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The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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  2. Introductory Text

    3. 1.Citation and commencement.

  3. 2.Interpretation.

  4. 3.Application.

  5. 4.Organisation and planning.

  6. 5.Competence.

  7. 6.Avoidance of risks from work at height.

  8. 7.Selection of work equipment for work at height.

  9. 8.Requirements for particular work equipment.

  10. 9.Fragile surfaces.

  11. 10.Falling objects.

  12. 11.Danger areas.

  13. 12.Inspection of work equipment.

  14. 13.Inspection of places of work at height.

  15. 14.Duties of persons at work.

  16. 15.Exemption by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.

  17. 16.Exemption by the Secretary of State for Defence.

  18. 17.Amendment of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.

  19. 18.Repeal of section 25 of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.

  20. 19.Revocations.

  21. Signature

  22. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule 1.

      Premises and activities within the territorial sea.

    2. Schedule 2.

      Requirements for existing places of work and means of access or egress at height.

    3. Schedule 3.

      Requirements for guard-rails, toe-boards, barriers, and similar collective means of protection.

    4. Schedule 4.

      Requirements for working platforms.

    5. Schedule 5.

      Requirements for collective safeguards for arresting falls.

    6. Schedule 6.

      Requirements for personal fall protection systems.

    7. Schedule 7.

      Requirements for ladders.

    8. Schedule 8.

      Particulars to be included in a report of inspection.

    9. Schedule 9.

      Revocations.

  23. Explanatory Note

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