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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
220Exception – plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a
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220 Exception – plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a
person
(1) For the purposes of regulation 219(3)(b), the person with
management or control of the plant at a workplace must ensure
(a) the persons are lifted or suspended in a work box that is
securely attached to the plant; and
(b) the persons in the work box remain substantially within the
work box while they are being lifted or suspended; and
(c) if there is a risk of a person falling from a height, a safety
harness is provided and worn by the person in order to
prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, injury to the
person as a result of the fall; and
(d) means are provided by which the persons being lifted or
suspended can safely exit from the plant in the event of a
failure in its normal operation.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 173
(2) This regulation does not apply to plant used in connection with:
(a) the performance of stunt work; or
(b) the performance of acrobatics; or
(c) theatrical performances.