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Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (Tasmania)

Legislation date 23 Apr 2025
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TAS · Plant & Equipment Safety Codes of Practice > Plant Safety
The obligation
Approved TAS code providing practical guidance for PCBUs on managing health and safety risks associated with plant, including design, installation, commissioning, use, maintenance, and decommissioning.
This Code of Practice is approved in Tasmania under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas). It applies to any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who has management or control of plant at a workplace, as well as persons who design, manufacture, import, supply, install, or commission plant. The Code sets out how to meet obligations under the WHS Regulation, covering risk management, guarding, operational controls, emergency stops, maintenance, and inspection. …
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Approved TAS code providing practical guidance for PCBUs on managing health and safety risks associated with plant, including design, installation, commissioning, use, maintenance, and decommissioning.
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worksafe.tas.gov.au

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23 Apr 2025 · Guidance
1 update tracked. This law has changed and been enforced.

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Which WHS law does this come from?

Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (Tasmania) is a WHS requirement set out in Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (TAS). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (TAS). The relevant provision is Codes of Practice > Plant Safety.

What does this WHS obligation require?

Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (Tasmania) is a WHS obligation under Managing the risks of plant in the workplace (TAS). In short, Approved TAS code providing practical guidance for PCBUs on managing health and safety risks associated with plant, including design, installation, commissioning, use, maintenance, and decommissioning.

What changed recently?

Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace (Tasmania) was last updated on 27 August 2026.

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Managing the risks of plant in the workplace Work Health and Safety Act 2012 Tasmania Australia

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Updates tracked1
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First seenAug 2026