New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 39

39 Fall prevention-particular risk control measures

A controller of premises must ensure that:

(a) safe access is provided to all parts of a place of work to which a person may require access and from which the person may fall, and

(b) if the whole or any part of the roof of a building or structure comprises or includes any brittle or fragile roofing material, warning signs are provided that:

(i) contain the words “DANGER-BRITTLE ROOF”, and

(ii) are affixed to each individual slope, curve or section of the roof and to all other places from which access to the roof may be obtained, and

(c) walkways are provided and maintained over roofs that are wholly or partly covered by brittle or fragile roofing material, and

(d) if windows are designed to be cleaned from the outside, anchorage points for fall arrest devices are provided on each window or other safe means for cleaning every window of the building or structure are provided, and

(e) floors are designed to be safe without risks of slips, trips or falls, with adequate drainage (if necessary) and appropriate floor coverings (if necessary).

Maximum penalty: Level 4.