Who should monitor performance

Other people, like safety representatives, will also have the right to inspect the workplace. Each employee should be encouraged to inspect their own workplace frequently to check for obvious problems and rectify them if possible or report hazards to their supervisors. 

Specific statutory (or thorough) examinations of, for example, lifting equipment or pressure vessels, have to be carried out at intervals laid down in written schemes by competent persons - usually specially trained and experienced inspection/insurance company personnel. 

Excavations, scaffolds, working platforms and other equipment for working at height require specific statutory inspections, normally carried out by competent people on the site. For details see Chapters 8 and 9. 

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