South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 220

220—Exception—Plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a person

        (1)         For the purposes of regulation 219(3)(b), the person with management or control of the plant at a workplace must ensure that—

            (a)         the persons are lifted or suspended in a work box that is securely attached to the plant; and

            (b)         the persons in the work box remain substantially within the work box while they are being lifted or suspended; and

            (c)         if there is a risk of a person falling from a height, a safety harness is provided and worn by the person in order to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, injury to the person as a result of the fall; and

            (d)         means are provided by which the persons being lifted or suspended can safely exit from the plant in the event of a failure in its normal operation.

        (2)         This regulation does not apply to plant used in connection with—

            (a)         the performance of stunt work; or

            (b)         the performance of acrobatics; or

            (c)         theatrical performances.

Note—

Chapter 4 Part 4 (except regulation 79) applies to the matters in subregulation (2).