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Regulation 221 Personal protective equipment.

(1) Without prejudice to the requirements of Chapter 3 of Part 2, an employer shall provide an appropriate protective helmet to each employee engaged -

(a) in blasting,

(b) to work in a blasting chamber, or

(c) to clean the inside of a blasting chamber.

(2) An employer shall ensure that the helmets provided under paragraph (1) are properly maintained.

(3) An employer shall ensure that every employee while engaged in an activity referred to in paragraph (1) -

(a) wears the protective helmet provided, and

(b) does not remove that helmet until the blasting has ceased, or that employee has ceased working in or cleaning the blasting chamber and is outside that chamber, as the case may be.

(4) An employer shall ensure that each helmet provided under paragraph (1), when in use, is supplied with uncontaminated breathable air.

(5) An employer shall ensure that -

(a) suitable gauntlets and overalls are provided for the use of all employees engaged in blasting or assisting in any blasting operati

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