Provision of personal protective equipmentI14
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F2Subject to paragraph (1A), every employer shall ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is provided to F12their workers who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety while at work except where and to the extent that such risk has been adequately controlled by other means which are equally or more effective.
F11A
Where the characteristics of any policing activity are such that compliance by the relevant officer with the requirement in paragraph (1) would lead to an inevitable conflict with the exercise of police powers or performance of police duties, that requirement shall be complied with so far as is reasonably practicable.
2
Every F5relevant self-employed person shall ensure that F9they are provided with suitable personal protective equipment where F10they may be exposed to a risk to F13their health or safety while at work except where and to the extent that such risk has been adequately controlled by other means which are equally or more effective.
3
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (1) and (2), personal protective equipment shall not be suitable unless—
F4a
it is appropriate for the risk or risks involved, the conditions at the place where exposure to the risk may occur, and the period for which it is worn;
b
it takes account of ergonomic requirements and the state of health of the person or persons who may wear it, and of the characteristics of the workstation of each such person;
c
it is capable of fitting the wearer correctly, if necessary, after adjustments within the range for which it is designed;
d
so far as is practicable, it is effective to prevent or adequately control the risk or risks involved without increasing overall risk;
F34
Where it is necessary to ensure that personal protective equipment is hygienic and otherwise free of risk to health, every employer and every F5relevant self-employed person shall ensure that personal protective equipment provided under this regulation is provided to a person for use only by F11them.
F65
In paragraph (3)(e), “any legal requirement” means any requirement of—
a
an enactment (whether in an Act or instrument) which implements in Great Britain any provision on design or manufacture with respect to health or safety in any relevant Community Directive listed in Schedule 1; or
b
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECF8....