Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person
conducting a business or undertaking or a principal contractor at, or a person
with management or control of, a workplace must ensure that any scaffold
involved in demolition work, other than Class 1 demolition work or
Class 2 demolition work, at the workplace —
(a) is a
heavy duty scaffold that meets the requirements of AS/NZS 1576.1:2019
(Scaffolding — General Requirements); and
(b) is
erected to the full height of the structure; and
(c) has
a closely boarded platform with a minimum width of 1 metre that abuts on
the face of the structure at the working level; and
(d) has
a fender board not less than 900 mm high fitted on the outer edge and on the
ends of the working platform; and
(e) has
the external face and ends sheathed with a fire retardant material and wire
mesh that has wires that are at least 3 mm in diameter and with apertures not
greater than 50 mm x 50 mm; and
(f) is
maintained in position and in an effective state up to the working level of
the scaffold for the whole of the period during which the demolition work is
being carried out; and
(g) is
progressively dismantled so that the unsupported part of the scaffold does not
exceed by more than 4 metres the height of the last row of ties that secure
the scaffold to the structure.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(2) A licence holder
must ensure that any scaffold involved in Class 1 demolition work or
Class 2 demolition work that the person is carrying out at a workplace
complies with subregulation (1)(a) to (g).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(3) A person does not
commit an offence under subregulation (1) or (2) if, proof of which
is on the person, the scaffold is otherwise in accordance with any approval
of, or a condition imposed by, the regulator in relation to the demolition
work.