Article 17 PLANT. MACHINERY. EQUIPMENT AND HAND TOOLS

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.

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	Convention 167 of the International Labour Organisation Concerning Safety and Health in Construction (Geneva, 20 June 1988)