ANNEX IVMINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES

Referred to in Article 9 (a) and Article 10 (1) (a) (i) of the Directive

PART BSPECIFIC X1MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SITE WORKSTATIONS

Section IIOn-site outdoor workstations

1.Stability and solidity

1.1.

High-level or low-level movable or fixed workstations must be solid and stable, taking account of:

  • the number of workers occupying them,

  • the maximum loads they may have to bear and the weight distribution,

  • the outside influcences to which they may be subject.

If the support and the other components of these workstations are not intrinsically stable, their stability will have to be ensured by appropriate and safe methods of fixing to avoid any untimely or spontaneous movement of the whole or of parts of the workstations.

1.2.Checking

Stability and solidity must be checked appropriately and especially after any change X1in the height or depth of the workstation.