Occupational Health and Safety (Plant) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (Vic)

Occupational Health and Safety (Plant)

(Amendment) Regulations 2001

S.R. No. 53/2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	1
5.	New Hazard Standards	2

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STATUTORY RULES 2001

S.R. No. 53/2001

Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985

Occupational Health and Safety (Plant)

(Amendment) Regulations 2001

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 12 June 2001

Responsible Minister:

BOB CAMERON

Minister for WorkCover

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Occupational Health and Safety (Plant)
Regulations 1995 to incorporate Australian
Standard "AS 4343 Pressure Equipment—Hazard

Levels".

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 59 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 15 June

2001.

4. Principal Regulations

Occupational Health and Safety (Plant) (Amendment)

Regulations 2001

S.R. No. 53/2001 r. 4

In these Regulations, the Occupational Health and
Safety (Plant) Regulations 19951 are called the

Principal Regulations.

5. New Hazard Standards

(1) In regulation 105(1) of the Principal

Regulations—

(a) Part 1, Pressure Equipment Manufacture—
Assurance of Product Quality" substitute

in the definition of "boiler" for "AS 3920 Levels"; and

(b) "AS 3920 Part 1, Pressure Equipment
Manufacture—Assurance of Product

in the definition of "pressure piping" for Equipment—Hazard Levels"; and

(c) "AS 3920 Part 1, Pressure Equipment
Manufacture—Assurance of Product

in the definition of "pressure vessel" for Equipment—Hazard Levels".

(2) In Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations, for

"AS 3920—Part 1, Pressure Equipment
Manufacture—Assurance of Product Quality"
(wherever occurring) substitute "AS 4343,

Pressure Equipment—Hazard Levels".

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Occupational Health and Safety (Plant) (Amendment)
Regulations 2001

Endnotes	S.	R. No. 53/2001
ENDNOTES

1 Reg 4: S.R. No. 81/1995. Reprint No. 1 as at 17 July 1998. Further

amended by S.R. No. 138/1998.

Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by

Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994

Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is
included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate

Legislation Regulations 1994.

Statutory Rule	Title of applied, adopted or	Matter in
Provision	incorporated document	applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5(1)(a)	Australian Standard AS 4343,	Those
which amends the	Pressure Equipment—Hazard	provisions
definition of "boiler"	Levels	which define
in regulation 105(1) of	hazard levels A,
the Principal	B, C and D for
Regulations	boilers
Regulation 5(1)(b)	Australian Standard AS 4343,	Those
which amends the	Pressure Equipment—Hazard	provisions
definition of "pressure	Levels	which define
piping" in regulation	hazard levels A,
105(1) of the Principal	B, C and D for
Regulations	pressure piping
Regulation 5(1)(c)	Australian Standard AS 4343,	Those
which amends the	Pressure Equipment—Hazard	provisions
definition of "pressure	Levels	which define
vessel" in regulation	hazard levels A,
105(1) of the Principal	B, C and D for
Regulations	pressure vessels
Regulation 5(2) which	Australian Standard AS 4343,	Those
amends Schedule 2 of	Pressure Equipment—Hazard	provisions
the Principal	Levels	which define
Regulations	hazard levels A, B and C for boilers and pressure vessels