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28 Obligations of persons conducting
business or undertaking
relevant person)
who conducts a business or undertaking has an obligation to ensure the
workplace health
and safety of the
person, each of the person’s workers and any other persons is not
affected by the conduct of the relevant person’s business or
undertaking.
The obligation is
discharged if the person, each of the person’s workers and any other
persons are not exposed to risks to their health and safety arising
out of the conduct of the relevant person’s business or undertaking.
The obligation
applies—
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whether or not the
relevant person conducts the business or undertaking as an employer,
self-employed person or otherwise; and
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whether or not the
business or undertaking is conducted for gain or reward; and
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whether or not a person
works on a voluntary basis.
29 What obligations
under s 28 include
Without limiting section
28, discharging an obligation under the section includes, having
regard to the circumstances of any particular case, doing all of the
following—
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providing and
maintaining a safe and healthy work environment;
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providing and
maintaining safe plant;
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ensuring the safe use,
handling, storage and transport of substances;
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ensuring safe systems of
work;
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providing information,
instruction, training and supervision to ensure health and safety.
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