303. Health and safety regulations.

Provision for health and safety in agricultural operations is contained in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the various schemes made thereunder¹. Most of those schemes apply to particular specified industries but of those that are generally applicable, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992² and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998³ are of particular significance to agriculture. These regulations make provision in connection with:

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   (1)     the use of the workplace by disabled persons⁴;

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   (2)     the maintenance, cleaning and inspection of the workplace, its equipment and its systems⁵;

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   (3)     the stability