Article 17
PLANT. MACHINERY. EQUIPMENT AND HAND TOOLS
1. Plant, machinery and equipment, including hand tools, both manual and power driven, shall -
(a) be of good design and construction, taking into account as far as possible ergonomic principles;
(b) be maintained in good working order;
(c) be used only for work which they have been designed unless a use outside the initial design purposes has been assessed by a competent person who has concluded that such use is safe;
(d) be operated by workers who have received appropriate training.
2. Adequate instructions for safe use shall be provided where appropriate by the manufacturer or the employer, in a form understood by the users.
3. Pressure plant and equipment shall be examined and tested by a competent person in cases and at times prescribed by national laws or regulations.