Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 306J

306J Safety net as control measure

(1) A safety net used as a control measure must—

(a) be designed by an engineer or competent person for the purpose for which it is intended to be used; and

(b) be made of material designed to minimise injury to a person falling into the net; and

(c) have energy absorbing characteristics to reduce the shock or injury to a person falling into the net.

(2) The net must be installed—

(a) so that a person falling into the net will not hit anything below the net; and

(b) as close as possible below the surface from which the person who is to be protected by the net is to work, but not more than the distance below the surface specified by—

(i) if the net’s manufacturer or supplier has specified the distance—the manufacturer or supplier; or

(ii) otherwise—an engineer or competent person.

(3) The net must, subject to anything specified under subsection (2) , be installed in accordance with the instructions of—

(a) if the net’s manufacturer or supplier has given instructions about its installation—the manufacturer or supplier; or

(b) otherwise—an engineer or competent person.

(4) A person conducting a business or undertaking must not use, or allow another person to use, the net unless it is used in accordance with the instructions, if any, of the net’s manufacturer or supplier, an engineer or a competent person.

(5) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure the net is inspected and maintained in accordance with the instructions, if any, of an engineer or competent person or the net’s manufacturer or supplier.