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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 57

Falling objects-particular risk control measures

57 Falling objects-particular risk control measures

An employer must ensure that risks associated with falling objects are controlled by use of the following measures:

(a) provision of safe means of raising and lowering plant, materials and debris in the place of work,
(b) provision of a secure physical barrier to prevent objects falling freely from buildings or structures in or in the vicinity of the place of work,
(c) if it is not possible to provide a secure physical barrier, provision of measures to arrest the fall of objects,
(d) provision of appropriate personal protective equipment.
Maximum penalty: Level 4.



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