15Duties of manufacturers in relation to plant

#### 15 Duties of manufacturers in relation to plant (1) This section applies to a manufacturer of plant that the manufacturer ought reasonably to expect will be used by employees at work on a prescribed ship or prescribed unit. (2) The manufacturer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the plant is so designed and constructed as to be, when properly used, safe for employees and without risk to their health. (3) The manufacturer must take all reasonable steps to carry out, or cause to be carried out, the research, testing and examination necessary to: (a) discover; and (b) eliminate or minimise; any risk to the health or safety of employees that may arise from the use of the plant. (4) The manufacturer must take all reasonable steps to make available to an operator, in connection with the use of the plant by employees at work, adequate information about: (a) its intended use; and (b) its design and construction; and (c) any conditions necessary to ensure that, when put to its intended use, it will be safe for employees and without risk to their health. Penalty: 200 penalty units.