Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
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Theatre 
elevators.
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Construction site hoists intended for lifting individ-
uals or people and goods.
17.30.6 General 
requirements
Subject to the exceptions and transitional arrangements 
described above, the Regulations make it an offence for 
a ‘responsible person’ to supply machinery or a safety 
component unless:
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it satisfi 
es the essential health and safety 
requirements
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the appropriate conformity assessment procedure 
has been carried out
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an EC declaration of conformity or declaration of 
incorporation has been issued
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CE marking has been properly affi xed (unless a dec-
laration of incorporation has been issued)
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it is, in fact, safe.
The Regulations also make it an offence for any supplier 
to supply machinery or a safety component 
unless it 
is safe
.
17.30.7
Essential health and safety 
requirements
To comply with the Regulations, machinery and safety 
components must satisfy the essential health and safety 
requirements (set out in Annex B to the Regulations), 
which apply to it. The requirements are wide-ranging, 
and take into account potential dangers to operators and 
other exposed persons within a ‘danger zone’. Aspects 
covered in Part 1 include: the materials used in the con-
struction of the machinery; lighting; controls; stability; 
fi re; noise; vibration; radiation; emission of dust, gases, 
etc.; and maintenance. Part 2 has additional require-
ments for agri-foodstuffs machinery, portable hand-held 
machinery, and machinery for working wood and analo-
gous materials. Part 3 deals with particular hazards 
associated with mobility, Part 4 with those associated 
with lifting, Part 5 those with underground working and