Section 170 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Power to deal with cause of imminent danger

170 Power to deal with cause of imminent danger (1) This section applies if an inspector who enters a workplace under section 168 or 169 reasonably believes that any material, substance, structure, or thing in a workplace is defective or hazardous to a degree that it is likely to imminently cause death or serious injury or illness or a notifiable incident ( cause of imminent danger ). (2) The inspector may seize, destroy, or take any other action to reduce or remove the cause of imminent danger. (3) The inspector must,— (a) before exercising the power under subsection (2), if it is practicable to do so, take a sample of the cause of imminent danger: (b) as soon as practicable after exercising the power under subsection (2), give the PCBU written notice of the action taken in relation to the cause of imminent danger. Compare: Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 176; Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (UK) s 25