299Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work

299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work

(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking that includes the carrying out of high risk construction work must, before high risk construction work commences, ensure that a safe work method statement for the proposed work –

(a) is prepared; or

(b) has already been prepared by another person.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(2)  A safe work method statement must –

(a) identify work that is high risk construction work; and

(b) specify hazards relating to the high risk construction work and risks to health and safety associated with those hazards; and

(c) describe the measures to be implemented to control the risks; and

(d) describe how the control measures are to be implemented, monitored and reviewed.

(3)  A safe work method statement must –

(a) be prepared taking into account all relevant matters, including –

(i) circumstances at the workplace that may affect the way in which the high risk construction work is carried out; and

(ii) if the high risk construction work is carried out in connection with a construction project, the WHS management plan that has been prepared for the workplace; and

(b) be set out and expressed in a way that is readily accessible and understandable to persons who use it.