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Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
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- 1996 No. 510
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Safe places of work
5.—(1) There shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be suitable and sufficient safe access to every place of work and to any other place provided for the use of any person while at work, which access shall be without risks to health and properly maintained.
(2) Every place of work shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be made and kept safe for, and without risks to health to, any person at work there.
(3) Suitable and sufficient steps shall be taken to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that no person gains access to any place which does not comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2).
(4) Paragraphs (1) to (3) shall not apply in relation to a person engaged in work for the purpose of making any place safe, provided all practicable steps are taken to ensure the safety of that person whilst engaged in that work.
(5) Every place of work shall, so far as is reasonably practicable and having regard to the nature of the work being carried out there, have sufficient working space and be so arranged that it is suitable for any person who is working or who is likely to work there.
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