Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant

  • Information must be obtained and provided

    A manufacturer of plant must — (a) take all reasonable steps to obtain the information required to be provided to the manufacturer by the designer of the plant under section 22(4)(a) and (c) of the Act and regulations 187 and 188; and (b) ensure that a person to whom the manufacturer supplies the plant is,…

  • Control of risk

    If the designer notifies a manufacturer of plant under regulation 188, the manufacturer may proceed in accordance with the designer’s original information.

  • Control of risk (1)

    A manufacturer of plant must ensure the following — (a) that the plant is manufactured and inspected having regard to the information provided to the manufacturer by the designer of the plant under the Act and these regulations; (b) if the information provided to the manufacturer by the designer of the plant under the Act…

  • Control of risk (2)

    A manufacturer of plant must ensure that, if it is not possible to inform the designer about the hazard in accordance with subregulation (1) — (a) the risk is eliminated, so far as is reasonably practicable; or (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, the risk is minimised so far as…

  • Control of risk (3)

    A manufacturer to whom subregulation (1)(c) applies must not manufacture the plant until — (a) the designer gives the manufacturer the revised information or written instruction under regulation 188; or (b) the manufacturer eliminates or minimises the risk under subregulation (2). Note for this subregulation: WHS Act — section 23 (see regulation 9).

  • Control of risk (4)

    If the designer notifies a manufacturer of plant under regulation 188, the manufacturer may proceed in accordance with the designer’s original information.

  • Guarding

    A manufacturer of plant must ensure — (a) that any guarding used as a control measure in relation to plant is of a kind that can be removed to allow maintenance and cleaning of the plant at any time that the plant is not in normal operation; and (b) if the guarding is removed —…

  • Guarding (1)

    A manufacturer of plant must ensure that guarding used as a control measure is of solid construction and securely mounted so as to resist impact or shock.

  • Guarding (2)

    A manufacturer of plant must ensure — (a) that any guarding used as a control measure in relation to plant is of a kind that can be removed to allow maintenance and cleaning of the plant at any time that the plant is not in normal operation; and (b) if the guarding is removed —…

  • Information must be obtained and provided

    A manufacturer of plant must — (a) take all reasonable steps to obtain the information required to be provided to the manufacturer by the designer of the plant under section 22(4)(a) and (c) of the Act and regulations 187 and 188; and (b) ensure that a person to whom the manufacturer supplies the plant is,…