Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 290

290 Meaning of structure

(1) In this chapter,
"structure" has the same meaning as it has in the Act .

Examples—

• a roadway or pathway

• a ship or submarine

• foundations, earth retention works and other earthworks, including river works and sea defence works

• formwork, falsework or any other structure designed or used to provide support, access or containment during construction work

• an airfield

• a dock, harbour, channel, bridge, viaduct, lagoon or dam

• a sewer or sewerage or drainage works

(2) This chapter does not apply to plant unless—

(a) the plant is—

(i) a ship or submarine; or

(ii) a pipe or pipeline; or

(iii) an underground tank; or

(iv) designed or used to provide support, access or containment during work in connection with construction work; or

(b) work on the plant relates to work that is carried out in connection with construction work; or

(c) the plant is fixed plant on which outage work or overhaul work that involves or may involve work being carried out by 5 or more persons conducting businesses or undertakings at any point in time.

Note—

This chapter does not apply to the manufacture of plant, see section 289 (3) (a) .