What are - Your Legal Duties

When Is a Site Specific OH&S Management Plan Required?
A Plan is required if your building work is over a value of $250,000 or is demolition work or asbestos removal or "high risk" building work as defined below.


Special workplace arrangements for construction work
This makes special arrangements for workplaces that are construction sites where the cost of the work exceeds $250,000 or the work is demolition work, asbestos removal work or high risk construction work. This is required for principal contractors and sub-contractors. However, this also applies to contractors that are also employers or self-employed persons.


HIGH RISK construction work that involves…

Heights of more than two metres
Demolition
Removal or disturbance of asbestos
Diving
Trenches or shafts deeper than 1.5 metres
Temporary supports for structural alterations
Powered mobile plant
Explosives
Confined spaces
Tunnels
Tilt-up or precast concrete

Or work that is in, on or near…

Electrical installations or services
Roads or railways in use by traffic
Water/liquids that pose a drowning risk
Telecommunications towers
Pressurised gas distribution mains or piping
Artificial temperature extremes
Contaminated or flammable atmospheres
Chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines

Extract- Part 8.3 of the OH&S Regulation 2001

What you need to do

1 Principal contractors to prepare OH&S Management Plan
    for construction projects valued at over $250,000.
2 Employers and self-employed people to prepare
    safe work method statements for high-risk construction work.
3 Employees to be given OHS induction training before     undertaking construction work, and to be trained on
    site-specific risks and control measures before starting work
    on a construction site.