• Who has obligations?
• Definition of plant
• What plant needs design registration?
• What type of plant does not require design registration?
• Application form 14 (and directions)
• Submit an application (form 14)
• Where do I submit my application?
• What happens after I submit an application?
• Payment options
• Modifications to an existing design registration
• Reciprocal design registrations with other States
• My plant design comes from overseas?
• Design verification
• Marking of design registration number
• Looking at buying plant?

• Laws and prosecutions
• Rights and obligations
• Workplace incidents and inspections
• Risk management

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Definition of plant

Schedule 3 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB) defines plant as:

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

The following items of plant listed in Schedule 2 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (PDF, 766 KB) are 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.

Last updated January 6, 2009

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