Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.36

3.36 .         Safety helmets to be worn at construction sites

                If there is a risk of a person being struck on the head by a falling object at a construction site then the main contractor must ensure that —

            (a)         at all times when the person is at risk, the person wears a safety helmet complying with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1801; and

            (b)         there is displayed at each entrance to the site a safety sign bearing the words “SAFETY HELMET AREA — HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT THIS SITE” and that otherwise complies with AS 1319.

        Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.36 amended in Gazette 10 Jan 2003 p. 64; 14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 22 Jul 1997 p. 3839.]