Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 Notice of Approval (Notice No. H1 of 1994) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991

NOTICE OF APPROVAL

Notice No H1 of 1994

I, Gary Thomas Johns, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations under sub-section 70 (5) of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (in this notice referred to as “the Act”), on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, hereby approve the following matter:

1.         For the purposes of subsection 70(2) of the Act, the following codes of practice are approved:

(a)        Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work [NOHSC: 2009 (1993)], and

(b)        Guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety Competency Standards for the Operation of Loadshifting Equipment and Other Types of Specified Equipment [NOHSC:7019(1992)].

2.         For the purposes of subsection 70(3) of the Act, any document other than a NOHSC standard or code, incorporated in the Codes of Practice at paragraph 1, be incorporated “as in force”.

3.         For the purposes of subsection 70(4)(a) of the Act, the codes of practice approved in paragraph 1 is to apply generally.

(signed)

Gary Johns

Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations

14 December 1994