Work Health and Safety (Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015 (Cth)

Work Health and Safety (Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment

17 December 2015

Date

MANAGING RISKS OF PLANT IN THE WORKPLACE

Code of Practice TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The meaning of key terms 1.2 Who has health and safety duties in relation to plant at the workplace? 1.3 Other persons with duties related to plant 1.4 What is required to manage the risks associated with plant? 1.5 Registering plant 2. THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS 2.1 Identifying hazards 2.2 Assessing the risks 2.3 Controlling risks 2.4 Maintaining and reviewing risk control measures 3. CONTROLLING RISKS: FROM PURCHASE TO DISPOSAL 3.1 Purchasing and hiring plant 3.2 Installation and commissioning of plant 3.3 Instruction, training and supervision 3.4 Using plant in the workplace 3.5 Making changes 3.6 Inspecting plant 3.7 Maintenance, repair and cleaning of plant 3.8 Storing plant 3.9 Decommissioning, dismantling and disposing of plant 4. SPECIFIC CONTROL MEASURES 4.1 Guarding plant 4.2 Operator controls 4.3 Emergency stops 4.4 Warning devices 4.5 Isolation of energy sources 5. PLANT REGISTRATION 5.1 Design and altered design registration 5.2 Item registration 6. KEEPING RECORDS APPENDIX A – REGISTRABLE PLANT APPENDIX B – HAZARD CHECKLIST APPENDIX C – EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS