The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

4.  In the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) –

(a) in regulation 3, for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –

“(3) These Regulations shall not apply to the master or crew of a ship or to the employer of such persons in respect of the normal shipboard activities of a ship’s crew which –

(a) are carried out solely by the crew under the direction of the master; and

(b) are not liable to expose persons other than the master and crew to a risk to their health and safety,

and for the purposes of this paragraph “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation, other than a ship forming part of Her Majesty’s Navy.”; and

(b) in regulation 8, for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –

“(1) Every employer who provides any control measure to meet the requirements of regulation 6 shall ensure that –

(a) in the case of plant and equipment, including engineering controls and personal protective equipment, it is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order, in good repair and in a clean condition; and

(b) in the case of the provision of systems of work and supervision and any other measure, it is reviewed at suitable intervals and revised if necessary.”.

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 35