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6.—(1) The employer shall ensure that the work equipment made available to workers on the ship—
(a)is suitable for the work to be carried out, or
(b)is properly adapted for that purpose, and
(c)may be used by workers without impairment to their health or safety.
(2) In selecting work equipment, every employer shall have regard to the working conditions and characteristics and to the risks to the health and safety of workers which exist in the particular ship where that equipment is to be used and any additional risk posed by the use of that work equipment.
(3) The employer shall ensure that work equipment is used only for operations, and under conditions, for which it is suitable.
(4) In this regulation “suitable” means suitable in any respect which it is reasonably foreseeable will affect the health and safety of any worker.
(5) In this regulation, the duty to ensure work equipment can be used without impairment to health or safety includes ensuring that the working posture and position are consistent with ergonomic principles.
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