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LEGISLATION

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

Within the UK there are statutory requirements relating to Health & Safety at Work that all Employers and Employees must comply with, by law

These requirements are covered by legislation aimed at the prevention of dangerous electrical equiment in the workplace by the maintenance of electrical equipment in a safe working condition.

This legislation requires  all employees to maintain electrical equipment in a safe condition.

There are four mains areas  of  legislation relating to the safety of electrical equipment in the work place:-

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (Statutory Instrument  No. 2127)

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (Statutory Instrument No. 635)

The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (S.I. No.  3242)

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 2306)


The following extracts from the relevant statutory documents summarise the requirements  relating to the safety of electrical equipment in the work place;- 

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

This act requires businesses to;-

'Ensure that the provision and maintenance of plant and systems at work are, as far as reasonably practicable, safeand without risk to health'

The Management of Health & Safety  at Work Regulations 1999

This legislation requires the business to;-

'Assess the risks of all persons associated with their electrical equipment, identifying the significant risks, e.g portable appliances and make a record of the assessment'

AND

'As appropriate appoint a competent person to take resonsibilty for electrical maintenance including inspection and testing'

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)

Under these regulations, the business has a responsibility to maintain, in safe condition, all electrical equipment provided by the business.

The regulations require that;-

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

AND

'Every Employer shall ensure that the result of an inspection, made under this regulation, is recorded and kept until the next inspection under this regulation is recorded.'


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