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Western Australian Legislation
Specific Plant & Equipment Obligations
The Act
Use Of Plant
19 Duties of employers
(1) An employer shall, so far as is practicable, provide and maintain a working environment in which the employees of the employer (the employees) are not exposed to hazards and in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an employer shall
(a) provide and maintain workplaces, plant, and systems of work such that,
so far as is practicable, the employees are not exposed to hazards; and
(b) provide such information, instruction, and training to, and supervision of, the employees as is necessary to enable them to perform their work in such a manner that they are not exposed to hazards
Design/Manufacture/Supply of Plant
23 Duties of manufacturers, etc.
(1) A person that designs, manufactures, imports or supplies any plant for use at a workplace shall, so far as is practicable
(a) ensure that the design and construction of the plant is such that persons who properly install, maintain or use the plant are not in doing so, exposed to hazards;
(b) test and examine, or arrange for the testing and examination of, the plant so as to ensure that its design and construction are as mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) ensure that adequate information in respect of —
(i) any dangers associated with the plant;
(ii) the specifications of the plant and the data obtained on the testing of the plant as mentioned in paragraph (b);
(iii) the conditions necessary to ensure that persons properly using the plant are not, in so doing, exposed to hazards; and
(iv) the proper maintenance of the plant,is provided when the plant is supplied and thereafter whenever requested.
The Regulations
The clauses listed below support and embed the following mandatory requirements in WA:
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The hazard identification, risk assessment and control process for users of plant and all parties in the plant supply chain
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Specific controls for various types of plant
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The need for all parties in the plant supply chain to produce and supply safety information with plant items
Division 3 — General duties applying to plant
Subdivision 1 — Kinds of plant to which this Division applies
4.22 Meaning of “plant” for the purposes of Division 3
Subdivision 2 — Identification of hazards and assessing and addressing risks in relation to plant
4.23 Duties of persons who design plant
4.24 Duties of persons who manufacture plant
4.25 Duties of persons who import plant
4.26 Duties of persons who supply plant
4.27 Duties of erectors and installers of plant
4.28 Duties of certain persons in relation to plant
4.29 Possible means of reducing risks in relation to plant
Subdivision 3 — Information and general matters in relation to plant
4.30 Persons who design plant to provide information
4.30A Persons who manufacture plant to obtain information
4.31 Persons who manufacture plant to provide information
4.31A Persons who import new plant to obtain information
4.32 Persons who import plant to provide information
4.33 Persons who supply plant other than by way of hire or lease to provide information
4.34 Certain records to be kept in relation to plant
4.35 Duties of suppliers of plant by way of hire or lease
4.36 Duties of certain persons as to installation, commissioning etc. of plant
4.37 Duties of certain persons as to use of plant 182
4.37A Duties of certain persons for the purposes of regulation 4.37(1)(b) or (c)
4.38 Duties of certain persons as to damaged plant
4.39 Duties of certain persons when design of plant is altered
4.40 Duties of certain persons as to dismantling, storing or disposing of plant
4.41 Plant not to be used etc. if a hazard unless in an emergency
4.42 Mandatory markings not to be interfered with
Division 4 — Safety requirements in relation to certain types of plant
4.43 Plant under pressure
4.44 Powered mobile plant
4.45 Specific protection requirements for certain tractors and earthmoving machinery
4.46 Plant with hot or cold parts
4.48 Industrial robots etc.
4.49 Lasers
4.50 Nail guns
4.51 Explosive powered tools
4.52 Amusement structures
4.53 Plant that lifts, suspends or lowers people, equipment or materials
4.54 Additional requirements as to cranes, hoists and building maintenance units
4.55 Additional requirements as to industrial lift trucks
4.56 Lifts and general work on lifts
4.57 Construction and installation work of lifts
| Guidance Material The main code of practice relating to Plant in WA is Safeguarding of machinery and plant 2009, this can be viewed by following this link |  |
| It embeds the process of hazard identification, risk assessment and control into the management of plant safety. WorkSafe WA has provided guidance material on many other plant related safety matters, which can be accessed via this link: | |
| A list of guidance is set out below, with key plant related guidance in bold. - Amusement structures and rider restraint systems
- Angle grinders
- Brake presses
- Chainsaws
- Elevating work platforms - operational and maintenance instructions
- Elevating work platforms - FAQ
- Eye injuries
- Guarding
- Hand hammers
- Laser hazards
- Local exhaust ventilation
- Machinery and equipment safety
- Materials handling in the metal manufacturing industry
- Metal cutting guillotines Power presses
- Safety priorities for mobile plant
- Mobile plant-FAQ
- Split rim wheels
- Tractor cranes - safe handling of loads
- Welding
- Abrasive blasting - Code
- Concrete and masonry cutting and drilling - Code
- Excavation - Code
- Isolation of plant-Guidance note
- Plant in the workplace-Guidance note
- Powered mobile plant-Guidance note
- Plant design-Guidance note
- Gas welding safety flashback arresters-Guidance note
- Safe movement of vehicles-Guidance note
- AS-NZS 4576-1995 Guidelines for scaffolding
- Health and safety in welding-Tech note 7
- Hand hammer checklist
- Safety standards for overhead and gantry cranes
- Post drivers
- Grain augers
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