Requirements for particular work equipment8

Every employer shall ensure that, in the case of—

a

a guard-rail, toe-board, barrier or similar collective means of protection, Schedule 2 is complied with;

b

a working platform—

i

Part 1 of Schedule 3 is complied with; and

ii

where scaffolding is provided, Part 2 of Schedule 3 is also complied with;

c

a net, airbag or other collective safeguard for arresting falls which is not part of a personal fall protection system, Schedule 4 is complied with;

d

a personal fall protection system, Part 1 of Schedule 5 and—

i

in the case of a work positioning system, Part 2 of Schedule 5;

ii

in the case of rope access and positioning techniques, Part 3 of Schedule 5;

iii

in the case of a fall arrest system, Part 4 of Schedule 5;

iv

in the case of a work restraint system, Part 5 of Schedule 5,

are complied with; and

e

a ladder, Schedule 6 is complied with.