New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 194

194 Guarding

(1) A manufacturer of plant must ensure that guarding used as a control measure is of solid construction and securely mounted so as to resist impact or shock.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--70 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--345 penalty units.

(2) A manufacturer of plant must ensure--

(a) that any guarding used as a control measure in relation to plant is of a kind that can be removed to allow maintenance and cleaning of the plant at any time that the plant is not in normal operation, and

(b) if the guarding is removed--that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the plant cannot be restarted unless the guarding is replaced.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--70 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of a body corporate--345 penalty units.