132Trainee to be under direct supervision

132 Trainee to be under direct supervision

(1) An employer of a person undertaking training for the purpose of obtaining a high risk work licence ("trainee") who is performing high risk work at the workplace must ensure that—

(a) the trainee receives the directions, demonstrations and monitoring appropriate to the tasks assigned to the trainee and the competence of the trainee to enable the trainee to perform the work in a manner that is safe and without risks to health; and

(b) should an emergency involving the trainee arise, action to immediately rectify any hazardous situation can be taken; and

(c) except as provided by subregulation (2), the trainee is always under direct supervision.

(2) Direct supervision of a trainee under subregulation (1), is not required if—

(a) the circumstances of a particular task make such direct supervision impracticable or unnecessary; and

(b) the level of competence of the trainee is such that direct supervision in relation to the task is unnecessary; and

(c) the lesser degree of supervision will not place the trainee or any other person at risk.

(3) The employer must ensure that the direct supervisor of a trainee is—

(a) authorised by the employer to oversee the trainee; and

(b) is a person who holds a relevant high risk work licence for the class of high risk work that is current and valid.