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8.—(1) The operator shall ensure that every workplace on a borehole site is designed, constructed, erected and maintained and has sufficient stability to afford adequate protection for employees and to withstand the environmental forces anticipated at the site.
(2) The operator shall ensure that adequate means are provided and maintained for—
(a)the prompt and swift escape and where necessary the rescue of employees from workplaces in the event of danger; and
(b)communicating and giving warning when escape or rescue is necessary.
(3) In this regulation “workplace” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992(1).
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