Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Regulation] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 204

Control of risks arising from installation or commissioning

  (1)   A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must not commission the plant unless the person has established that the plant is, so far as is reasonably practicable, without risks to the health and safety of any person.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty:   The tier E monetary penalty.

  (2)   A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must not decommission or dismantle the plant unless the decommissioning or dismantling can be carried out, so far as is reasonably practicable, without risks to the health and safety of any person.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty:   The tier E monetary penalty.

  (3)   A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that a person who installs, assembles, constructs, commissions or decommissions or dismantles the plant is a competent person.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty:   The tier E monetary penalty.

  (4)   A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that a person who installs, assembles, constructs, commissions or decommissions or dismantles the plant is provided with the available information for eliminating or minimising risks to health or safety.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty:   The tier E monetary penalty.

  (5)   A person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that the processes for the installation, construction, commissioning, decommissioning and dismantling of plant include inspections that ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that risks associated with these activities are monitored.

Note:   Section   12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section   12F of the Act includes these Regulations.

Penalty:   The tier E monetary penalty.


AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback