STATUTORYINSTRUMENTS2002No.2776HEALTHANDSAFETYTheDangerousSubstancesandExplosiveAtmospheresRegulations2002Made-----7thNovember2002LaidbeforeParliament15thNovember2002Comingintoforce--Allregulationsexceptforregulations5(4)(c),7,11,15(2),16(2)and17(1)to(3)9thDecember2002Regulations15(2)and16(2)5thMay2003Regulations5(4)(c),7,11and17(1)to(3)30thJune2003ARRANGEMENTOFREGULATIONS1.Citationandcommencement.2.Interpretation.3.Application.4.DutiesundertheseRegulations.5.Riskassessment.6.Eliminationorreductionofrisksfromdangeroussubstances.7.Placeswhereexplosiveatmospheresmayoccur.8.Arrangementstodealwithaccidents,incidentsandemergencies.9.Information,instructionandtraining.10.Identificationofhazardouscontentsofcontainersandpipes.11.Dutyofco-ordination.12.ExtensionoutsideGreatBritain.13.Exemptioncertificates.14.ExemptionsforMinistryofDefenceetc.15.Amendments.16.Repealsandrevocations.17.Transitionalprovisions.Schedule1.Generalsafetymeasures.Schedule2.Classificationofplaceswhereexplosiveatmospheresmayoccur.Schedule3.Criteriafortheselectionofequipmentandprotectivesystems.Schedule4.Warningsignforplaceswhereexplosiveatmospheresmayoccur.Schedule5.Legislationconcernedwiththemarkingofcontainersandpipes.1Schedule6.Part1—Amendments.Part2—Amendments.Schedule7.Part1—Repealandrevocation.Part2—Repealandrevocation.TheSecretaryofStateinexerciseofthepowersconferredonhimbysections15(1),(2),(3)(a)and(5),80(1)and82(3)(a)of,andparagraphs1(1),(2)and(4),6,9,11,14,16,18(b)and20ofSchedule3to,theHealthandSafetyatWorketc.Act1974(a)(“the1974Act”)andofallotherpowersenablinghiminthatbehalfandforthepurposeofgivingeVectwithoutmodificationstoproposalssubmittedtohimbytheHealthandSafetyCommissionundersection11(2)(d)ofthe1974ActafterthecarryingoutbythesaidCommissionofconsultationsinaccordancewithsection50(3)ofthatAct,herebymakesthefollowingRegulations:—Citationandcommencement1.TheseRegulationsmaybecitedastheDangerousSubstancesandExplosiveAtmospheresRegulations2002andshallcomeintoforce—(a)asrespectsallregulationsexceptforregulations5(4)(c),7,11,15(2),16(2)and17(1)to(3)on9thDecember2002;(b)asrespectsregulations15(2)and16(2)on5thMay2003;and(c)asrespectsregulations5(4)(c),7,11and17(1)to(3)on30thJune2003.Interpretation2.IntheseRegulations—“approvedclassificationandlabellingguide”meansthe“ApprovedGuidetotheClassificationandLabellingofDangerousSubstancesandDangerousPreparations”(5thedition)(b)approvedbytheHealthandSafetyCommissionon16thApril2002;“theCHIPRegulations”meanstheChemicals(HazardInformationandPackagingforSupply)Regulations2002(c);“dangeroussubstance”means—(a)asubstanceorpreparationwhichmeetsthecriteriaintheapprovedclassificationandlabellingguideforclassificationasasubstanceorpreparationwhichisexplosive,oxidising,extremelyflammable,highlyflammableorflammable,whetherornotthatsubstanceorpreparationisclassifiedundertheCHIPRegulations;(b)asubstanceorpreparationwhichbecauseofitsphysico-chemicalorchemicalpropertiesandthewayitisusedorispresentattheworkplacecreatesarisk,notbeingasubstanceorpreparationfallingwithinsubparagraph(a)above;or(c)anydust,whetherintheformofsolidparticlesorfibrousmaterialsorotherwise,whichcanformanexplosivemixturewithairoranexplosiveatmosphere,notbeingasubstanceorpreparationfallingwithinsubparagraphs(a)or(b)above;“explosiveatmosphere”meansamixture,underatmosphericconditions,ofair...
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