Safety, Health and Welfare At Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 2nd May, 2001.
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paragraphs: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 44 of 1993 ), are amended -
(a) by the substitution of the following for all words after paragraph (d) in Regulation 19:
“(e) the necessary measures are taken so that employees have at their disposal adequate information and, where appropriate, written instructions on the work equipment;
(f) information and instruction referred to in paragraph (e) contains at least adequate safety and health information concerning —
(i) the conditions of use of work equipment,
(ii) foreseeable abnormal situations, and
(iii) the conclusions to be drawn from experience, where appropriate, in using such work equipment,
and that such information and any such written instructions are comprehensible to the employees concerned;
(g) employees are made aware of safety and health risks relevant to them, work equipment present in the area or site, and any changes affecting them in as much as they affect work equipment situated in their immediate work area or site, even if they do not use the equipment;
(h) where the safety of work equipment depends on the installation conditions -
(i) an initial inspection is carried out after installation and before it is first put into service, and
(ii) an inspection is carried out after assembly at a new site or in a new location, and that the work equipment is installed correctly and is operating properly;
(i) in the case of work equipment which is exposed to conditions causing deterioration liable to result in a danger to safety or health —
(i) periodic inspections and, where appropriate, testing is carried out;
(ii) special inspections are carried out when exceptional circumstances arise which are liable to make the work equipment unsafe, including modification work, accidents, natural phenomena or prolonged inactivity; and
(iii) safety and health conditions are maintained and deterioration is detected and remedied in good time;
(j) the results of inspections carried out under paragraphs (h) and (i) are recorded and kept available for inspection by inspectors of the Authority for five years from the date of inspection;
(k) when work equipment is used in another place of work, it is accompanied by evidence of the last inspection carried out under paragraphs (h) and (i);
(l) inspections carried out under paragraphs (h) and (i) are carried out by a competent person and are appropriate to the nature, location and use of the work equipment; and
(m) the working posture and position of employees while using work equipment, and ergonomic requirements, are taken into account having regard to the safety and health of the employees.”,
(b) in Regulation 20 —
(i) in paragraph (1), by the insertion after “provisions of Regulation 19” of “but subject to paragraph (1A)”,
and
(ii) by the insertion of the following after paragraph (1):