Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

These were amended in 2002, (by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002), with the regulations placing duties on employers and employees to have and use effective manual handling systems in place to reduce the potential for workplace injury.

  Ministerially Approved Pesticide Product

This is a number which is applied to a pesticide product (which may contain more than one active ingredient) once it has been registered for commercial use with the CRD. Any product sold within the UK will have this number on the product label, and is often abbreviated to MAPP.

  Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

Section 9 (3) states the minimum age for driving a tractor is 16, where the tractor is less than 2.45 metres wide, and “is driven either— (i) without a trailer attached to it, or (ii) with a trailer which has an overall width not exceeding 2.45 metres and is either a two-wheeled or close-coupled four-wheeled trailer,”. Otherwise, the minimum age is 17. Schedule 2: Identifies tractors as category F licences and mowing machines or pedestrian-controlled vehicles as category K licences. “A mowing machine is a specialist ride-on grass-cutting vehicle with permanent cutting equipment

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  Official Controls (Plant protection Products) Regulations 2020

These regulations (also termed the 2020 Regulations) came into force on 22nd June 2022 to allow regulatory authorities to take a more proactive approach to the enforcement of pesticide regulations, covering activities from plant protection products (PPP) being placed on the market through to the end user. A simple form was needed to be completed by businesses and professional users to register to comply with the regulations, with details to include name and address of business, contact details, whether PPPs are stored on site, if PPPs are used / applied, or if the organisation uses a third par

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  Personal Data

This is defined in Regulation (EU) 2-16/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Chapter 1, Article 4 (1) as “Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person; …”, being implemented i

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  Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

This provides the basis for enforcement and sanctions against manufacturers, importers and distributors of PPE where PPE does not comply with the EU Regulation 2016/425; the full title of which is ‘Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)’.

  Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

An employer has a duty to employees regarding the provision and use of personal protective equipment. PPE is defined in the Regulations as “all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or safety, and any addition or accessory designed to meet that objective.” (Regulation 2). Some key requirements for the employer are to: • “.. ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is provided to his employees who may be exposed

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  Pesticide Control Service

This is a number which is applied to a pesticide product (which may contain more than one active ingredient) once it has been approved for commercial use in Ireland with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. Any pesticide product sold within Ireland will have this number on the product label. Pesticide products sold within the UK may have both the MAPP and PCS number, which helps suppliers in distributing a common product between Ireland and the UK, otherwise separate labels would be needed.

  Pests Act 1954

This regulates the killing and control of rabbits, other animals and birds and the use of spring traps and restriction on types of trap, for the killing or capturing of animals. Section 8 (1) states that a person shall be guilty of an offence if either: (a) for the purpose of killing or taking animals, he uses, or knowingly permits the use of, any spring trap other than an approved trap, or uses, or knowingly permits the use of, an approved trap for animals or in circumstances for which it is not approved; , or (b) sell or (c) have in their possession, non-approved traps. Section 9 als

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  Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014

These Regulations primarily apply to petrol / fuel stations which people use for filling up their vehicle with fuel. Regulation 3 states that they do not apply to (a) a workplace except one(i) used, or intended for use, for the dispensing of petrol; or (ii) within the curtilage of domestic premises;