S.L. 424.21 чл. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Health and Safety at Work Act;

"Authority" means the Occupational Health and Safety Authority established by virtue of article 8 of the Act; "personal protective equipment" means, without prejudice to the provisions of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations, all equipment designed to be worn or held by the worker to protect him against one or more hazards likely to endanger his health and safety at work, and any addition or accessory designed to meet this objective, excluding: - ordinary working clothes and uniforms not specifically designed to protect the health and safety of the worker; - equipment used by emergency and rescue services; - personal protective equipment for means of road transport; - sports equipment; - self-defence or deterrent equipment; and - portable devices for detecting and signalling risks and nuisances; "Workers’ Health and Safety Representative" and "Representative'' mean a person, elected, chosen or designated, as prescribed in regulations, to represent workers on all matters relating to the promotion and protection of their health or safety at work.