Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 4.22

         (1)   An employer must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that powered mobile plant at work is used in a manner that minimises any risk to the health and safety of a relevant person.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

         (2)   Subregulation (3) applies if, after an employer minimises the risk to health and safety relating to powered mobile plant at work:

                (a)    there remains a risk of:

                          (i)    an item of powered mobile plant overturning; or

                         (ii)    objects falling on the operator of the powered mobile plant; or

                        (iii)    the operator of the powered mobile plant being ejected from the seat; and

               (b)    the risk needs to be controlled.

         (3)   The employer must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that:

                (a)    an appropriate combination of operator protective devices is provided; and

               (b)    the devices are appropriately maintained and used.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

         (4)   An employer must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that appropriate controls are implemented to eliminate or minimise the risk of that plant colliding with pedestrians or other powered mobile plant.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.