dismantling is without risks to health or safety . A structure is defined as anything that is constructed , whether fixed or moveable , temporary or permanent , including buildings and underground works ( such as shafts or tunnels ).
Duties of principal contractors
Projects involving construction work that cost $ 250,000 or more are classified as ‘ construction projects ’ under the model WHS laws . Each construction project has a ‘ principal contractor ’. A principal contractor is also a PCBU .
In addition to the primary duties imposed on a principal contractor as a PCBU , the principal contractor has duties relating to WHS management plans , ensuring general compliance , and managing specific risks .
Duties of workers
Workers have a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety , and to take reasonable care to not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons . 32
Workers must also : � comply as far as they are reasonably able with any reasonable instruction given by the PCBU to allow the PCBU to comply with the WHS Act , such as participating in health monitoring and wearing relevant personal protective equipment ( PPE ), and
� co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure relating to WHS at the workplace that has been notified to them . 33
The PCBU must make workers aware of the hazards associated with the use of silica-containing materials , including the process for reporting safety incidents .
If a worker refuses to participate in health monitoring or refuses to use PPE as they have been trained and instructed , a PCBU would need to take other action to meet its duties under the model WHS laws . This could include removing the worker from the source of exposure to RCS .
Duties of officers
An officer ( for example a company director ) must exercise due diligence to ensure the PCBU complies with the WHS Act and WHS Regulations . 34 This includes taking reasonable steps to ensure the PCBU has and uses appropriate resources and processes to eliminate or minimise risks of working with silica and silica containing products . This includes :
� identifying the hazard of RCS
� � controlling the risk of exposure to RCS conducting air monitoring , and � providing health monitoring for workers .
32 model WHS Act s28
33 model WHS Act s28
34 model WHS Act s27
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