| Abstract |
Provides guidance to those people concerned with dock operations, in particular those who have a duty to comply with provisions of the Docks Regulations 1988. Aimed particularly at people who control dock premises or dock operations; suppliers of plant and equipment; employers; managers; safety officers and representatives: safety committee members; employees and the self-employed. Contents: Citation and commencement; Interpretation; Application of the Regulations; Persons upon whom the duties are imposed; Planning and execution of work; Lighting; Access; Transport by water; Rescue, life-saving and fire-fighting equipment; Means of escape; Hatches, ramps and car-decks; Drivers of vehicles and operators of lifting appliances; Use, testing, examination, markings and indicators on lifting plant; Certificates and reports; Confined spaces; Welfare amenities; Protection. |