Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies any plant or structure for use at a workplace must so far as is reasonably practicable –
(a) ensure that the design and construction of the plant or structure is such that persons who use the plant or structure properly are not, in doing so, exposed to risks to their health and safety; and
(b) when the plant or structure is supplied, ensure that adequate information is supplied in respect of –
(i) any dangers associated with the plant or structure; and
(ii) the conditions necessary to ensure that persons using the plant or structure properly are not, in doing so, exposed to risks to their health and safety.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 500 penalty units; and
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(2) A person who manufactures, imports or supplies any substance for use at a workplace must ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that adequate toxicological data, and information concerning potential risks to health and safety, in respect of the substance as is relevant to the safe use, handling, processing, storage, transportation and disposal of the substance, is provided with the substance when the substance is supplied.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 500 penalty units; and
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(3) A person who installs any plant or structure for use at a workplace or installs a temporary public stand must ensure so far as is reasonably practicable that it is installed so that persons who use the plant, structure or temporary public stand properly are not subjected to any risks to their health or safety that arise from, or are increased by, the way in which the plant, structure or temporary public stand is installed.
Penalty:
In the case of –(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1 500 penalty units; and
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(4) In this section,
"structure" includes a component or fitting.