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The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 are a set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain on 1 January 1993. [1]
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 [8] Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 [9] Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 [10] Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 [11] Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) [12] Management of Health and Safety at Work ...
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992; Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [5] Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. [6] The Health and Safety Executive advises that RPE should be appropriate for the needs of the wearer, the task they are undertaking and the environment in which it takes place. [7] [8]
Personal protective equipment ranks last on the hierarchy of controls, as the workers are regularly exposed to the hazard, with a barrier of protection. The hierarchy of controls is important in acknowledging that, while personal protective equipment has tremendous utility, it is not the desired mechanism of control in terms of worker safety.
For example, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2677), the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/2966) and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 are all statutory instruments that lay down detailed ...
The regulations apply to any employer or self-employed worker who uses equipment at work [2] but not equipment used by the public which comes under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. PUWER covers all work equipment from office furniture through to complex machinery and company cars and is also applicable if a company allows a worker to use ...
The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 363 (W. 55) The A483 Trunk Road (Junction 1 (Ruabon Interchange) to the Wales/England Border, Wrexham County Borough) (Temporary Traffic Prohibitions & Restrictions) Order 2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) concluded supplies of PPE had not been specified to the correct standard for use in hospitals when they were bought. That June, an email from a firm working with the HSE in June said there was " 'political' pressure" to get the suits through the quality-assurance process. [3]