Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.3.9.

Emergency procedures

3.3.9. Emergency procedures



(1) If an employer uses a risk control measure in accordance with
subregulation (2), (3), (4) or (5) of regulation 3.3.4 to control the risk of
a fall, the employer must ensure that emergency procedures are established in
accordance with this regulation before the task is undertaken.

Note Act compliance-section 21 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) An employer must ensure that emergency procedures, so far as is reasonably
practicable, enable¾

   (a)  the rescue of an employee in the event of a fall; and

   (b)  the provision of first aid to an employee who has fallen.

(3) An employer must ensure that an emergency procedure can be carried out
immediately after the fall.

(4) An employer must ensure that any risk associated with the carrying out of
an emergency procedure-

   (a)  is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable; and

   (b)  if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, is reduced
        so far as is reasonably practicable.

Example Examples of risks associated with the carrying out of emergency
procedures are risks of a fall, electric shock, crushing and musculoskeletal
disorder. __________________