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"he prime prime le!isl le!islati ation on for for indust industria riall safe safety ty in the U$ is known known as: % "he &ealth and Safety at ork etc 'ct 'ct #()* "he Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations #(( "he -iftin! perations and -iftin! Equipment +e!ulations #(( "he Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations #((2

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"he "he bro broad ad duti duties es of an empl employ oyer er are are lai laid d dow down n in: in: Section 2 of the Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations %  Section 2 of the &ealth and Safety at  ork etc 'ct 'ct Section 2 of the Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations Section 2 of the -iftin! perations and -iftin! Equipment +e!ulations

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Sectio Section n 4 of of the the &ealt &ealth h and and Safety Safety at ork ork etc 'ct 'ct #()*, #()*, as amen amended ded #( #(:: /akes employees responsible for the safety of others whilst at work /akes employers responsible responsible for the health care of their employees +equires purchasers to ensure equipment they obtain complies with the relevant European 5irectives %  +equires suppliers to provide information on the safe use of their products

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"he /ana! /ana!eme ement nt of of &ealt &ealth h and and Safe Safety ty at ork ork +e!u +e!ulat lation ions s #((( #((( requir require: e: Suppliers to provide information on the safe use of their products 6ompetent persons to forward copies of defect reports to the &SE within 2 days of the e7amination %  peratives to only use equipment for which they have received trainin!8instruction Employers to have their liftin! equipment e7amined at re!ular intervals

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Employers Employers are require required d to provide provide operati operatives ves with trainin!8ins trainin!8instruc truction tion in the correct correct use of liftin! liftin! equipment: equipment: %  "his should take the manufacturers8suppliers information into account "his is not necessary if the employee has been usin! the equipment for several years without prior trainin! "his is not necessary if loads less than # tonne are bein! lifted ;s only necessary if the &SE inspector for the district instructs the employer 

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Aor new liftin! equipment to be supplied 0taken into service1 the manufacturer must issue an E6 5eclaration of  6onformity. "his is a requirement of: "he &ealth and Safety at ork etc 'ct #()* "he Aactories 'ct #(4# "he /ana!ement of &ealth and Safety at ork +e!ulations #((2 %  "he Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations #((2

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"o show its compliance with the relevant 5irective, liftin! equipment must be: /arked with its -Painted red if it is alloy steel %  /arked with the 6E mark /arked with its serial number 

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hen a hoist manufacturer supplies a hoist without controls and suspension for a crane maker to build into a crane, but which otherwise complies with the /achinery 5irective, he must issue: "here is no need to issue documentation as the final product will be the responsibility of the crane maker   ' "est 6ertificate %  ' 5eclaration of 6onformity  ' 5eclaration of ;ncorporation

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"he easiest way for a manufacturer to ensure his products comply with the relevant 5irective is to:  'ffi7 the 6E mark ork to &armonised European Standards %  ;ssue a 5eclaration of E6 conformity ;ssue information on the safe use

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hen a user makes an item of liftin! equipment for his own use, e! a spreader beam, and has it tested by a liftin! equipment company: %  "he test or!anisation is responsible for issuin! an E6 5eclaration of 6onformity B affi7in! the 6E mark "he user is responsible for issuin! an E6 5eclaration of 6onformity B affi7in! the 6E mark "he &SE must issue an E6 5eclaration of 6onformity and affi7 the 6E mark "here is no need f or an E6 5eclaration of 6onformity or 6E mark as it is for his own use

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"he Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations #(( require: %  "hose who obtain equipment for others to use at work to ensure it complies with the relevant 5irectives "hose who obtain liftin! equipment for others to use at work to ensure it has been tested and e7amined "hose who obtain liftin! equipment for others to use at work to notify the &SE within 2 days "hose who obtain liftin! equipment for others to use at work to notify a competent person

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"he le!al duty of an employer to keep work equipment properly maintained is a requirement of: "he Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations "he /aintenance of ork Equipment 0Safety1 +e!ulations %  "he Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations "he /anual &andlin! +e!ulations

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"he -iftin! perations and -iftin! Equipment +e!ulations #((: %  6atch those areas where liftin! equipment is used which were omitted from older le!islation mit liftin! operations in schools mit liftin! operations on farms mit liftin! operations in hospitals

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;n addition to the -iftin! perations and -iftin! Equipment +e!ulations #(( users also have to comply with: "he -iftin! Plant and Equipment 0+ecords of "est and E7amination etc1 +e!ulations %  "he Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations "he Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations "he Aactories 'ct

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's a result of new le!islation introduced in #((, e7amination reports for liftin! appliances issued under the Aactories 'ct: ere invalid ere no lon!er be required +emained valid for the life of the appliance %  +emained valid until their normal e7piry date

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"he competent person discoverin! a defect affectin! the safety durin! the thorou!h e7amination of a hand chain block is le!ally required to: %  Send a copy of the report to the enforcin! authority 0e! &SE1 Enter the details in the re!ister of liftin! equipment "ake no action, other than to advise the user  6arry out the immediate repair and return the block to service

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"he information to be recorded followin! a thorou!h e7amination is !iven in: "he -iftin! Plant and Equipment 0+ecords of "est and E7amination etc1 +e!ulations #((2 "he Provision and Use of ork Equipment +e!ulations #(( "he Supply of /achinery 0Safety1 +e!ulations #((2 %  "he -iftin! perations and -iftin! Equipment +e!ulations #((

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