Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:222
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 222
Character Range: 327234–328585

222  Industrial robots
 (1) This regulation applies to a person with management or control of an industrial robot or other remotely or automatically energised plant at a workplace.
 (2) The person must not direct or allow a worker to work in the immediate vicinity of the plant if it could start without warning and cause a hazard, unless suitable control measures are in place to control the risks to health and safety.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
Penalty: The tier E monetary penalty.
 (3) If the remote or automatic energising of the plant could lead to risks to health and safety, the person must ensure that access to the area in the immediate vicinity of the plant is controlled at all times:
 (a) by isolating the area; or
 (b) by:
 (i) providing interlocked guards; or
 (ii) if a risk remains, providing presence‑sensing devices; or
 (iii) if a risk then remains, providing permit to work systems.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
Penalty: The tier E monetary penalty.