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The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Vibration at Work) Regulations 2007
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2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
“daily exposure” means the quantity of mechanical vibration to which a worker is exposed during a working day, which takes account of the magnitude and duration of the vibration;
“employer” means a person by whom a worker is employed on a ship under a contract of employment;
“exposure action value” means the level of daily exposure for any worker which, if exceeded, requires specified action to be taken to reduce the risk;
“exposure limit value” means the level of daily exposure for any worker which must not be exceeded, save as set out in regulation 12;
“General Duties Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 M1;
“Government ship” has the meaning given in section 308(4) of the Act;
“hand-arm vibration” means mechanical vibration which is transmitted into the hands during a work activity;
“health and safety” includes the occupational health and safety of persons whilst on board a ship and whilst boarding or leaving the ship;
“health surveillance” means assessment of the state of health of a worker as related to exposure to mechanical vibration which is intended to prevent and diagnose rapidly any disorder linked with exposure to mechanical vibration;
“MCA” means the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport;
“mechanical vibration” means vibration occurring in a piece of machinery or equipment, or in a ship as a result of its operation;
“Merchant Shipping Notice” means a Notice described as such and issued by the MCA;
“the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006 M2;
“the risk assessment” means, except where the context otherwise requires, a risk assessment carried out in compliance with regulation 6 of these Regulations;
[F1“ship” includes hovercraft;]
“surveyor of ships” has the meaning given by section 256(9) of the Act;
“United Kingdom ship” means a ship which—
(a)
is a United Kingdom ship within the meaning of section 85(2) of the Act; or
(b)
is a Government ship; or
(c)
is a hovercraft registered under the Hovercraft Act 1968;
“United Kingdom waters” means the sea or other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom; and
“whole-body vibration” means mechanical vibration which is transmitted into the body, when seated or standing, through the supporting surface, during a work activity.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to an ISO standard includes a reference to any document amending that publication which is considered by the Secretary of State to be relevant from time to time and is specified in a Merchant Shipping Notice.
[F2(3) In the application of these Regulations to a hovercraft, a reference to the master of a ship includes a reference to the captain of that hovercraft.]
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F1Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (26.4.2010) by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1110), regs. 1(3), 3(a)
F2Reg. 2(3) inserted (26.4.2010) by The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1110), regs. 1(3), 3(b)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1997/2962, amended by S.I. 1998/2411 and S.I. 2001/54.
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