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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
305Management of risks to health and safety associated with
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305 Management of risks to health and safety associated with
excavation work
to health and safety associated with excavation work, in
accordance with Part 3.1.
(2) The risks this regulation applies to include the following:
(a) a person falling into an excavation;
(b) a person being trapped by the collapse of an excavation;
(c) a person working in an excavation being struck by a falling
thing;
(d) a person working in an excavation being exposed to an
airborne contaminant.
(3) In complying with subregulation (1), the person must have regard to
all relevant matters, including the following:
(a) the nature of the excavation;
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(b) the nature of the excavation work, including the range of
possible methods of carrying out the work;
(c) the means of entry into and exit from the excavation, if
applicable.