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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
185Application of Part 5.1 to plant
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185 Application of Part 5.1 to plant
(1) Subject to this regulation, this Part applies to all plant.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), this Part does not apply to plant that:
(a) relies exclusively on manual power for its operation; and
(b) is designed to be primarily supported by hand.
(3) This Part applies to explosive power tools that are designed to be
supported by hand.
186 Application of Part 5.1 to structures
This Part applies to structures as provided in this Part.
Division 2 Duties of persons conducting businesses or
undertakings that design plant
187 Provision of information to manufacturer
A designer of plant must ensure, when the design of the plant is
made available to the manufacturer of the plant, that the
manufacturer is provided with:
(a) information to enable the plant to be manufactured in
accordance with the design specifications; and
(b) if applicable, information about:
(i) the installation, commissioning, decommissioning, use,
handling, storage and, if the plant is capable of being
dismantled, dismantling of the plant; and
(ii) the hazards and risks associated with the use of the
plant that the designer has identified; and
(iii) testing or inspections to be carried out on the plant; and
(iv) the systems of work and competency of operators that
are necessary for the safe use of the plant; and
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(v) the emergency procedures (if any) that are required to
be implemented if there is a malfunction of the plant.
Notes for regulation 187
2 A designer also has duties under section 22 of the Act.