Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (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.