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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
78Management of risk of fall
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78 Management of risk of fall
associated with a fall by a person from one level to another that is
reasonably likely to cause injury to the person or any other person.
(2) Subregulation (1) includes the risk of a fall:
(a) in or on an elevated workplace from which a person could fall;
or
(b) in the vicinity of an opening through which a person could fall;
or
(c) in the vicinity of an edge over which a person could fall; or
(d) on a surface through which a person could fall; or
(e) in any other place from which a person could fall.
(3) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far
as is reasonably practicable, that any work that involves the risk of
a fall to which subregulation (1) applies is carried out on the ground
or on a solid construction.
(4) A person conducting a business or undertaking must provide safe
means of access to and exit from:
(a) the workplace; and
(b) any area within the workplace referred to in subregulation (2).
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solid construction means an area that has:
(a) a surface that is structurally capable of supporting all persons
and things that may be located or placed on it; and
(b) barriers around its perimeter and any openings to prevent a
fall; and
(c) an even and readily negotiable surface and gradient; and
(d) a safe means of entry and exit.