Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Part IV Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986(1)

6.  In regulation 7—

(a) after “respiratory protective equipment”, there shall be inserted “which complies with regulation 8A or, where the requirements of that regulation do not apply, which is”; and

(b) after “as will”, there shall be inserted, “in either case.”.

7.  In regulation 8, for “adequate protective clothing”, there shall be substituted protective clothing which complies with regulation 8A or, where no requirement is imposed by virtue of that regulation, is adequate

8.  After regulation 8, there shall be inserted—

“Compliance with relevant Community Directives

8A.   Any respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing shall comply with any statutory provision which implements in Northern Ireland any provision on design or manufacture with respect to health or safety in any relevant Community Directive listed in Schedule 1 to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 which is applicable to that item of respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing.

Assessment of respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing

8B.   —

(1) Before choosing respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing, an employer shall make an assessment to determine whether it will satisfy regulation 7 or 8, as appropriate.

(2) The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall involve—

(a) the definition of the characteristics necessary to comply with regulation 7 or, as the case may be, 8, and

(b) a comparison of the characteristics of respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing available with the characteristics referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

(3) The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall be reviewed if—

(a) there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid; or

(b) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates,

and, where, as a result of the review, changes in the assessment are required, the employer shall make them.”.

9.  In regulation 9, for paragraph (b), there shall be substituted—

“(b) where he is required under regulation 7 or 8 to provide respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing, adequate changing facilities and adequate facilities for the storage of—

(i) the respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing: and

(ii) personal clothing not worn during working hours.”.

10.  In regulation 13, after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—

“(3) Every employee shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any respiratory protective equipment provided to him pursuant to regulation 7 and protective clothing provided to him pursuant to regulation 8 is returned after use to the accommodation provided for it.”.

11.  In regulation 18(2), the full stop at the end shall be omitted and there shall be added “and that any provision imposed by the European Communities in respect of the encouragement of improvements in the safety and health of workers at work will be satisfied.”.

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S.R. 1986 No. 36