UK Statutory Instrument SI 2007/3077 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Vibration at Work) Regulations 2007

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 2 of 10 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer6 Any Person2 Director or Officer1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties

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.006 Assessment of risks Regulated
  • Assess risks from mechanical vibration to workersEmployer
s.007 Elimination or control of exposure to vibration in the workplace Regulated
  • Eliminate or control vibration risks to protect workersEmployer
s.008 Worker information and training Regulated
  • Provide vibration safety training and information to workersEmployer
s.009 Health surveillance Regulated
  • Provide health surveillance for workers exposed to vibrationEmployer
s.010 Consultation with workers Regulated
  • Consult with workers on vibration risks and safety measuresEmployer
s.011 Persons on whom duties are imposed Regulated
  • Ensure safety duties are met by those in control and use equipment properlyAny Person
s.013 Offences and penalties Imprisonment
  • Serious breach of crew accommodation or safety regulationsAny Person
s.014 Offences by body corporate Imprisonment
  • Personal liability for company directors and officersDirector or Officer
s.019 Enforcement of detention Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Serve detention notice on master when detaining a shipStatutory regulator
s.021 Prohibition on Levy Regulated
  • Do not charge workers for statutory requirementsEmployer
18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.001 Definitions (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Assessment of Exposure (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Meaning of “worker”
s.003 Assessment of the level of exposure to whole body vibration... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Application
s.004 Assessment of whole body vibration need only include vibrations of... (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Exposure limit values and exposure action values
s.005 If the assessment is based on measurement in accordance with... (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Interference and indirect risks (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Exemptions
s.015 Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.016 Detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.017 Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.018 Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships
s.020 Right of appeal and compensation
s.definitions Definitions

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