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37What is a dangerous incident—pt 3
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37 What is a dangerous incident—pt 3
(1) In this part:
dangerous incident means any of the following incidents, in relation
to a workplace, that immediately or imminently exposes a person to
a serious risk to the person’s health and safety:
(a) an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance;
(b) an uncontrolled fire, implosion or explosion, including an
electrical explosion or an arc flash explosion;
(c) an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam;
(d) an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance;
(e) an electric shock;
(f) the fall or release from a height of a thing;
(g) the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage
to, plant that is required to be authorised for use in accordance
with a regulation;
(h) a mobile plant incident;
(i) the collapse or partial collapse of a structure;
(j) the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring
supporting an excavation;
(k) the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground
excavation or tunnel;
(l) the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an
underground excavation or tunnel;
(m) a serious fall;
(n) another incident prescribed by regulation.
(2) A regulation may prescribe that an incident is not a dangerous
incident for this part.
mobile plant means plant designed to move or be moved, either
autonomously or under the direct or remote control of an operator.
mobile plant incident means an incident in which—
(a) mobile plant overturns or partially overturns; or
(b) mobile plant collides with a person or thing; or
(c) a person is pinned to the ground or another thing by mobile
plant; or
(d) a person is ejected from mobile plant; or
(e) mobile plant malfunctions; or
(f) mobile plant that is ordinarily controlled directly or remotely by
an operator moves while not under control.
serious fall means a person falling, or the risk of a person falling—
(a) from 1 level to a lower level; or
(b) into a hole, trench, pit or void; or
(c) into a body of water; or
(d) onto a dangerous surface or object.