Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 236

236 Lifts

(1) The person with management or control of a lift at a workplace (including a person with management or control of maintenance of a lift) must ensure that—

(a) if there is a risk of a person falling down a lift well—

(i) secure barriers are provided to prevent access to openings into the lift well by someone other than a person who is performing work in the lift well; and

(ii) secure working platforms or equivalent arrangements are provided for a person who is working in the lift well to prevent a fall from height; and

(b) if there is a risk to a person working in a lift well from objects falling onto that person—a secure barrier is provided to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, falling objects from striking the person or otherwise causing a risk.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(2) The person must ensure that there is a safe means of entry to and exit from the base of the lift well.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(3) The person must ensure that there is fixed, in a prominent place in the lift, a sign that states the safe working load specified in the design of the lift.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.