Lifting equipment for lifting persons5
1
Every employer shall ensure that lifting equipment for lifting persons—
a
subject to sub-paragraph (b), is such as to prevent a person using it being crushed, trapped or struck or falling from the carrier;
b
is such as to prevent so far as is reasonably practicable a person using it, while carrying out activities from the carrier, being crushed, trapped or struck or falling from the carrier;
c
subject to paragraph (2), has suitable devices to prevent the risk of a carrier falling;
d
is such that a person trapped in any carrier is not thereby exposed to danger and can be freed.
2
Every employer shall ensure that if the risk described in paragraph (1)(c) cannot be prevented for reasons inherent in the site and height differences—
a
the carrier has an enhanced safety coefficient suspension rope or chain; and
b
the rope or chain is inspected by a competent person every working day.