Definition of plant
Schedule 3 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 defines plant as:
- machinery, equipment, appliance, pressure vessel, implement and tool;
- a component of plant and a fitting, connection, accessory or adjunct to plant; and
- specified high risk plant (unless otherwise stated).
The following items of plant are a specified high risk plant:
- airconditioning unit
- amusement device
- cooling tower
- escalator
- LP gas cylinder
- lift
Certain types of plant will require a registration of registrable plant design.
