Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013 · reg 15

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—(1) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every teagle opening or similar doorway used for hoisting or lowering goods or materials in the workplace, whether by mechanical power or otherwise —(a)is securely fenced; and(b)is provided with a secure handhold on each side of the opening or doorway.(2) It shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to ensure that every fencing referred to in paragraph (1) shall —(a)be properly maintained; and(b)be kept in position, except when goods or materials are being hoisted or lowered at the opening or doorway.
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every teagle opening or similar doorway used for hoisting or lowering goods or materials in the workplace, whether by mechanical power or otherwise —(a)is securely fenced; and(b)is provided with a secure handhold on each side of the opening or doorway.
It shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to ensure that every fencing referred to in paragraph (1) shall —(a)be properly maintained; and(b)be kept in position, except when goods or materials are being hoisted or lowered at the opening or doorway.

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reg 15Teagle openings

(1)

It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every teagle opening or similar doorway used for hoisting or lowering goods or materials in the workplace, whether by mechanical power or otherwise —

(a)

is securely fenced; and

(b)

is provided with a secure handhold on each side of the opening or doorway.

(2)

It shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to ensure that every fencing referred to in paragraph (1) shall —

(a)

be properly maintained; and

(b)

be kept in position, except when goods or materials are being hoisted or lowered at the opening or doorway.

Subregulation 1

(a)

is securely fenced; and

(b)

is provided with a secure handhold on each side of the opening or doorway.

Subregulation 2

It shall be the duty of the occupier of the workplace to ensure that every fencing referred to in paragraph (1) shall —

(a)

be properly maintained; and

(b)

be kept in position, except when goods or materials are being hoisted or lowered at the opening or doorway.