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Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

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(1) These Regulations shall not apply to or in relation to the master or crew of a sea-going ship or to the employer of such persons in respect of the normal ship-board activities of a ship’s crew under the direction of the master.

(2) Regulations 4 to 12 shall not apply in respect of any of the following personal protective equipment, that is to say—

(a)ordinary working clothes and uniforms which do not specifically protect the health and safety of the wearer;

(b)an offensive weapon used for self-defence or deterrent equipment;

(c)portable devices for detecting and signalling risks and nuisances;

(d)personal protective equipment used for protection while travelling on a road within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1);

(e)equipment used during the playing of competitive sports.

(3) Regulations 4 and 6 to 12 shall not apply where any of the following Regulations apply and in respect of any risk to a person’s health or safety for which any of them require the provision or use of personal protective equipment, namely—

(a)the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(2);

(b)the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(3);

(c)the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988(4);

(d)the Noise at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990(5);

(e)the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990(6);

(f)the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990(7).

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