Working at Height Regulations 2005
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 (CHSW) Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987; Approved Code of Practice for Asbestos at Work 1993 for the control of asbestos at work 1999 (L27) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH) SI 1999/437 European Directive 89/686/EEC Personal protective equipment (PPE) and amendments Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA) Highways Act 1980 Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER); Approved Code of Practice & Guidance for safe use of lifting equipment 1998 (L113) ISBN 0 7176 1628 2 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSW); Approved Code of Practice for the management of health and safety at work 1999, Noise at Work Regulations 1989 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE) and amendments; Guidance on PPE at work 1992 (L25) ISBN 0-11-886334-7 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (L22) ISBN 0 7176 1626 6 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR); Approved Code of Practice for the safe use of work equipment Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (as amended by the Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995) (L24) ISBN 0-7176- 0413-6 Other Guidance DTI: Personal Protective Equipment: guidance on UK Regulations, Jan. 1996 HSE: COSHH. A brief guide to the regulations (INDG136 rev 1) HSE: Everyone’s guide to RIDDOR 95 (HSE31). ISBN 0 7176 1077 2 HSE: Five Steps to risk assessment (INDG163) (rev 1) 1998 HSE: Health and Safety in Construction (HS(G)150). ISBN 0 7176 1143 4 HSE: Protecting the public – your next move (HS(G)151) ISBN 0 7176 1148 5 HSE: RIDDOR 95 - offshore (HSE33) HSE: Health and safety in roof work (HSG33) HSE :The Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (‘LOLER’) How they apply to rope-based access sytems for working at height. Feb 2007 19v5
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Standards
BS 7883:1997 Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN795 BS 7985: 2002 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes. BS EN 166:1996 Personal eye protection. Specifications BS EN 167:1995 Personal eye protection. Optical test methods BS EN 168:1995 Personal eye protection. Non-optical test methods BS EN 341:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Descender devices (for rescue) BS EN 352 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing (3 parts) 1-1993, 2-1993, 3-1997 BS EN 355:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Energy absorbers BS EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses BS EN 362:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors BS EN 374:1994 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms BS EN 388:1994 Protective gloves against mechanical risks BS EN 397:1995 Specification for industrial safety helmets BS EN 407:1994 Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire) BS EN 420:1994 General requirements for gloves + amd. 8515 Feb 1995 BS EN 567:1997 Mountaineering equipment. Rope clamps. Safety requirements and test methods BS EN 795:1996 Protection against falls from a height. Anchor devices. Requirements and testing BS EN 813:1997 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Sit harnesses BS EN 892:1997 Mountaineering equipment. Dynamic mountaineering ropes. Safety requirements and test methods BS EN 1263-1:1997 Safety requirements, test methods for safety nets BS EN 1263-2:1998 Safety requirements for the erection of safety nets BS EN 1808:1999 Safety requirements on suspended access equipment – Design calculations, stability criteria, construction - Tests BS EN 1891:1998 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low stretch kernmantel ropes BS EN 12275:1998 Mountaineering equipment. Connectors. Safety requirements and test methods BS EN 12277:1998 Mountaineering equipment. Harnesses. Safety requirements and test methods BSEN 12492:2000 Mountaineering equipment. Helmets. Safety requirements and test methods BSEN 12841:2000 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height: Rope access work positioning systems - Rope adjustment devices BS EN ISO 9000 Quality management and quality assurance standards BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace.
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IRATA
IRATA Training Scheme - General Requirements for certification of personnel engaged in industrial rope access methods IRATA General Health Standards for certified persons engaged in industrial rope access methods IRATA Statement of Medical Condition IRATA Guidelines on the use of Rope Access Methods for Industrial Purposes 2000
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