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New Approved Code of Practice For Safety At Work [UK]

Published on 22/12/2014

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The code of practice is designed for employers and any person who has responsibility for safe use of equipment at work. Importantly this approved code of practice details what you need to do to comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. These regulations establish a duty on companies and people that own, operate or have control over work equipment. The regulations also establish a duty on the employer even if employees use equipment which is not owned by their employer. The main changes from the previous edition are stated by HSE as:

The guidance material has been revised and updated, and there are small changes to some ACOP paragraphs to clarify and update information
Time-limited information has been removed or updated, and more use has been made of lists
This edition updates references to legislation and links to further guidance

For the complete code of practice please refer to the HSE website. Sources: Approved Code of Practice published on the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk on 28th November 2014

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