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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
206Proper use of plant and controls
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206 Proper use of plant and controls
must take all reasonable steps to ensure that plant is used only for
the purpose for which it was designed, unless the person has
determined that the proposed use does not increase the risk to
health or safety.
(2) In determining whether or not a proposed use of plant increases the
risk to health or safety, the person with management or control of
the plant must ensure that the risk associated with the proposed
use is assessed by a competent person.
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(3) The person with management or control of plant at a workplace
must take all reasonable steps to ensure that all health and safety
features and warning devices (including guarding, operational
controls, emergency stops and warning devices) are used in
accordance with the instructions and information provided by that
person under regulation 39.