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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 306D

306D .         Concrete panel at construction site to be transported, craned, stored and erected in accordance with standard

        (1)         A person who, at a construction site, is the principal contractor or a person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that —

            (a)         the transport of a concrete panel at or adjacent to the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 5; and

            (b)         the cranage, temporary storage and erection of a concrete panel at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 5.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

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

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

        (2)         For the purposes of subregulation (1), a reference in AS 3850 —

            (a)         section 5.1 to a delivery vehicle is to be treated as a reference to a vehicle that transports a concrete panel at or adjacent to the construction site; and

            (b)         section 5.1.3 to the specification of particular requirements for the unloading of panels is to be treated as a reference to the specification of such matters by a qualified practising engineer; and

            (c)         section 5.2 to a designated area is to be treated as a reference to an area that is —

                  (i)         well‑drained and consolidated; and

                  (ii)         located where there is little chance of damage to the panels to be stored; and

                  (iii)         adequate to support the weight of the panels to be stored and any necessary stacking frames; and

                  (iv)         unlikely to settle unevenly;

                and

            (d)         section 5.4.3 to a suitably qualified person is to be treated as a reference to a qualified practising engineer.



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