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From 6 April 2022 the regulations on wearing PPE at work have changed. Here, we explain what’s changing for who, why and how to remain compliant.
The updated Regulations apply to all employers in Great Britain in a wide range of sectors and industries.
Workers are required to use the PPE properly following training and instruction from their employer.
What do PPE regulation changes mean?
UK health and safety legislation does not currently have a definition of worker. Worker is defined in section 230(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The definition has two ‘limbs’: limb (a) and limb (b).
- limb (a) are employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) and are already in scope of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (the PPER 1992)
- limb (b) are those who generally have a more casual employment relationship and work under a contract for service; this group are known as limb (b) workers and do not currently come under the scope of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (the PPER 1992).
This Statutory Instrument creates its own definition of worker intended to capture both of these groups. Read more….