New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 226

226 Responsibility of principal contractor to prepare an OHS management plan

(1) This clause applies to any place of work at which construction work is undertaken and the cost of the work exceeds $250,000.

(2) The principal contractor for the construction work must ensure that:

(a) a site specific occupational health and safety management plan is prepared for each place of work at which the construction work is to be carried out before the work commences, and

(b) the plan is maintained and kept up to date during the course of the work.

Maximum penalty: Level 4.

(3) The principal contractor must ensure that the occupational health and safety management plan includes:

(a) a statement of responsibilities listing the names, positions and responsibilities of all persons who will have specific responsibilities on the site for occupational health and safety, and

(b) details of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the requirements for occupational health and safety induction training that are set out in Part 8.2, and

(c) details of the arrangements for managing occupational health and safety incidents, including the identity of and contact details for the person or persons who will be available to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from occupational health and safety incidents, and

Note: Some incidents must be notified to WorkCover or the Department Head (Mining) under Chapter 12.

(d) any site safety rules and details of the arrangements for ensuring that all persons at the place of work (whether employees or visitors) are informed of the rules, and

(e) safe work method statements for all work activities assessed as having safety risks.

Maximum penalty: Level 3.

(4) The principal contractor must ensure that a copy of the occupational health and safety management plan is available for inspection during the course of the construction work by:

(a) any person working at the place of work concerned and by any person about to commence work at that place, and

(b) an employee member of an OHS committee, an OHS representative, a person elected by the persons employed at the place of work to represent a group of employees on health and safety matters or (if the employees so agree) an appropriate representative of an industrial organisation of employees.

Maximum penalty: Level 1.

(5) The principal contractor must ensure that a copy of any parts of the occupational health and safety management plan that are relevant to a sub-contractor are provided to the sub-contractor before the sub-contractor commences work at the place of work concerned.

Maximum penalty: Level 1.

(6) The principal contractor must ensure that, if any change is made to the occupational health and safety management plan during the course of the construction work, a copy of any part of the plan that has been changed and that is relevant to a sub-contractor is provided to the sub-contractor as soon as practicable after the change is made.

Maximum penalty (subclause (6)): Level 1.