Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 1999/305 Northern Ireland

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

These Regulations impose health and safety requirements with respect to the provision and use of work equipment, which is defined in regulation 2(1). The Regulations revoke and re-enact the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 19) (“the 1993 Regulations”), which gave effect as …

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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s.004 Suitability of work equipment Regulated
  • Provide and use suitable work equipmentEmployer
s.005 Maintenance Regulated
  • Maintain work equipment in efficient working order and keep maintenance logs up to dateEmployer
s.006 Inspection Regulated
  • Inspect work equipment after installation, periodically, and after incidentsEmployer
s.007 Specific risks Regulated
  • Restrict risky work equipment to trained, authorised staff onlyEmployer
s.008 Information and instructions Regulated
  • Provide health and safety information and instructions for work equipmentEmployer
s.009 Training Regulated
  • Provide adequate training for workers using work equipmentEmployer
s.010 Conformity with Community requirements Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment meets EU safety design standardsEmployer
s.011 Dangerous parts of machinery Regulated
  • Guard dangerous parts of machinery to prevent access or stop movementEmployer
s.012 Protection against specified hazards Regulated
  • Protect workers from specified hazards when using work equipmentEmployer
s.013 High or very low temperature Regulated
  • Protect workers from hot or cold surfaces and materialsEmployer
s.014 Controls for starting or making a significant change in operating conditions Regulated
  • Provide controls for starting or significantly changing work equipmentEmployer
s.015 Stop controls Regulated
  • Provide accessible stop controls on work equipmentEmployer
s.016 Emergency stop controls Regulated
  • Fit emergency stop controls on work equipment where neededEmployer
s.017 Controls Regulated
  • Make work equipment controls clear, safe and visibleEmployer
s.018 Control systems Regulated
  • Ensure control systems for work equipment are safeEmployer
s.019 Isolation from sources of energy Regulated
  • Provide isolation means for work equipment and ensure safe reconnectionEmployer
s.020 Stability Regulated
  • Stabilise work equipment by clamping where necessaryEmployer
s.021 Lighting Regulated
  • Provide suitable lighting where work equipment is usedEmployer
s.022 Maintenance operations Regulated
  • Design work equipment so maintenance can be done safelyEmployer
s.023 Markings Regulated
  • Mark work equipment with visible health and safety markingsEmployer
s.024 Warnings Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment has appropriate warningsEmployer
s.025 Employees carried on mobile work equipment Regulated
  • Ensure mobile work equipment carrying employees is safe and suitableEmployer
s.026 Rolling over of mobile work equipment Regulated
  • Protect employees from mobile work equipment rolling overEmployer
s.027 Overturning of fork-lift trucks Regulated
  • Adapt or equip fork-lift trucks to reduce overturning riskEmployer
s.028 Self-propelled work equipment Regulated
  • Fit safety devices to self-propelled work equipmentEmployer
s.029 Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment Regulated
  • Fit safety features on remote-controlled self-propelled work equipmentEmployer
s.030 Drive shafts Regulated
  • Fit anti-seizure protection and ground-contact safeguards on drive shaftsEmployer
s.032 Thorough examination of power presses, guards and protection devices Regulated
  • Thoroughly examine power presses, guards and protection devicesEmployer
s.033 Inspection of guards and protection devices Regulated
  • Inspect and test guards and protection devices on power presses at required intervalsEmployer
s.035 Keeping of information Regulated
  • Keep power press inspection reports and certificates available for inspectionEmployer
9 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.031 Power presses to which Part IV does not apply
s.034 Reports
s.036 Exemption for the armed forces
s.037 Transitional provision
s.038 Repeal of enactment
s.039 Revocation of statutory provisions
Schedules

Schedules

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36 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Offshore installations
s.sch001 Wells
s.sch001 Pipelines
s.sch001 Mines
s.sch001 Other activities
s.sch003 A power press for the working of hot metal.
s.sch003 An eyeletting machine.
s.sch003 A press-stud attaching machine.
s.sch003 A zip fastener bottom stop attaching machine.
s.sch003 A stapling machine.
s.sch003 A wire stitching machine.
s.sch003 A power press for the compacting of metal powders.
s.sch003 A power press not capable of a stroke greater than...
s.sch003 A guillotine.
s.sch003 A combination punching and shearing machine, turret punch press or...
s.sch003 A machine, other than a press brake, used for bending...
s.sch003 A straightening machine.
s.sch003 An upsetting machine.
s.sch003 A heading machine.
s.sch003 A rivetting machine.
s.sch004 The name of the employer for whom the thorough examination...
s.sch004 Any repair, renewal or alteration referred to in paragraph 7...
s.sch004 The date on which any defect referred to in paragraph...
s.sch004 The qualification and address of the person making the report;...
s.sch004 The date of the thorough examination.
s.sch004 The date of the report.
s.sch004 The name of the person making the report and where...
s.sch004 The address of the premises at which the thorough examination...
s.sch004 In relation to each item examined— (a) that it is...
s.sch004 In relation to the first thorough examination of a power...
s.sch004 In relation to a thorough examination of a power press...
s.sch004 In relation to a thorough examination of a guard or...
s.sch004 Any repair, renewal or alteration required to remedy a defect...
s.sch004 In the case of a defect which is not yet...
s.sch004 Any other defect which requires remedy.

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