Table 1 Duties in relation to water jetting Who Duties Provisions A person who conducts Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, workers WHS Act a business or and other people are not exposed to health and safety s 19 undertaking risks arising from the business or undertaking. This duty requires the person to manage risks by eliminating health and safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and if this is not reasonably practicable, by minimising those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. There are more specific requirements to manage risks under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations including those associated with hazardous chemicals, airborne contaminants and plant, as well as other hazards associated with water jetting activities like WHS noise and manual tasks. Regulations Designers, Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the plant, WHS Act manufactures, substance or structure they design, manufacture, ss 22-26 importers, suppliers or import or supply is without risks to health and safety. installers of plant, This duty includes carrying out testing and analysis as substances or well as providing specific information about the plant, structures substance or structure. Officers such as Exercise due diligence to ensure the business or WHS Act company directors undertaking complies with the WHS Act and s 27 Regulations. This includes taking reasonable steps to ensure the business or undertaking has and uses appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks from high pressure water jetting operations. Workers Take reasonable care for their own health and safety WHS Act and to not adversely affect other health and people’s s 28 safety. Workers must co-operate with reasonable policies or procedures relating to health and safety at the workplace and comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with reasonable instructions. If personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided by the business or undertaking, the worker must so far as they are reasonably able, use or wear it in accordance with the information, instruction and training provided. Other persons at the Take reasonable care for their own health and safety WHS Act workplace, like visitors and must take reasonable care not to adversely affect s 29 other health and safety. They must comply, people’s so far as they are reasonably able, with reasonable instructions given by the person conducting the business or undertaking to allow that person to comply with the WHS Act.
Table 1 Duties in relation to water jetting Who Duties Provisions A person who conducts a business or undertaking Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, workers and other people are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking. This duty requires the person to manage risks by eliminating health and safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and if this is not reasonably practicable, by minimising those risks so far as is reasonably practicable. There are more specific requirements to manage risks under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations including those associated with hazardous chemicals, airborne contaminants and plant, as well as other hazards associated with water jetting activities like noise and manual tasks. WHS Act s 19 WHS Regulations Designers, manufactures, importers, suppliers or installers of plant, substances or structures Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the plant, substance or structure they design, manufacture, import or supply is without risks to health and safety. This duty includes carrying out testing and analysis as well as providing specific information about the plant, substance or structure. WHS Act ss 22-26 Officers such as company directors Exercise due diligence to ensure the business or undertaking complies with the WHS Act and Regulations. This includes taking reasonable steps to ensure the business or undertaking has and uses appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks from high pressure water jetting operations. WHS Act s 27 Workers Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and to not adversely affect other people’s health and safety. Workers must co-operate with reasonable policies or procedures relating to health and safety at the workplace and comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with reasonable instructions. If personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided by the business or undertaking, the worker must so far as they are reasonably able, use or wear it in accordance with the information, instruction and training provided. WHS Act s 28 Other persons at the workplace, like visitors Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and must take reasonable care not to adversely affect other people’s health and safety. They must comply, so far as they are reasonably able, with reasonable instructions given by the person conducting the business or undertaking to allow that person to comply with the WHS Act. WHS Act s 29
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