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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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210 Operational controls
must ensure that any operator's controls are:
(a) identified on the plant so as to indicate their nature and
function and direction of operation; and
(b) located so as to be readily and conveniently operated by each
person using the plant; and
(c) located or guarded to prevent unintentional activation; and
(d) able to be locked into the "off" position to enable the
disconnection of all motive power.
(2) If the need for plant to be operated during maintenance or cleaning
cannot be eliminated, the person with management or control of the
plant at a workplace must ensure that the operator's controls:
(a) permit operation of the plant while a person is undertaking the
maintenance or cleaning of the plant; and
(b) while the plant is being maintained or cleaned, either:
(i) cannot be operated by any person other than the person
who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning of the
plant; or
(ii) if subparagraph (i) cannot be complied with because the
plant must be operated by a person other than the
person who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning
of the plant – cannot be operated except by a person
authorised by the person with management or control of
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the plant for that purpose; and
(c) will allow operation of the plant in such a way that any risk
associated with the activities in relation to any person who is
carrying out the maintenance or cleaning:
(i) is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable; or
(ii) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, is