Legislation and Regulations

The Act places a general duty on employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and wellbeing of all employees at work.

Applies to workplace lifts, requiring thorough examination and inspection on lifts in workplaces through a competent person (Reg 9)

To ensure that those using and working with equipment
and machinery, such as employees, employers,
contractors etc. who could possibly have access to
equipment or machinery in a workplace, does so in a safe working environment.

Aim to prevent death or personal injury to any person
from electrical causes in connection with work activities.

Applies to all new stair lifts, they must be constructed to
be safe, supplied with instructions, a Declaration of
Conformity, appropriate conformity marking and labelling.

Safety and conformity of design, construction, and
installation (when first brought into use) of platform, stair
lifts and all conventional passenger lifts.

• INDG290 (rev 03/13) Lifting equipment at work: A brief guide to the law
• NDG291 (rev 1) Providing and using work equipment safely
• Thorough examination of lifting equipment
• HSIS4 (rev 1) How the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations apply to health and social care;