Regulation 42

the outriggers or other supports are —

of adequate length and strength;

properly installed and supported;

securely fixed to a building, ship or other structure by anchor bolts or other similar means, or where such fixing is not reasonably practicable, adequately and securely anchored at the inner ends; and

subject to paragraph (2), provided with rope guards of adequate strength at the outer ends to prevent the ropes from being displaced from the outriggers;

the points of suspension are at adequate horizontal distances from the building face, the hull of the ship or any other structure;

the suspension ropes are —

of galvanised wire ropes;

of sound material, good construction and adequate strength, and free from patent defects;

securely attached to the outriggers or other supports and, if winch drums are used, to the winch drums; and

of such length that the platform is capable of being lowered to the ground or floor, and in the case of winches, that there are at least 2 turns of the rope remaining on each winch drum;

the platform is —

at least 500 millimetres and not more than 750 millimetres in width unless measures have been taken to prevent transverse tilting of the platform; and

so arranged or secured that, at each working position, the edge of the platform is as close as practicable to the work area and the distance between the platform and the work area is not more than 460 millimetres; and

boards, planks or decking used as platforms shall be capable of supporting a load of 670 kgf per square metre with due regard to the spacing of the supports.

the employer of any person who uses or is to use any suspended scaffold in a workplace; or

the principal under whose direction any person uses or is to use any suspended scaffold in a workplace,to ensure that no person shall enter or leave the cradle of a suspended scaffold unless it is at rest on the ground or at any level which affords a safe means of access or egress.