The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

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1. Introductory Text
2. 1.Citation and commencement
3. 2.Interpretation
4. 3.Application of these Regulations
5. 4.Requirements under these Regulations
6. 4A.Stability and solidity
7. 5.Maintenance of workplace, and of equipment, devices and systems
8. 6.Ventilation
9. 7.Temperature in indoor workplaces
10. 8.Lighting
11. 9.Cleanliness and waste materials
12. 10.Room dimensions and space
13. 11.Workstations and seating
14. 12.Condition of floors and traffic routes
15. 13.Falls or falling objects
16. 14.Windows, and transparent or translucent doors, gates and walls
17. 15.Windows, skylights and ventilators
18. 16.Ability to clean windows etc. safely
19. 17.Organisation etc. of traffic routes
20. 18.Doors and gates
21. 19.Escalators and moving walkways
22. 20.Sanitary conveniences
23. 21.Washing facilities
24. 22.Drinking water
25. 23.Accommodation for clothing
26. 24.Facilities for changing clothing
27. 25.Facilities for rest and to eat meals
28. 25A.Disabled persons
29. 26.Exemption certificates
30. 27.Repeals, saving and revocations
31. Signature
32. 1. SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FACTORIES WHICH ARE NOT NEW WORKPLACES, MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS OR CONVERSIONS
       1. PART I SPACE
          1. 1.No room in the workplace shall be so overcrowded as.
          2. 2.Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1, the number.
          3. 3.In calculating for the purposes of this Part of this.
          1. 4.In workplaces where females work, there shall be at least.
          2. 5.In workplaces where males work, there shall be at least.
          3. 6.In calculating the number of males or females who work.
          1. PART I REPEALS
          2. PART II REVOCATIONS

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