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“To ensure the health and safety of persons not in
his employment arising out or in connection with the conduct by him or his
undertakings.”
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
1998
state that:
“Every employer shall ensure that
work equipment is so constructed or adapted as to be suitable for which it
is provided.
PUWER 1998 COVERS MOST RISKS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING
WORK EQUIPMENT AND ITS USAGES - THE SAFETY OF THESE ITEMS IS COVERED BY THE
ACT MENTIONED BELOW.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
states that:
”As may be necessary to prevent
danger, all electrical systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far
as is reasonably practicable, such danger,
”System“
means an electrical system in which all the electrical
equipment is, or may be, electrically connected to a common source of
electrical energy and includes such sources and such equipment.
”Electrical Equipment“
includes anything used, intended to be used or installed
for use, to generate, provide, transmit, transform, rectify, convert, conduct,
distribute, control, store, measure or use electrical energy.
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