Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 322

In this Part, "high risk construction work" means any of the following construction work—

        (a)     where there is a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres;

        (b)     on telecommunications towers;

        (c)     involving demolition;

        (d)     involving the removal or likely disturbance of asbestos;

        (e)     involving structural alterations that require temporary support to prevent collapse;

        (f)     involving a confined space;

        (g)     involving a trench or shaft if the excavated depth is more than 1·5 metres;

        (h)     involving a tunnel;

              (i)     involving the use of explosives;

        (j)     on or near pressurised gas distribution mains or piping;

        (k)     on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines;

        (l)     on or near energised electrical installations or services;

        (m)     in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere;

        (n)     involving tilt-up or precast concrete;

        (o)     on or adjacent to roadways or railways used by road or rail traffic;

        (p)     at workplaces where there is any movement of powered mobile plant;

        (q)     in an area where there are artificial extremes of temperature;

        (r)     in, over or adjacent to water or other liquids where there is a risk of drowning;

        (s)     involving diving.