305Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work

305 Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work

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

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

(2)  The risks this regulation applies to include the following:

(a) a person falling into an excavation;

(b) a person being trapped by the collapse of an excavation;

(c) a person working in an excavation being struck by a falling thing;

(d) a person working in an excavation being exposed to an airborne contaminant.

(3)  In complying with subregulation (1) , the person must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following:

(a) the nature of the excavation;

(b) the nature of the excavation work, including the range of possible methods of carrying out the work;

(c) the means of entry into and exit from the excavation, if applicable.