Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Rolling over of mobile work equipment

26.—(1) Every employer shall ensure that where there is a risk to an employee riding on mobile work equipment from its rolling over, it is minimised by—

(a) stabilising the work equipment;

(b) a structure which ensures that the work equipment does no more than fall on its side;

(c) a structure giving sufficient clearance to anyone being carried if it overturns further than that; or

(d) a device giving comparable protection.

(2) Where there is a risk of anyone being carried by mobile work equipment being crushed by its rolling over, the employer shall ensure that it has a suitable restraining system for him.

(3) This regulation shall not apply to a fork-lift truck having a structure described in sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of paragraph (1).

(4) Compliance with this regulation is not required where—

(a) it would increase the overall risk to safety;

(b) it would not be reasonably practicable to operate the mobile work equipment in consequence; or

(c) in relation to an item of work equipment provided for use in the undertaking or establishment before 20th September 1999 it would not be reasonably practicable.