Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORK SAFETY REGULATION 2009 (NO 45 OF 2009) - REG 75

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace commits an offence if a worker is carrying out maintenance work on a structure at the workplace, and the person conducting the business or undertaking does not ensure that the worker uses—

        (a)     a properly installed building maintenance unit; or

        (b)     scaffolding or a working platform; or

        (c)     if it is not reasonably practicable to use a building maintenance unit, scaffolding or a working platform—a safety harness attached to a safety line attached to an anchorage that is appropriate taking into account the situation of the work and the construction of the structure.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     In this section:

"building maintenance unit" means a power-operated suspended platform and related equipment that—

        (a)     is designed to provide access to a face of a building for maintenance purposes; and

        (b)     is permanently installed on the building.