Every covering provided for an opening shall be
(a) so constructed as to prevent the fall of persons, materials and
articles; and
(b) clearly and boldly marked as to show its purpose or be securely fixed
in position.
Every board or plank forming part of a working platform, gangway or run shall
(a) be of sound construction, adequate strength and free from patent
defect;
(b) be of a thickness capable of affording adequate security having regard to the distance between the supports and be not less than
200 millimetres in width and not less than 25 millimetres in thickness or not less than 150 millimetres in width when the board or plank exceeds
50 millimetres in thickness;
(c) not protrude beyond its end support to a distance exceeding
150 millimetres unless it is sufficiently secured to prevent tipping;
(d) rest securely and evenly on its supports; and
(e) rest on at least 3 supports unless, taking into account the distance between the supports and the thickness of the board or plank the conditions are such as to prevent undue or unequal sagging.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), every working platform, gangway and run shall
be closely boarded or planked.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a working platform, gangway or run
(a) consisting of open metal work having interstices none of which exceeds 4 000 square millimetres in area; or
(b) the boards or planks of which are so secured as to prevent their moving and so placed that the space between adjacent boards or planks does not exceed 25 millimetres.
if there is no risk of persons below the platform, gangway or run being struck by materials or articles falling through the platform, gangway or run.
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