The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE U.K. Non-exhaustive list of agents, process and work

I U.K. Agents

Physical agents U.K.

1.—(a) Ionising radiation;

(b) Work in a high pressure atmosphere, eg in pressurised containers, diving.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. Pt. 1. para. 1 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

Biological agents U.K.

[F1 2.— (a) Biological agents which are group 3 biological agents or group 4 biological agents, as defined in the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Biological Agents) Regulations 2010.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 2(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1202), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

Chemical Agents U.K.

3.— [F2 (a) Substances and mixtures which meet the criteria for classification under [F3 Annex I to] the CLP Regulation in one or more of the following hazard classes and hazard categories with one or more of the following hazard statements:

• acute toxicity, category 1, 2 or 3 (H300, H310, H330, H301, H311, H331);

• skin corrosion, category 1A, 1B or 1C (H314);

• flammable gas, category 1 or 2 (H220, H221);

• flammable aerosols, category 1 (H222);

• flammable liquid, category 1 or 2 (H224, H225);

• explosives, categories ‘Unstable explosive’, or explosives of Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 (H200, H201, H202, H203, H204, H205);

• self-reactive substances and mixtures, type A, B, C or D (H240, H241, H242);

• organic peroxides, type A or B (H240, H241);

• specific target organ toxicity after single exposure, category 1 or 2 (H370, H373);

• specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure, category 1 or 2 (H372, H373);

• respiratory sensitisation, category 1, subcategory 1A or 1B (H334);

• skin sensitisation, category 1, subcategory 1A or 1B (H317);

• carcinogenicity, category 1A, 1B or 2 (H350, H350i, H351);

• germ cell mutagenicity, category 1A, 1B or 2 (H340, H341);

• reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B (H360, H360F, H360FD, H360Fd, H360D, H360Df);]

F4 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5 (d) Substances and mixtures referred to in point (ii) of point (a) of Article 2 of Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC);]

(e) Lead and compounds thereof, inasmuch as the agents in question are absorbable by the human organism;

(f) asbestos.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 3(a) substituted (1.6.2015) by The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/21), regs. 1(3), 7(3)(b)

F3 Words in Sch. Pt. 1 para. 3(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1202), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Sch. Pt. 1 paras. 3(b)(c) omitted (1.6.2015) by virtue of The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/21), regs. 1(3), 7(3)(c)

F5 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 3(d) substituted (1.6.2015) by The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/21), regs. 1(3), 7(3)(d)

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 3 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

II U.K. Processes and work

1.  Processes at work referred to in Annex I to Directive [F6 Directive 2004/37/EC]. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in Sch. Pt. 2 para. 1 substituted (1.6.2015) by The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/21), regs. 1(3), 7(4)

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. Pt. 2. para. 1 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

2.  Manufacture and handling of devices, fireworks or other objects containing explosives. U.K.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 2 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

3.  Work with fierce or poisonous animals. U.K.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 3 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

4.  Animal slaughtering on an industrial scale. U.K.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 4 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

5.  Work involving the handling or equipment for the production, storage or application of compressed, liquefied or dissolved gases. U.K.

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 5 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

6.  Work with vats, tanks, reservoirs or carboys containing chemical agents referred to in paragraph 1.3. U.K.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 6 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

7.  Work involving a risk of structural collapse. U.K.

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 7 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

8.  Work involving high-voltage electrical hazards. U.K.

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 8 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)

9.  Work the pace of which is determined by machinery and involving payment by results. U.K.

Commencement Information

I12 Sch. Pt. 2 para. 9 in force at 30.10.1998, see reg. 1(1)