Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 306D

306D Risk of fall of at least 3m in housing construction work or at least 2m in other construction work or construction work on roof with a slope over 26°

(1) This section applies to—

(a) construction work that is housing construction work during which a person could fall at least 3m; or

(b) construction work that is not housing construction work during which a person could fall at least 2m; or

(c) construction work on a roof, or partly completed roof, surface with a slope over 26º.

(2) However, this section does not apply to work if a person could fall from—

(a) a ladder or fixed ladder; or

(b) a platform supported by trestle ladders; or

(c) scaffolding that the person is erecting or dismantling; or

(d) an area near a ladder that the person needs to use to get on or off the ladder.

(3) A person conducting a business or undertaking who intends to do construction work must, before the work starts, use control measures—

(a) to prevent a person falling any distance; or

Examples of control measures to prevent a person falling—

• edge protection

• a fall protection cover placed over an opening

• a travel restraint system

(b) if prevention is not practicable—

(i) to arrest a person’s fall; and

(ii) to prevent or minimise the risk of death or injury to a person when the fall is arrested.

Examples of control measures to arrest a person’s fall—

• a fall arresting platform

• a fall-arrest harness system

• an industrial safety net

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(4) If a person conducting a business or undertaking uses a control measure mentioned in this subdivision, the control measure and the use of the control measure must comply with this subdivision.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(5) However, a fall arresting platform used as a control measure need not comply with section 306H if the fall would be internal within formwork the person is erecting or dismantling.