Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
309WHS management plan—preparation
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309 WHS management plan—preparation
309 WHS management plan—preparation
(1) The principal contractor for a construction project must prepare a written WHS management plan for the workplace before work on the project commences.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.
(2) A WHS management plan must include the following—
(a) the names, positions and health and safety responsibilities of all persons at the workplace whose positions or roles involve specific health and safety responsibilities in connection with the project,
(b) the arrangements in place, between persons conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace where the construction project is being undertaken, for consultation, co-operation and the co-ordination of activities in relation to compliance with their duties under the Act and this regulation,
(c) the arrangements in place for managing work health and safety incidents that occur,
(d) site-specific health and safety rules, and the arrangements for ensuring that all persons at the workplace are informed of these rules,
(e) the arrangements for the collection and the assessment, monitoring and review of safe work method statements at the workplace.