- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/01/1993)
- Original (As made)
Version Superseded: 01/10/2015
Point in time view as at 01/01/1993.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1. These Regulations impose health and safety requirements with respect to the provision for, and use by, persons at work of personal protective equipment. Personal protective equipment is defined in regulation 2(1) and certain types of such equipment are excluded from the application of regulations 4 to 12 by regulation 3(2).E+W+S
2. The Regulations do not apply in relation to sea transport (regulation 3(1)). With that exception, the Regulations, together with the existing Regulations listed in regulation 3(3) (which are modified by Parts V to X of Schedule 2), give effect as respects Great Britain to Council Directive 89/656/EEC (OJ No. L 393, 30.12.89, p. 18) on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace.E+W+S
3. Regulations 4 and 6 to 12 do not apply in respect of risks to health and safety for which personal protective equipment is required by specified existing Regulations (regulation 3(3)).E+W+S
4. The Regulations require employers to ensure suitable personal protective equip ment is provided for their employees and also require self-employed persons to ensure suitable personal protective equipment is provided for themselves. The circumstances in which personal protective equipment must be provided and minimum conditions of what is “suitable” are specified (regulation 4).E+W+S
5. The Regulations also impose requirements with respect to—E+W+S
(a)compatibility of items of personal protective equipment where it is necessary to wear or use more than one item simultaneously (regulation 5);
(b)the making, review and changing of assessments in relation to the choice of personal protective equipment (regulation 6);
(c)the maintenance (including replacement and cleaning as appropriate) of personal protective equipment (regulation 7);
(d)the provision of accommodation for personal protective equipment (regulation 8);
(e)the provision of information, instruction and training (regulation 9); and
(f)ensuring personal protective equipment is used (regulation 10(1)).
6. Requirements are imposed on employees and self-employed persons in respect of the use of personal protective equipment and in respect of returning it to accommodation provided for it (regulation 10(2) to (4)). Employees are also required to report to their employer the loss of or any obvious defect in personal protective equipment (regulation 11).E+W+S
7. The Secretary of State for Defence may grant exemptions from the Regulations in the interests of national security (regulation 12).E+W+S
8. The Regulations extend to and in relation to certain premises and activities outside Great Britain (regulation 13).E+W+S
9. Certain existing provisions relating to personal protective equipment are modified (Schedule 2). Provisions replaced by these Regulations are repealed or revoked (regulation 14(2) and Schedule 3).E+W+S
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.