Workplace Safety and Health (Scaffold) Regulations 2011

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. Citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Application
PART II -GENERAL PROVISIONS
4. Only approved scaffold contractor to construct, erect, install, re-position, alter, maintain, repair or dismantle certain scaffolds
5. Scaffold erectors
6. Scaffold supervisor
7. Personal protective equipment for scaffold erectors
8. Supervision of construction, erection, installation, re-positioning, alteration, maintenance, repair or dismantling of scaffolds
9. Construction and materials
10. Foundation of scaffolds
11. Scaffolds supported by buildings, ships or other structures
12. Designated access point for scaffolds
13. Stairs and ladders
14. Standards and ledgers
15. Transoms
16. Bracing
17. Gear for suspension of scaffolds
18. Work platforms
19. Loading requirements for scaffolds
20. Design by professional engineer
21. Boards, planks and decking
22. Toe-boards and guard-rails
23. Overlay and screening nets
24. Scaffolds to be free of material which endanger safety
25. Measures against electrical hazards
26. Inspection of scaffolds
27. Labelling of scaffolds after inspection
28. Construction, erection, maintenance, repair and dismantling of scaffolds
PART III - METAL SCAFFOLDS
29. Approved metal scaffolds
30. Design of certain metal scaffolds by professional engineer
31. Ties for metal scaffolds
32. Transoms for modular or tube-and-coupler scaffolds
33. Spigots, jointpins or sleeves
34. Adjustable base plates
35. Frame or modular scaffolds to be erected in one plane
36. Cross brace not to be used as means of access or egress
PART IV - TIMBER SCAFFOLDS
37. Timber scaffolds not to be used in shipyards
38. Materials for timber scaffolds
39. Construction of timber scaffolds
40. Ties for timber scaffolds
41. Duration of use of timber scaffolds
PART V - SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS
42. Suspended scaffolds
43. Suspended scaffolds raised or lowered by climbers, winches or powered device
44. Safety device for suspended scaffolds
45. Prohibition of overloading of suspended scaffolds
46. Suspended scaffolds counter-balanced by counter-weights
47. Prevention of sway
48. Age limit of operator
49. Personal protective equipment for users of suspended scaffolds
50. Notice to be displayed in suspended scaffolds
PART VI - OTHER SCAFFOLDS
51. Tower scaffolds
52. Scaffolds and work platforms erected on cantilever or jib supports
53. Design of cantilever or jib supports by professional engineer
54. Hanging scaffolds
55. Personal protective equipment for users of hanging scaffolds
56. Trestle scaffolds
PART VII - APPROVED SCAFFOLD CONTRACTORS
57. Application for approval to be approved scaffold contractor
58. Certificate of approval
59. Production of certificate of approval
60. Suspension or cancellation of certificate
61. Notice of suspension or cancellation of certificate
PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
62. Offence
63. Revocation
64. Savings and transitional provision

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