Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

11.10.2
Employees carried on mobile work 
equipment – Regulation 25
No employee may be carried on mobile work equipment 
unless:
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it is suitable for carrying persons
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it incorporates features to reduce risks as low as is 
reasonably practicable, including risks from wheels 
and tracks
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Where there is a signifi cant risk of falling materials fi t 
falling-object protective structures (FOPS)
Rolling over of mobile work equipment
Where there is a risk of overturning it must be min-
imized by:
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stabilizing the equipment
➤
fi tting a structure so that it only falls on its side
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fi tting a structure which gives suffi cient clearance for 
anyone being carried if it turns over further ROPS 
(Roll Over Protection Structure)
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a device giving comparable protection
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fi tting a suitable restraining system for people if there 
is a risk of being crushed by rolling over.
Self-propelled work equipment
Where self-propelled work equipment may involve risks 
while in motion they shall have:
➤
facilities to prevent unauthorized starting
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(with multiple rail-mounted equipment) facilities to 
minimize the consequences of collision
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a device for braking and stopping
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(where safety constraints so require) emergency 
facilities for braking and stopping, in the event of 
failure of the main facility, which have readily access-
ible or automatic controls
➤
(where the driver’s vision is inadequate) devices fi t-
ted to improve vision
➤
(if used at night or in dark places) appropriate light-
ing fi tted or otherwise it shall be made suffi ciently 
safe for its use
➤
if there is anything carried or towed that constitutes a 
fi re hazard liable to endanger employees (particularly 
if escape is diffi cult such, as from a tower crane), 
appropriate fi re-fi ghting equipment carried, unless it 
is suffi ciently close by.