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WORK SAFETY REGULATION 2009 (NO 45 OF 2009) - REG 88

Floors—general

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace commits an offence if the person does not ensure that floors and surfaces at the workplace are constructed and maintained to minimise the risk of slips, trips and falls.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     A person in control of premises commits an offence if the person does not ensure that floors and surfaces at the premises are constructed and maintained to minimise the risk of slips, trips and falls.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     A person in control of the design of a workplace, or a place that could reasonably be expected to be used as a workplace, commits an offence if the person does not ensure that floors and surfaces at the workplace are constructed to minimise the risk of slips, trips and falls.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

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



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