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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 306O

Platform supported by trestle ladders

306O Platform supported by trestle ladders

(1) This section applies if a person conducting a business or undertaking is performing construction work on a platform supported by trestle ladders.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if the construction work—
(a) is housing construction work and a person doing the work could fall less than 3m from the platform; or
(b) is not housing construction work and a person doing the work could fall less than 2m from the platform.
(3) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the platform has an unobstructed surface that is—
(a) if the work is light work—at least 225mm wide along the length of the platform; or
(b) if the work is not light work—at least 450mm wide along the length of the platform.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (5) applies if the construction work—
(a) is housing construction work and a person doing the work could fall at least 3m from the platform; or
(b) is not housing construction work and a person doing the work could fall at least 2m from the platform.
(5) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure—
(a) the platform has an unobstructed surface at least 450mm wide along the length of the platform; and
(b) the platform is not higher than 5m.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(6) In this section—

"light work" means work that is light having regard to the following—
(a) the amount of physical exertion involved;
(b) the physical capacity of the person doing the work;
(c) the range of movement involved;
(d) the weight or bulk of materials or equipment involved.
Examples of light work—
• painting
• installing a roof gutter, air-conditioning duct, metal fascia or lighting
• placing pine roof trusses in position on the roof of a low-set house
• performing inspections or tests
• installing an electrical connection
Examples of work that is not light work—
• fixing plaster board sheeting to an internal stairwell void
• fixing cladding to a gable end of a roof
• using a medium or heavy duty angle grinder or circular saw



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