Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.5.5.

Operator's controls

3.5.5. Operator's controls



(1) A designer of plant must ensure that the design provides for any
operator's controls for the plant to be-

   (a)  suitably identified on the plant so as to indicate their nature and
        function; and

   (b)  located so as to be readily and conveniently operated by each person
        using the plant; and

   (c)  located or guarded to prevent unintentional activation; and

   (d)  able to be locked into the "off" position to enable the disconnection
        of all motive power.

Note Act compliance-section 27 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) If the need for plant to be operated during maintenance or cleaning cannot
be eliminated, the designer of the plant must ensure that the design provides
for controls that-

   (a)  permit operation of the plant while a person is undertaking the
        maintenance or cleaning of the plant; and

   (b)  cannot be operated by any person other than the person who is carrying
        out the maintenance or cleaning of the plant; and

   (c)  will allow operation of the plant in such a way that any risk
        associated with the activities in relation to any person who is
        carrying out the maintenance or cleaning-

   (i)  is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable; or

   (ii) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, is reduced
        so far as is reasonably practicable. Note Act compliance-section 27
        (see regulation 1.1.7).