operated hoists and lifts.
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48
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Conditions regarding lifting of persons.
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49
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Lifting accessories.
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50
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Work equipment for lifting non-guided loads.
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51
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Lifting equipment—signalling and operation.
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52
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Examination and testing of lifting equipment.
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53
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Reports by competent persons.
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54
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Keeping of records and registers of lifting equipment.
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55
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Safe working loads for excavators, draglines, telehandlers, loaders or combined excavators and loaders when used as cranes.
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56
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Specific requirements for scotch and guy derrick cranes.
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57
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Construction, testing, examination and safe working load of lifting accessories.
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58
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Delivery of loads with lifting accessories attached.
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59
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Duty of persons who hire lifting equipment to others.
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60
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Duty of the master of a ship in respect of examination of lifting equipment.
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61
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Duty of the owner of a fishing vessel in respect of examination of lifting equipment.
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Chapter 3 — Personal Protective Equipment
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62
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Provision of personal protective equipment.
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63
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Assessment of personal protective equipment.
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64
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Conditions of use and compatibility.
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65
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Personal use.
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66
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Maintenance and replacement.
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67
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Information, training and instruction.
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Chapter 4 — Manual Handling of Loads
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68
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Interpretation for Chapter 4.
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69
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Duties of employer.
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Chapter 5 — Display Screen Equipment
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70
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Interpretation for Chapter 5.
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71
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Non-application of Chapter 5.
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72
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Duties of employer.
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73
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Provision of eye tests and corrective appliances.
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PART 3
ELECTRICITY
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74
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Interpretation for Part 3.
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75
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Application of Part 3.
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76
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Suitability of electrical equipment and installations.
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77
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Adverse or hazardous environments.
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78
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Identification and marking.
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79
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Protection against electric shock in normal conditions.
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80
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Protection against electric shock in fault conditions.
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81
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Portable equipment.
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82
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Connections and cables.
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83
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Overcurrent protection.
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84
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Auxiliary generator and battery supply.
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85
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Switching and isolation for work on equipment made dead.
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86
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Precautions for work on electrical equipment.
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87
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Working space, access and lighting.
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88
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Persons to be competent to prevent danger.
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89
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Testing and inspection.
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90
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Earth leakage protection for higher voltage.
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91
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Substation and main switch room.
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92
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Fencing of outdoor equipment.
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93
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Overhead lines and underground cables.
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PART 4
WORK AT HEIGHT
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94
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Interpretation for Part 4.
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95
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Organisation, planning and risk assessment.
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96
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Checking of places of work at height.
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97
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Weather conditions.
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98
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Avoidance of risks from work at height.
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99
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Protection of places of work at height.
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100
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Selection of work equipment for work at height.
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101
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Condition of surfaces for supporting structures.
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102
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Stability of supporting structure.
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103
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Guard-rails, toe-boards, barriers, etc.
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104
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Stability of working platforms.
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105
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Safety on working platforms.
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106
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Loading of working platform and supporting structures.
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107
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Scaffolding, additional requirements.
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108
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Collective safeguards for arresting falls.
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109
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Personal fall protection systems.
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110
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Work positioning systems.
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111
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Rope access or positioning technique.
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112
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Fall arrest systems.
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113
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Work restraint systems.
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114
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Ladders.
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115
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Fragile surfaces.
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116
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Falling objects.
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117
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Danger areas.
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118
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Interpretation for Regulation 119
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119
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Inspection of work equipment.
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PART 5
PHYSICAL AGENTS
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Chapter 1 — Control of Noise at Work
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120
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Interpretation.
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121
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Application.
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122
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Transitional periods.
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123
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Exposure limit values and exposure action values.
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124
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Determination and assessment of risks above a lower exposure action value.
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125
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Provisions aimed at avoiding or reducing exposure.
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126
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Application of upper exposure action values.
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127
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Prevention of exposure above noise level of 85dB(A).
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128
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Application of exposure limit value.
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129
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Personal protection.
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130
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Employee information, training and consultation.
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131
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Health surveillance, records and effects.
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132
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Exemptions.
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Chapter 2 — Control of Vibration at Work
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133
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Interpretation.
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134
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Transitional periods.
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135
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Exposure limit values and action values.
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136
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Determination and assessment of risks.
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137
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Provisions aimed at avoiding or reducing exposure.
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138
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Application of exposure action values.
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139
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Application of exposure limit value.
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140
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Employee information and training.
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141
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Health surveillance, records and effects.
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142
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Exemptions.
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PART 6
SENSITIVE RISK GROUPS
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Chapter 1 — Protection of Children and Young Persons
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143
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Interpretation for Chapter 1.
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144
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Risk assessment.
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145
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Circumstances prohibiting employment of a child or young person.
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146
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Health surveillance.
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Chapter 2 — Protection of Pregnant, Post Natal and Breastfeeding Employees
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147
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Interpretation for Chapter 2.
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148
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Application of Chapter 2.
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149
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Risk assessment.
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150
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Protective or preventive measures.
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151
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Night work.
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152
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Information.
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Chapter 3 — Night Work and Shift Work
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153
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Interpretation for Chapter 3.
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154
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Application of Chapter 3.
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155
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Night work risk assessment.
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156
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Protective or preventive measures with respect to night workers and shift workers.
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157
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Health assessment and transfer to day work.
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PART 7
SAFETY SIGNS AND FIRST-AID
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Chapter 1 — Safety Signs at Places of Work
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158
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Interpretation for Chapter 1.
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159
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Application of Chapter 1.
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160
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Provision of safety signs.
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161
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Information and instruction for employees.
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162
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Prohibition of unauthorised information on signs.
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Chapter 2 — First-aid
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163
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Interpretation for Chapter 2.
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164
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Application of Chapter 2.
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165
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Provisions for first-aid.
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166
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First-aid rooms.
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PART 8
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES AT PLACES OF WORK
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167
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Interpretation for Part 8.
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168
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Application of Part 8.
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169
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Assessment of explosion risk and explosion protection document.
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170
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Classification of places where explosive atmospheres may occur.
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171
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Prevention against explosion.
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172
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Safety of plant, equipment and protective systems.
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173
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Training, instructions, permits to work.
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174
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Protection of employees from explosion.
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175
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Coordination at workplaces.
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SCHEDULE 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK EQUIPMENT
Part A — Exemption from certain provisions of Regulation 46
Part B — Period of thorough examination of lifting equipment, lifting accessory equipment or other miscellaneous equipment
Part C — Circumstances requiring testing of lifting equipment as part of a thorough examination
Part D — Equipment that has a lifting function, is subject to Regulation 30 and is not subject to Regulation 52
Part E — Information to be contained in report of thorough...
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