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.