The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006

s.004

Application

• Ensure work equipment provided to employees meets safety requirements Employer

s.006

Suitability of work equipment

• Ensure work equipment is suitable, safe and used correctly Employer

s.007

Maintenance

• Maintain work equipment and keep maintenance logs up to date Employer

s.008

Inspection

• Inspect work equipment and keep inspection records Employer

s.009

Specific risks

• Ensure only designated and trained persons use or repair high-risk work equipment Employer

s.010

Information and instructions

• Provide information and instructions on work equipment to workers and supervisors Employer

s.011

Training

• Provide adequate health and safety training for all work equipment users and supervisors Employer

s.012

Conformity with Community requirements

• Ensure work equipment meets EU safety standards Employer

s.013

Dangerous parts of work equipment

• Guard dangerous parts of ship work equipment Employer

s.014

Electrical equipment

• Protect workers and ship from electrical hazards through safe equipment Employer

s.015

Protection against specified hazards

• Protect workers from specified hazards when using work equipment Employer

s.016

High or very low temperature

• Protect workers from hot or cold work equipment Employer

s.017

Controls for starting or making a significant change in operating conditions

• Provide controls for starting or making significant operating changes Employer

s.018

Stop controls

• Fit stop controls on marine work equipment Employer

s.019

Emergency stop controls

• Provide emergency stop controls on work equipment where appropriate Employer

s.020

Controls

• Ensure controls for work equipment are safe, visible and properly positioned Employer

s.021

Control systems

• Ensure work equipment control systems are safe Employer

s.022

Isolation from sources of energy

• Fit isolation devices to work equipment and prevent reconnection risks Employer

s.023

Stability of work equipment

• Stabilise work equipment when necessary for health and safety Employer

s.024

Lighting

• Provide suitable lighting wherever workers use equipment Employer

s.025

Maintenance operations

• Design and manage work equipment for safe maintenance Employer

s.026

Markings

• Ensure work equipment has visible health and safety markings Employer

s.027

Warnings

• Fit work equipment with appropriate health and safety warnings Employer

s.028

Workers carried on mobile work equipment

• Ensure mobile work equipment is safe for carrying workers Employer

s.029

Overturning of fork-lift trucks

• Fit fork-lift trucks with overturning protection when carrying workers Employer

s.030

Use of mobile work equipment

• Use mobile work equipment safely – competent drivers, traffic rules, and worker protection Employer

s.031

Self-propelled work equipment

• Ensure self-propelled work equipment has required safety features Employer

s.032

Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment

• Ensure remote-controlled work equipment stops automatically and has crush protection Employer

s.033

Drive units and power take-off shafts

• Prevent drive shaft seizure and protect workers Employer