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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
303Safe work method statement must be kept
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303 Safe work method statement must be kept
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a person conducting a business or
undertaking must keep a copy of the safe work method statement
until the high risk construction work to which it relates is completed.
(2) If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the high risk
construction work to which the statement relates, the person must
keep the statement for at least 2 years after the incident occurs.
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(3) The person must ensure that for the period for which the statement
must be kept under this regulation, a copy is readily accessible to
any worker engaged by the person to carry out the high risk
construction work.
(4) The person must ensure that for the period for which the statement
must be kept under this regulation, a copy is available for inspection
under the Act.