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How is the new safe design duty different from the building or structure safe design duty in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985?

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How is the new safe design duty different from the building or structure safe design duty in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985?

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There was no specific duty on persons who designed buildings or structures in the 1985 OHS Act. However, duties for other duty holders under sections of the 1985 Act required that workplaces be safe and also that health and safety be considered when workplace changes were made.