Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) If high‑risk
construction work is, or is to be, done at the construction site, the main
contractor must, as far as practicable, ensure that —
(a) each
person identified by the main contractor as having day‑to‑day, on
site control of high‑risk construction work at the site gives the main
contractor a safe work method statement for the high‑risk construction
work that the person is in control of before the work commences; and
(b) the
statements are kept up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) In identifying
persons for the purposes of subregulation (1), the main contractor must
ensure that all high‑risk construction work done, or to be done, at the
site will be covered by a safe work method statement.
(3) If the main
contractor is unable to comply with subregulation (2), the main
contractor must prepare the necessary safe work method statement or statements
and keep it or them up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) The safe work
method statement must be in writing and, as far as practicable, set
out —
(a) each
high‑risk construction work activity that is or includes a hazard to
which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed; and
(b) the
risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from any such hazards; and
(c) the
safety measures to be implemented to reduce the risk, including the control
measures to be applied to the activity or hazards; and
(d) a
description of the equipment used in the work activity; and
(e) the
qualifications and training (if any) required for persons doing the work to do
it safely.
(5) The main
contractor must ensure that there are measures in place to ensure, as far as
practicable, that —
(a)
high‑risk construction work is carried out in accordance with the
relevant safe work method statement; and
(b) if
the work is not carried out in accordance with the statement — the
work ceases (when safe to do so) and does not resume until the safe work
method statement is complied with.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(6) A person referred
to in subregulation (1)(a) must, as far as practicable, give the main
contractor the safe work method statement for the high‑risk construction
work that the person is in charge of and keep it up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
[Regulation 3.143 inserted in Gazette
2 Oct 2007 p. 4984‑5; amended in Gazette
28 Nov 2008 p. 5031.]