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Legislation
Current legislation demands that employers ensure portable appliances are safe. Here are a selection of some of the relevant regulations.
Electricity At Work Act 1989
- To meet the requirements of the 1989 "electricity at work regulations it is widely regarded to be necessary to implement a programmed of planned inspection and testing of portable appliances,
- As may be nessesary to prevent danger all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent so far as is reasonably practicable such danger.
Provisions & Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1992
- Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficent working order and in good repair.
Provisions & Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Every employer shall ensure that the result of an inspection made under this regulation is recorded and kept until the next inspection under this regulations is recorded.
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