Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 211

  (1)   If plant at a workplace is designed to be operated or attended by more than one person and more than one emergency stop control is fitted, the person with management or control of plant at the workplace must ensure that the multiple emergency stop controls are of the 'stop and lock - off' type so that the plant cannot be restarted after an emergency stop control has been used unless that emergency stop control is reset.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$6   000.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$30   000.

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.

  (2)   If the design of plant at a workplace includes an emergency stop control, the person with management or control of the plant at the workplace must ensure that:

  (a)   the stop control is prominent, clearly and durably marked and immediately accessible to each operator of the plant; and

  (b)   any handle, bar or push button associated with the stop control is coloured red; and

  (c)   the stop control cannot be adversely affected by electrical or electronic circuit malfunction.

Penalty:

  (a)   In the case of an individual--$6   000.

  (b)   In the case of a body corporate--$30   000.

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.