176Management of risks to health and safety

176 Management of risks to health and safety

(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with general diving work, in accordance with Part 3.1 .

| Note | | WHS Act – section 19 (see regulation 9 ). |

(2)  A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a risk assessment is conducted by a competent person for the purposes of subregulation (1) .

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.

(3)  The person must ensure that a risk assessment conducted under subregulation (2) is recorded in writing.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $1 250; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $6 000.