PART 3SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Application of this Part
11. The provisions of this Part apply in addition to the duties specified in Part 2.
Collective safeguards
12.—(1) The employer shall ensure that any collective safeguard provided in accordance with these Regulations is only interrupted at points of ladder, companionway or stairway access.
(2) The employer shall ensure that, if a particular task requires the removal of a collective safeguard—
(a)the task is not performed unless effective compensatory safety measures have been taken; and
(b)the collective safeguard is reinstalled as soon as possible once the particular task is finished.
(3) The duty in paragraph (2)(b) applies whether the task is finished on a temporary or permanent basis.
Ladders
13.—(1) The employer shall ensure that a ladder is only used as a place of work if the application of the regulation 8 criteria has demonstrated that the use of safer work equipment is not justified because of the low risk and—
(a)the short duration of use of the ladder; or
(b)existing features of the ship that the employer cannot alter.
(2) Where a ladder is used, as a place of work or a means of access to or egress from a place of work at height, the employer shall ensure that the provisions of Schedule 1 are complied with.
Scaffolding
14. The employer shall ensure that scaffolding is not used for work at height unless the provisions of Schedule 2 are complied with.
Rope access and positioning techniques
15.—(1) The employer shall ensure that rope access and positioning techniques are not used for work at height unless—
(a)the application of the regulation 8 criteria has demonstrated that—
(i)the work can be performed safely; and
(ii)the use of safer work equipment is not justified; and
(b)the provisions of Schedule 3 are complied with.
(2) Where rope access and positioning techniques are used for work at height, the employer shall provide the worker with a seat with appropriate accessories if it is appropriate to do so in the light of application of the regulation 8 criteria and, in particular, the duration of the task and the ergonomic constraints under which the worker will be working.