UK Statutory Instrument SI 2006/2183 United Kingdom

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

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer29

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Application Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment provided to employees meets safety requirementsEmployer
s.006 Suitability of work equipment Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment is suitable, safe and used correctlyEmployer
s.007 Maintenance Regulated
  • Maintain work equipment and keep maintenance logs up to dateEmployer
s.008 Inspection Regulated
  • Inspect work equipment and keep inspection recordsEmployer
s.009 Specific risks Regulated
  • Ensure only designated and trained persons use or repair high-risk work equipmentEmployer
s.010 Information and instructions Regulated
  • Provide information and instructions on work equipment to workers and supervisorsEmployer
s.011 Training Regulated
  • Provide adequate health and safety training for all work equipment users and supervisorsEmployer
s.012 Conformity with Community requirements Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment meets EU safety standardsEmployer
s.013 Dangerous parts of work equipment Regulated
  • Guard dangerous parts of ship work equipmentEmployer
s.014 Electrical equipment Regulated
  • Protect workers and ship from electrical hazards through safe equipmentEmployer
s.015 Protection against specified hazards Regulated
  • Protect workers from specified hazards when using work equipmentEmployer
s.016 High or very low temperature Regulated
  • Protect workers from hot or cold work equipmentEmployer
s.017 Controls for starting or making a significant change in operating conditions Regulated
  • Provide controls for starting or making significant operating changesEmployer
s.018 Stop controls Regulated
  • Fit stop controls on marine work equipmentEmployer
s.019 Emergency stop controls Regulated
  • Provide emergency stop controls on work equipment where appropriateEmployer
s.020 Controls Regulated
  • Ensure controls for work equipment are safe, visible and properly positionedEmployer
s.021 Control systems Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment control systems are safeEmployer
s.022 Isolation from sources of energy Regulated
  • Fit isolation devices to work equipment and prevent reconnection risksEmployer
s.023 Stability of work equipment Regulated
  • Stabilise work equipment when necessary for health and safetyEmployer
s.024 Lighting Regulated
  • Provide suitable lighting wherever workers use equipmentEmployer
s.025 Maintenance operations Regulated
  • Design and manage work equipment for safe maintenanceEmployer
s.026 Markings Regulated
  • Ensure work equipment has visible health and safety markingsEmployer
s.027 Warnings Regulated
  • Fit work equipment with appropriate health and safety warningsEmployer
s.028 Workers carried on mobile work equipment Regulated
  • Ensure mobile work equipment is safe for carrying workersEmployer
s.029 Overturning of fork-lift trucks Regulated
  • Fit fork-lift trucks with overturning protection when carrying workersEmployer
s.030 Use of mobile work equipment Regulated
  • Use mobile work equipment safely – competent drivers, traffic rules, and worker protectionEmployer
s.031 Self-propelled work equipment Regulated
  • Ensure self-propelled work equipment has required safety featuresEmployer
s.032 Remote-controlled self-propelled work equipment Regulated
  • Ensure remote-controlled work equipment stops automatically and has crush protectionEmployer
s.033 Drive units and power take-off shafts Regulated
  • Prevent drive shaft seizure and protect workersEmployer
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocation
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Meaning of “worker”
s.005 Persons on whom duties are imposed
s.034 Duty of workers
s.035 Penalties
s.036 Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
s.037 Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.038 Inspection and detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.039 Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.040 Enforcement of detention
s.041 Compensation

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