SCHEDULE 1Essential Health and Safety Requirements
COMMON REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS
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All equipment and protective systems must be marked legibly and indelibly with the following minimum particulars—
a
name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and address of the manufacturer;
b
F1 UK marking;
c
designation of series or type;
d
batch or serial number, if any;
e
year of construction;
f
the specific marking of explosion protection followed by the symbol of the equipment-group and category;
g
for equipment-group II,
i
the letter ‘G’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists); or
ii
the letter ‘D’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust); or
iii
both the letter ‘G’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists) and the letter ‘D’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust).
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Furthermore, where necessary, they must also be marked with all information essential to their safe use.