Regulation 5(1)

Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.

5(2)

Every employer shall ensure that where any machinery has a maintenance log, the log is kept up to date.

6(1)

Every employer shall ensure that, where the safety of work equipment depends on the installations conditions, it is inspected

6(3)

Every employer shall ensure that the results of an inspection made under this regulation is recorded and kept until the next inspection under this regulation is recorded.

7(1)

Where the use of work equipment is likely to involve a specific risk to health or safety every employer shall ensure that-

(b) repairs, modifications or servicing of that work equipment is restricted to those persons who have been specifically designated to perform operations of that description (whether or not also authorised to perform other operations)

12(1)

Every employer shall take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person using work equipment to any risk to his health or safety from any hazard specified in paragraph 3 is either prevented or where that is not reasonably practicable, adequately controlled.

(3(a))

Any article or substance falling or being ejected from work equipment.

20

Every employer shall ensure that work equipment or any part of work equipment is stabilised by clamping or otherwise where necessary for purposes of health and safety.

22

Every employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adapted that, so far as is reasonably practicable, maintenance operations which involve a risk to health and safety can be carried out while the work equipment is shut down, or in other cases.

(a) maintenance operations can be carried out without exposing the person carrying them out to a risk to his health or safety; or

(b) appropriate measures can be taken for the protection of any person carrying out maintenance operations which involve a risk t his health or safety.