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Regulation 213 Authorisation and training

(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), an employer shall ensure that an employee does not mount an abrasive wheel unless the employee has been authorised by the employer to mount the abrasive wheel or a class of abrasive wheel to which that wheel belongs.

(2) A person who stands appointed under Regulation 9 of the Safety in Industry (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 30 of 1982) immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Part shall, on the coming into operation of this Part, be taken to be authorised under paragraph (1) and these Regulations shall apply accordingly.

(3) An employer shall not authorise an employee under paragraph (1) unless that employee -

(a) has been trained and instructed in accordance with Schedule 14, and

(b) is competent to mount the wheel.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the employee referred to in that paragraph is undergoing training in mounting abrasive wheels and is working under the immediate supervision of an employee authorised

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