Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:79
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 79
Character Range: 190834–192011

79  Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall
 (1) This regulation applies if it is not reasonably practicable for the person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace to eliminate the risk of a fall to which regulation 78 applies.
 (2) The person must minimise the risk of a fall by providing adequate protection against the risk in accordance with this regulation.
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) The person provides adequate protection against the risk if the person provides and maintains a safe system of work, including by:
 (a) providing a fall prevention device if it is reasonably practicable to do so; or
 (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall prevention device, providing a work positioning system; or
 (c) if it is not reasonably practicable to comply with either paragraph (a) or (b), providing a fall arrest system, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Examples: A safe system of work could include: