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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 306N

Work on platform supported by trestle ladders

306N Work on platform supported by trestle ladders

(1) This section applies if a person conducting a business or undertaking intends to perform construction work that involves a platform supported by trestle ladders.
(2) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure subsections (3) to (5) are complied with before the work starts if the work is—
(a) housing construction work and the person could fall at least 3m from the platform; or
(b) not housing construction work and the person could fall at least 2m from the platform.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(3) Each trestle ladder must be secured to prevent it moving.
Examples of how a trestle ladder must be secured—
• tying the ladder to a sturdy wall
• bracing the ladder to the ground
• applying weights to the bottom of the ladder
(4) Edge protection complying with section 306E must be erected along the outer edge of the length of the platform.
(5) Any control measures required to eliminate or minimise the following risks must be used—
(a) the risk of the person falling off the inner edge of the length of the platform, if the gap between that inner edge and the face of a building, or other structure, that is immediately beside the platform is over 225mm;
(b) the risk of the person falling off the edge of each end of the platform.



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