74Application of Part

74 Application of Part

(1) This Part applies to the following types of plant—

(a) subject to subregulation (2), plant that processes material by way of a mechanical action that—

(i) cuts, drills, punches or grinds the material; or

(ii) presses, forms, hammers, joins or moulds the material; or

(iii) combines, mixes, sorts, packages, assembles, knits or weaves the material—

including plant where the functions referred to in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) are incidental to the main purpose of the plant;

(b) subject to subregulation (2), plant that lifts or moves persons or materials (other than a ship, boat, aircraft or, except as provided in subregulation (4), a vehicle designed to be used primarily as a means of transport on a public road or rail);

(c) pressure equipment;

(d) tractors;

(e) earthmoving machinery;

(f) lasers;

(g) scaffolds;

(h) temporary access equipment;

(i) explosive-powered tools;

(j) turbines;

(k) amusement structures.

An example of materials under subregulation (1)(b) includes objects and substances such as empty receptacles, bins, landfill rubbish, metals and soil.

(2) Subregulation (1)(a) and (b) do not include plant that—

(a) relies exclusively on manual power for its operation; or

(b) is designed to be primarily supported by hand.

(3) Unless specified otherwise, this Part applies irrespective of the date on which plant was manufactured.

(4) Division 5 applies to a vehicle designed to be used primarily as a means of transport on public roads or rail, if the vehicle is being used at a workplace other than a public road or rail.

Plant includes any machinery, equipment, appliance, implement and tool, and any component of those things and anything fitted, connected or related to any of those things (see section 5 of the Act).