Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 43

43 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that an emergency plan is prepared for the workplace, that provides for the following—

(a) emergency procedures, including—

(i) an effective response to an emergency; and

(ii) evacuation procedures; and

(iii) notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity; and

(iv) medical treatment and assistance; and

(v) effective communication between the person authorised by the person conducting the business or undertaking to coordinate the emergency response and all persons at the workplace;

(b) testing of the emergency procedures, including the frequency of testing;

(c) information, training and instruction to relevant workers in relation to implementing the emergency procedures.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must maintain the emergency plan for the workplace so that it remains effective.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(3) For subsections (1) and (2) , the person conducting the business or undertaking must have regard to all relevant matters including—

(a) the nature of the work being carried out at the workplace; and

(b) the nature of the hazards at the workplace; and

(c) the size and location of the workplace; and

(d) the number and composition of the workers and other persons at the workplace.

(4) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must implement the emergency plan for the workplace in the event of an emergency.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.