Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013 · reg 17

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—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to ensure that the person at work —(a)shall not pass across or near a fragile surface; and(b)shall not work on, from or near a fragile surface,where it is reasonably practicable to carry out the work without him doing so.(2) Where it is not reasonably practicable to carry out work at height safely without passing across or near, or working on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain suitable and sufficient platforms, covers, guard-rails or similar means of support or protection so that any foreseeable loading is supported by such supports or borne by such protection.(3) Where any person carrying out work at height may pass across or near, or work on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of that person to ensure —(a)that prominent warning notices are affixed at the approach to the place where the fragile surface is situated; or(b)where it is not reasonably practicable to comply with sub-paragraph (a), that the person at work is made aware of it by other means.
Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to ensure that the person at work —(a)shall not pass across or near a fragile surface; and(b)shall not work on, from or near a fragile surface,where it is reasonably practicable to carry out the work without him doing so.
Where it is not reasonably practicable to carry out work at height safely without passing across or near, or working on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain suitable and sufficient platforms, covers, guard-rails or similar means of support or protection so that any foreseeable loading is supported by such supports or borne by such protection.
Where any person carrying out work at height may pass across or near, or work on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of that person to ensure —(a)that prominent warning notices are affixed at the approach to the place where the fragile surface is situated; or(b)where it is not reasonably practicable to comply with sub-paragraph (a), that the person at work is made aware of it by other means.

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reg 17Fragile surfaces

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to ensure that the person at work —

(a)

shall not pass across or near a fragile surface; and

(b)

shall not work on, from or near a fragile surface,where it is reasonably practicable to carry out the work without him doing so.

(2)

Where it is not reasonably practicable to carry out work at height safely without passing across or near, or working on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of a person who carries out or is to carry out work at height to, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain suitable and sufficient platforms, covers, guard-rails or similar means of support or protection so that any foreseeable loading is supported by such supports or borne by such protection.

(3)

Where any person carrying out work at height may pass across or near, or work on, from or near, a fragile surface, it shall be the duty of the responsible person of that person to ensure —

(a)

that prominent warning notices are affixed at the approach to the place where the fragile surface is situated; or

(b)

where it is not reasonably practicable to comply with sub-paragraph (a), that the person at work is made aware of it by other means.

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