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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 210

210 .         Operational controls

        (1)         The person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that any operator’s controls are —

            (a)         identified on the plant so as to indicate their nature and function and direction of operation; and

            (b)         located so as to be readily and conveniently operated by each person using the plant; and

            (c)         located or guarded to prevent unintentional activation; and

            (d)         able to be locked into the “off” position to enable the disconnection of all motive power.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (2)         If the need for plant to be operated during maintenance or cleaning cannot be eliminated, the person with management or control of the plant at a workplace must ensure that the operator’s controls —

            (a)         permit operation of the plant while a person is undertaking the maintenance or cleaning of the plant; and

            (b)         while the plant is being maintained or cleaned, either —

                  (i)         cannot be operated by any person other than the person who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning of the plant; or

                  (ii)         if subparagraph (i) cannot be complied with because the plant must be operated by a person other than the person who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning of the plant, cannot be operated except by a person authorised by the person with management or control of the plant for that purpose;

                and

            (c)         will allow operation of the plant in such a way that any risk associated with the activities in relation to any person who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning —

                  (i)         is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable; or

                  (ii)         if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, is minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.



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