Interpretation of Workplace Health and Safety Legislation

The Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Regulation, in relation to Construction Work, sets out the requirements for workers, principal contractors, employers and/or the obligations of relevant person's.

The regulations also detail obligations for:

• Registrable Plant;
  
  
• Competency;
  
  
• Work Method Statements;
  
  
• Inductions;
  
  
• Classes of High Risk Work, i.e. scaffolding work, rigging work, crane and hoist operation, forklift operation and pressure equipment operation (boiler operator);
  
  
• Prescribed Activities, i.e, demolition and asbestos removal;
  
  
• Workplace Health & Safety Officers;
  
  
• Inductions;
  
  
• Hazardous Substances;
  
  
• Underground Services;
  
  
• Falling Objects;
  
  
• Amenities, i.e., lunchrooms, toilets and drinking water;
  
  
• Competent Persons;
  
  
• Excavations;
  
  
• Working at Heights;
  
  
• Ladders;
  
  
• Platforms;
  
  
• Licencing;
  
  
• First Aid; and
  
  
• Penalties for non-compliance.