The principal contractor for a construction project must put in place arrangements for ensuring compliance at the workplace with the following:
(a) division 3.2.2 (General working environment);
(b) division 3.2.3 (First-aid);
(c) division 3.2.4 (Emergency plans);
(d) division 3.2.5 (Personal protective equipment);
(e) division 3.2.7 (Managing risks from airborne contaminants);
(f) division 3.2.8 (Hazardous atmospheres);
(g) division 3.2.9 (Storage of flammable or combustible substances);
(h) division 3.2.10 (Falling objects);
(i) part 4.4 (Falls).
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual—$6 000; or
(b) in the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
Note 1 Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see s 6A).
Note 2 All persons conducting a business or undertaking at the construction project workplace have these same duties (see pt 3.2 and
title="A2011-35">Act, s 19). The title="A2011-35">Act
, s 16 provides for situations in which more than 1 person has the same duty.