Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
Year | 1998 |
- “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; ...
- “accessory for lifting” means F1workF1lifting equipment for attaching loads to machinery for lifting;
- “F14EC declaration of conformityF14declaration of conformity” means a declaration which complies with—
- (a) F5section A of part 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008;
- (b) F15Article 12.1 of Council Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment; orF15the requirements for a declaration of conformity in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC; or
- (c) F12regulation 49 of the Lifts Regulations 2016;
- “employer” except in regulation 3(2) and (3) includes a person to whom the requirements imposed by these Regulations apply by virtue of regulation 3(3) (a) and (b) ;
- “essential requirements” has the same meaning as in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 ;
- “examination scheme” means a suitable scheme drawn up by a competent person for such thorough examinations of lifting equipment at such intervals as may be appropriate for the purpose described in regulation 9(3) ;
- “the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;
- “lifting equipment” means work equipment for lifting or lowering loads and includes its attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it;
- “lifting operation” has the meaning given in regulation 8(2) ;
- “load” includes a person;
- “thorough examination” in relation to a thorough examination under paragraph (1) , (2) or (3) of regulation 9—
- (a) means a thorough examination by a competent person;
- (b) where it is appropriate to carry out testing for the purpose described in the paragraph, includes such testing by a competent person as is appropriate for the purpose,
- “work equipment” means any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not) .
- “master” has the meaning assigned to it by section 313(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
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