PART 2GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES

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1

Any personal protective equipment provided by an employer pursuant to regulation 9 must be suitable for its purpose and—

a

comply with any F1legal requirement which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment; or

b

in the case of respiratory protective equipment where no provision referred to in sub-paragraph (a) applies, be of a type approved or conform to a standard approved, in either case, by the Executive.

2

Every employer who provides personal protective equipment pursuant to regulation 9 must ensure that adequate facilities are provided for the storage of that equipment.

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In paragraph (1)(a), “legal requirement” means any requirement of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 or Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECF3....