UK Statutory Instrument 1988 United Kingdom

The Falling-object Protective Structures for Construction Plant (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1988

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At a glance

Enforced by

HSE

What's here

7 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 7 obligations carry a fine up to £2,000. 1 carries different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Manufacturer 3
  • Any Person 1
  • Director or Officer 1

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

s.sch006

EEC MARK OF CONFORMITY

  • Correctly mark falling-object protective structures (FOPS) with EEC mark Manufacturer
Browse 5 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.004

Appointment of approved bodies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must appoint approved bodies for FOPS testing Crown / Minister / Government department
s.011

Offences by corporations

2 years imprisonment
  • Personal liability of directors and officers for corporate safety breaches Director or Officer
Browse 16 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Marketing of

s.004

Appointment of approved bodies

s.005

EEC type-examination certificates

s.006

Certificate of conformity and EEC mark of conformity

s.007

EEC inspections

s.008

Suspension and withdrawal of EEC type-examination certificate

s.009

Review

s.010

(1) Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes or fails...

s.011

Offences by corporations

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

Workplace health, safety, and welfare regulation across all industries. Enforces the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related regulations. Investigates …

Connected legislation

parent Act

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Made under

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 1974 Primary Act

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