Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 24

24 Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant, substances or structures

(1) This section applies to a person (the
"importer" ) who conducts a business or undertaking that imports—

(a) plant that is to be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as, or at, a workplace; or

(b) a substance that is to be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, at a workplace; or

(c) a structure that is to be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as, or at, a workplace.

(2) The importer must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the plant, substance or structure is without risks to the health and safety of persons—

(a) who, at a workplace, use the plant, substance or structure for a purpose for which it was designed or manufactured; or

(b) who handle the substance at a workplace; or

(c) who store the plant or substance at a workplace; or

(d) who construct the structure at a workplace; or

(e) who carry out any reasonably foreseeable activity at a workplace in relation to—

(i) the assembly or use of the plant for a purpose for which it was designed or manufactured or the proper storage, decommissioning, dismantling or disposal of the plant; or

(ii) the use of the substance for a purpose for which it was designed or manufactured or the proper handling, storage or disposal of the substance; or

(iii) the assembly or use of the structure for a purpose for which it was designed or manufactured or the proper demolition or disposal of the structure; or

Example—

inspection, operation, cleaning, maintenance or repair of plant

(f) who are at or in the vicinity of a workplace and who are exposed to the plant, substance or structure at the workplace or whose health or safety may be affected by a use or activity mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) .

(3) The importer must—

(a) carry out, or arrange the carrying out of, any calculations, analysis, testing or examination that may be necessary for the performance of the duty imposed by subsection (2) ; or

(b) ensure that the calculations, analysis, testing or examination have been carried out.

(4) The importer must give adequate information to each person to whom the importer provides the plant, substance or structure concerning—

(a) each purpose for which the plant, substance or structure was designed or manufactured; and

(b) the results of any calculations, analysis, testing or examination mentioned in subsection (3) , including, in relation to a substance, any hazardous properties of the substance identified by testing; and

(c) any conditions necessary to ensure that the plant, substance or structure is without risks to health and safety when used for a purpose for which it was designed or manufactured or when carrying out any activity mentioned in subsection (2) (a) to (e) .

(5) The importer, on request, must, so far as is reasonably practicable, give current relevant information on the matters mentioned in subsection (4) to a person who carries out, or is to carry out, any of the activities mentioned in subsection (2) (a) to (e) .