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3.4.4
Specific skills and knowledge
The following tasks must only be performed by personnel who have specialist skills and knowledge:
Task
Qualification
Work on electrical equipment
Electrician
Work on mechanical equipment
Industrial mechanic
or
other technician under the supervision of an industrial mechanic;
all work must be performed according to best practice.
Tab. 19:
Tasks and skills/knowledge
3.5
Requirements to be met by drivers
The operator must assess whether a person is fit to drive the kart, taking into account the age, height and weight of
the person as well any medical concerns. The operator must instruct the driver in the safe operation of the kart.
3.5.1
Clothing and physical fitness
Operator's personnel must ensure that a driver is physically fit to drive the vehicle and wears appropriate clothing.
Clothing
Kart drivers must never wear any of the following clothing:
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Scarf of headscarf - risk of entanglement at rotating kart parts
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Long open hair protruding from the helmet - risk of entanglement at rotating kart parts
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Loose or long clothing (e.g. dress, skirt, trousers, hood, jacket, coat, etc.)
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Open footwear (sandals, flip-flops, etc.), shoes with high heels, or shoes with long laces
Physical fitness
The physical fitness of the kart driver must not be impaired by:
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Illness of disability (e.g. cardio-vascular conditions, nerve disorders, pregnancy, etc.)
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Consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs; effect of prescription drugs or challenging behaviour
