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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 124

Notice of prescribed incidents

For the purposes of section 37(2)(h) of the Act, the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant referred to in regulation 106 is prescribed.

Note

The effect of this provision is that an employer or self-employed person must notify the Authority, immediately after becoming aware of the collapse, overturning, etc., of any plant listed in regulation 106, that exposes a person in the immediate vicinity to an immediate risk to the person's health or safety. A written record of the incident must be given to the Authority within 48 hours after the notice and the record must be kept for at least 5 years and made available for inspection on request (see section 38 of the Act). There is also a duty to preserve the incident site (see section 39 of the Act).

Division 6—Registration of plant designs



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