Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
4.2.7.5 Regulation 6 of WAHR requires every employer to take account of a risk assessment under the MHSW Regulations (Regulation 3). WAHR gives a hierarchy of protection measures, where the preferred option is to eliminate the risk, e.g. by not working at height at all, with other, less preferred, options lower down the list.4.2.7.6 Regulation 7 of WAHR requires collective protection measures to be given priority over personal protection measures. Equipment has to be appropriate to the nature of the work to be performed and foreseeable loadings. When selecting work equipment for use in work at height, the following have to be taken into account:a)the working conditions and the risks to the safety of persons at the place where the work equipment is to be used;b)in the case of work equipment for access and egress, the distance to be negotiated;c)the distance and consequences of a potential fall;d)the duration and frequency of use;© IRATA InternationalPart 4: page 5 of 82013-Dec-01