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.