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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 241

Annual inspection of amusement device

241 Annual inspection of amusement device

(1) The person with management or control of an amusement device at a workplace must ensure that a detailed inspection of the device is carried out at least once every 12 months by a competent person.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(2) An inspection must include the following—
(a) a check of information about the operational history of the amusement device since the last detailed inspection;
(b) a check of the log book for the amusement device;
(c) a check that maintenance and inspections have been undertaken under section 240 ;
(d) a check that any required tests have been carried out, and that appropriate records have been maintained;
(e) a detailed inspection of the amusement device to ensure compliance with the Act and this regulation (including a specific inspection of the critical components of the amusement device).
(3) The regulator may extend the date for an inspection by up to 35 days if an inspection is scheduled to coincide with the same event each year.
(4) If the date is extended under subsection (3) , the new date is the date from which future annual inspections of the amusement device are determined.
(5) In this section—

"competent person" means a person who—
(a) in the case of an inflatable device (continuously blown) with a platform height less than 9m—has acquired through training, qualification or experience the knowledge and skills to inspect the plant; or
(b) in the case of any other amusement device—
(i) has the skills, qualifications, competence and experience to inspect the amusement device; and
(ii) is registered under a law that provides for the registration of professional engineers; or
(c) is determined by the regulator to be a competent person.

"critical component" , of an amusement device, means a component of the device that would, if the component failed to function properly, be likely to cause a risk to the health or safety of a person.
(6) The regulator may, on the application of a person, make a decision in relation to the person for the purposes of subsection (5) , definition competent person , paragraph (c) if the regulator considers that exceptional circumstances exist.
(7) An annual inspection under an equivalent provision of a corresponding WHS law is taken to be an annual inspection for the purposes of this section.



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