The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Disapplication of these Regulations

5. 3A. Modification of the 1974 Act

6. 4. Provision of personal protective equipment

7. 5. Compatibility of personal protective equipment

8. 6. Assessment of personal protective equipment

9. 7. Maintenance and replacement of personal protective equipment

10. 8. Accommodation for personal protective equipment

11. 9. Information, instruction and training

12. 10. Use of personal protective equipment

13. 11. Reporting loss or defect

14. 12. Exemption certificates

15. 13. Extension outside Great Britain

16. 14. Modifications, repeal and revocations

17. Signature

18. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       RELEVANT COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES

       1. 1. Council Directive 89/686/ EEC on the approximation of the laws...

       2. 2. Council Directive 93/42/ EEC concerning medical devices ( OJ No....

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       MODIFICATIONS

       1. PART I THE FACTORIES ACT 1961

          1. 1. In section 30(6), for “breathing apparatus of a type approved...

       2. PART II THE COAL AND OTHER MINES (FIRE AND RESCUE) ORDER 1956

          1. 2. In Schedule 1, in regulation 23(a), for “breathing apparatus of...

          2. 3. In Schedule 1, in regulation 23(b), for “smoke helmets or...

          3. 4. In Schedule 1, in regulation 24(a), for “smoke helmet or...

       3. PART III THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING REGULATIONS 1960

          1. 5. In each of regulations 50, 51(1) and 60(1), for “breathing...

       4. PART IV THE COAL MINES (RESPIRABLE DUST) REGULATIONS 1975

          1. 6. In regulation 10(a), for “dust respirators of a type approved...

       5. PART V THE CONTROL OF LEAD AT WORK REGULATIONS 1980

          1. 7. In regulation 7— (a) after “respiratory protective equipment”, insert “which...

          2. 8. In regulation 8, for “adequate protective clothing”, substitute “protective clothing...

          3. 9. After regulation 8, insert the following new regulations— Compliance with...

          4. 10. In regulation 9, for sub-paragraph (b), substitute the following sub-paragraph—...

          5. 11. At the end of regulation 13, add the following new...

          6. 12. In regulation 18(2), omit the full stop and add “and...

       6. PART VI THE IONISING RADIATIONS REGULATIONS 1985

          1. 13. In regulation 23(1), after “that respiratory protective equipment”, insert “complies...

          2. 14. After regulation 23(1), insert the following paragraphs—

          3. 15. Add at the end of regulation 23 the following additional...

       7. PART VII THE CONTROL OF ASBESTOS AT WORK REGULATIONS 1987

          1. 16. In regulation 8(3), after “shall” the first time that word...

          2. 17. Insert the following new paragraph after regulation 8(3)—

          3. 18. In regulation 20(2), omit the fullstop and add “and that...

       8. PART VIII THE CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 1988

          1. 19. In regulation 7, after paragraph (3), insert the following new...

          2. 20. In regulation 7, in paragraph (6)(b), insert at the beginning...

          3. 21. In regulation 8(2), after “these regulations”, insert “and shall take...

       9. PART IX THE NOISE AT WORK REGULATIONS 1989

          1. 22. . . . . . . . . . ....

       10. PART X THE CONSTRUCTION (HEAD PROTECTION) REGULATIONS 1989

           1. 23. Add the following paragraphs at the end of regulation 3—...

           2. 24. For regulation 6(4), substitute the following paragraph—

           3. 25. In regulation 9(2), omit the full stop and add “and...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REVOCATIONS

19. Explanatory Note