An employer shall -
(a) in selecting work equipment for use in work at height -
(i) give collective protection measures priority over personal protection measures, and
(ii) take account of the following:
(I) the working conditions and the risks to the safety and health of employees at the place where the work equipment is to be used;
(II) in the case of work equipment for access and egress, the distance and height to be negotiated;
(III) the distance of a potential fall and the risk of personal injury;
(IV) the duration and frequency of use of the equipment;
(V) the need for easy and timely evacuation and rescue in an emergency;
(VI) any additional risk posed by the use, installation or removal of that work equipment or by evacuation and rescue from it;
(VII) the other requirements of this Part, and
(b) select work equipment for work at height that -
(i) has characteristics, including dimensions, that are appropriate to the nature of the work to be performed and the foreseeable loading
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