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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

FOREWORD
This Code of Practice on managing health and safety risks of plant in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act.
An approved code of practice is a practical guide to achieving the standards of health, safety and welfare required under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.
A code of practice applies to anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described in the code. In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subject matter of the code. Like regulations, codes of practice deal with particular issues and do not cover all hazards or risks that may arise. The health and safety duties require