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Industrial rope access equipment and personal protective equipment

Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013

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—(1) Where any industrial rope access system is used in a workplace, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that —(a)it comprises at least 2 independent anchorage lines, of which one is the working line and the other is the safety line;(b)the person who uses the industrial rope access system is provided with a suitable harness connected to the working line and the safety line;(c)the working line is equipped with safe means of ascent and descent and has a self-locking system to prevent the user from falling should he lose control of his movements; and(d)no part of the system comes into contact with anything that could affect the safe use of the system.(2) It shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height at a workplace to ensure that every equipment of the industrial rope access system used in the workplace —(a)is of good construction, sound material and adequate strength;(b)is free from patent defects;(c)is properly maintained; and(d)carries a unique marking to allow traceability to a test inspection, thorough examination or a certificate of conformity.

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