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Regulation 100 Selection of work equipment for work at height

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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