Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Perform the task in a safe
manner from the ground
Perform the task in
a safe manner
Take suitable and sufficient steps
PREVENT the risk of a fall, including:
Using an existing work place in compliance with Schedule 1; and
in other cases
Minimizing the distance and consequence of a fall
Selecting the most suitable work equipment in accordance with
Regulation 7.
Where the risk of a person or object falling still remains take suitable and
sufficient measures to:
When selecting work equipment give collective protection priority over 
personal protection.
MINIMIZE the consequences of any fall and provide additional training and
instruction. Stemps should include the selection of work equipment in
accordance with Regulations 7 and 8

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be so placed, secured and used to prevent 
accidental displacement
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prevent fall of persons and materials
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supporting structure to be of suffi cient strength 
and suitable for the purpose
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no lateral opening save at point of access to a 
ladder or stairway where an opening is neces-
sary, and:
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must be in place except for a time to gain 
access perform a particular task and then 
replaced
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compensatory safety measures must be 
provided if protection removed temporarily.
(b) a working platform, Schedule 3 Part 1 and, in addition, 
where scaffolding is provided, Schedule 3 Part 2. In 
summary:
Part 
1:
Supporting structure must:
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be suitable, of suffi cient strength and rigidity
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if wheeled prevented, by appropriate device, 
from moving during work
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must not slip and have secure attachment
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be stable while being erected, used modifi ed or 
dismantled.
Working platform to be:
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suitable and strong enough
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no accidental displacement of components
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remain stable during dismantling
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dismantled so as to prevent accidental displace-
ment
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be of suffi cient dimensions for safe passage and 
use
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have a suitable surface and be constructed to 
prevent people falling through
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have a suitable surface and be constructed to 
prevent material or objects falling through unless 
measures have been taken to protect other per-
sons from falling objects
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be erected, used and maintained so that risk of 
slipping and tripping is prevented and no person 
can be caught between working platform and 
adjacent structure
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not loaded so as too give risk of collapse or 
deformation.