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Under Managing risks in stevedoring · made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Mobile Plant and Equipment Safety in Stevedoring

Code version as at 15 Dec 2017 From Managing risks in stevedoring, no changes tracked yet
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NSW · Hazard Management Managing risks in stevedoring > Hazard Management > Plant and Equipment § Table 2
The obligation
PCBUs must manage risks from working in and around mobile plant (straddle carriers, ITVs, reach stackers, RTGs, forklifts) and damaged equipment to prevent crush and disabling injuries.
The Code requires management of risks associated with mobile plant including straddle carriers, internal transfer vehicles, reach stackers, rubber tyred gantries, and forklifts, as well as damaged or poorly maintained equipment such as ladders, electrical cables, ropes, chains, and hooks. Controls must address crush injury and fatality risks. PCBUs must meet WHS Regulation 2017 plant management obligations.
What
PCBUs must manage risks from working in and around mobile plant (straddle carriers, ITVs, reach stackers, RTGs, forklifts) and damaged equipment to prevent crush and disabling injuries.
Source
safework.nsw.gov.au

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Which WHS law does this come from?

Mobile Plant and Equipment Safety in Stevedoring is a WHS requirement set out in Managing risks in stevedoring (NSW). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). The relevant provision is Managing risks in stevedoring > Hazard Management > Plant and Equipment § Table 2.

What does this WHS obligation require?

Mobile Plant and Equipment Safety in Stevedoring is a WHS obligation under Managing risks in stevedoring (NSW). In short, PCBUs must manage risks from working in and around mobile plant (straddle carriers, ITVs, reach stackers, RTGs, forklifts) and damaged equipment to prevent crush and disabling injuries.

What changed recently?

Mobile Plant and Equipment Safety in Stevedoring was last updated on 3 September 2026.

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Managing risks in stevedoring Work Health and Safety Act 2011 New South Wales Australia

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