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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
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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.006
Competence
Regulated
- Ensure only competent persons carry out work at heightEmployer
s.007
Organisation of work at height
Regulated
- Plan, supervise and carry out work at height safelyEmployer
s.008
Assessment and selection of work equipment for work at height
Regulated
- Assess and select suitable work equipment for work at heightEmployer
s.009
Duty to minimise risks
Regulated
- Minimise risks from work-at-height equipmentEmployer
s.010
Weather conditions
Regulated
- Only carry out work at height when weather conditions are safeEmployer
s.012
Collective safeguards
Regulated
- Manage collective safeguards and reinstate after removalEmployer
s.013
Ladders
Regulated
- Restrict ladder use to low-risk, short-duration work or unalterable ship featuresEmployer
s.014
Scaffolding
Regulated
- Ensure scaffolding meets Schedule 2 requirements before work at heightEmployer
s.015
Rope access and positioning techniques
Regulated
- Use rope access safely and provide seat accessories when neededEmployer
16 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation and commencement
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Meaning of “worker”
s.004
Application
s.005
Application of related legislation
s.011
Application of this Part
s.016
Duties of other persons
s.017
Offences and penalties
s.018
Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships
s.019
Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.020
Detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.021
Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.022
Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships
s.023
Enforcement of detention
s.024
Right of appeal and compensation
s.025
Prohibition on charging of workers
Schedules
Schedules
1 of 24 shown
s.sch002
Scaffolding shall be assembled, dismantled or significantly altered only under...
Regulated
- Supervise scaffolding work and train workers appropriatelyEmployer
23 other schedules
s.sch001
A ladder shall be positioned so as to ensure its...
s.sch001
(1) A suspended ladder shall be attached in a manner...
s.sch001
(1) A portable ladder shall rest on footing that is...
s.sch001
The feet of a portable ladder shall be prevented from...
s.sch001
A ladder used for access shall be long enough to...
s.sch001
No interlocking or extension ladder shall be used unless its...
s.sch001
A mobile ladder shall be prevented from moving before it...
s.sch001
A ladder shall be used in such a way that—...
s.sch002
Strength and stability calculations for scaffolding shall be carried out...
s.sch002
There shall be no dangerous gaps between the scaffolding deck...
s.sch002
When any part of a scaffold is not available for...
s.sch002
For the purposes of any provision of this Schedule, “competent...
s.sch002
For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this...
s.sch002
Depending on the complexity of the scaffolding chosen, an assembly,...
s.sch002
A copy of the plan, including any instructions it may...
s.sch002
The bearing components of the scaffolding shall be prevented from...
s.sch002
The load-bearing surface of the scaffolding shall be of sufficient...
s.sch002
The scaffolding shall be assembled and positioned to ensure its...
s.sch002
Wheeled scaffolding shall be prevented by appropriate devices from moving...
s.sch002
The dimensions, form and layout of scaffolding decks shall—
s.sch002
Scaffolding decks shall be assembled in such a way that...
s.sch003
A rope access or positioning technique shall be used only...
s.sch003
A rope access or positioning technique may involve a system...
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