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Plant Code of Practice 2005

Important information about the Plant Code of Practice 2005

The code:

  1. replaces the Plant Advisory Standard 2000
  2. was made on 29 March 2005
  3. commenced on 1 April 2005
  4. was amended on 28 April 2006
  5. expires 10 years after it commenced.

What is this code of practice about?

The code provides practical advice on ways to manage exposure to risks related to the use of plant, including its safe design, manufacture and installation. It outlines the obligations of persons involved with plant and provides information on risks and their control.

Plant includes:

a. machinery, equipment, appliance, pressure vessel, implement and tool;
b. personal protective equipment; and
c. a component of plant and a fitting, connection, accessory or adjunct to plant.

Download the Plant Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 1,061 KB)