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The Control of Noise at Work regulations 2005. [4] Please note that on 6 April 2022 the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations 2022 come into force. They extend the duty on employers to provide personal protective equipment (PPE), including clothing, to those who are classified as "limb (b) workers".
Breach of the regulations by an employer, controller of work premises or occupier of a factory is a crime, punishable on summary conviction or on indictment with an unlimited fine. [4] Either an individual or a corporation can be punished [ 5 ] and sentencing practice is published by the Sentencing Guidelines Council . [ 6 ]
Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 [17] Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 [18] Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2038) [19] The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1713) [20] Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) [21]
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The regulations apply to any employer or self-employed worker who uses equipment at work [2] but not equipment used by the public which comes under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. PUWER covers all work equipment from office furniture through to complex machinery and company cars and is also applicable if a company allows a worker to use ...
A construction worker in Cologne wearing PPE. Respiratory protective equipment (RPE), also called protective breathing equipment (PBE) in the US, [1] is a form of personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer from a variety of airborne hazards in the form of a gas, fume, mist, dust or vapour. Respirators filter the air to remove ...
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) Made by: Council: Journal reference: L 245, 26 August 1992, pp. 23–42: History; Date made: 24 June 1992: Entry into force: 22 ...
This template is used to create an infobox for regulated personal protective equipment (PPE). Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Image image Filename for the image of the PPE, in the format filename.xxx with or without 'File:' tag. File optional Image Alt imagealt Alt text for the image, providing a ...