80Emergency and rescue procedures

80 Emergency and rescue procedures

80 Emergency and rescue procedures

(1) This section applies if a person conducting a business or undertaking provides a fall arrest system as a control measure.

(2) Without limiting section 79, the person must establish emergency procedures, including rescue procedures, in relation to the use of the fall arrest system.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(3) The person must ensure that the emergency procedures are tested so that they are effective.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(4) The person must provide relevant workers with suitable and adequate information, training and instruction in relation to the emergency procedures.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(5) In this section—

relevant worker means—

(a) a worker who, in carrying out work in the business or undertaking, uses or is to use a fall arrest system, and

(b) a worker who may be involved in initiating or implementing the emergency procedures.