Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A designer of
plant must ensure that the design provides for any operator’s controls
for the plant to be —
(a)
identified on the plant so as to indicate their nature and function and
direction of operation; and
(b)
located so as to be readily and conveniently operated by each person using the
plant; and
(c)
located or guarded to prevent unintentional activation; and
(d) able
to be locked into the “off” position to enable the disconnection
of all motive power.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(2) If the need for
plant to be operated during maintenance or cleaning cannot be eliminated, the
designer of the plant must ensure that the design provides for
operator’s controls that —
(a)
permit operation of the plant while a person is undertaking the maintenance or
cleaning of the plant; and
(b)
while the plant is being maintained or cleaned, cannot be operated by any
person other than the person who is carrying out the maintenance or cleaning
of the plant; and
(c) will
allow operation of the plant in such a way that any risk associated with the
activities in relation to any person who is carrying out the maintenance or
cleaning —
(i)
is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable; or
(ii)
if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the
risk, is minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.