Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:305
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 305
Character Range: 415194–416127

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.