Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Regulations 2002 (WA)

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Health Amendment Regulations 2002.

WS 30 1*

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984

Occupational Safety and Health Amendment

Regulations 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Occupational Safety and

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2.           The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Occupational
Safety and Health Regulations 1996*.

[* Reprinted as at 15 October 1999.

For amendments to 8 May 2002 see 2001 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p.	237, and
Gazette 8 March 2002.]

3.            Regulation 3.114 amended

Regulation 3.114 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph (1) of the definition of "class 1" by inserting after "brittle or fragile roofing material" -

or asbestos cement roofing material

(b) by deleting the definition of "class 3" and inserting the following definition instead -

"

"class 3", in relation to demolition work, means work

comprising the removal of—

(a)	more than 200m2 of brittle or fragile roofing material; or
(b)	more than 200m2 of asbestos cement roofing,

from a building or structure;

4.            Regulation 3.115 amended

(1)	Regulation 3.115 is amended by inserting before "This" the subregulation designation "(1)".
(2)	At the end of regulation 3.115 the following subregulation is inserted -
(2) This Subdivision does not apply to the demolition of—

(a)	a fence or wall less than 1.8 metres in height; or
(b)	a building or structure less than 2 metres in height.

5.            Regulation 3.117 amended

(1)	Regulation 3.117(3) is amended by deleting ", class 2".
(2)	After regulation 3.117(3) the following subregulation is inserted -

"

(4) A person licensed to do class 2 demolition work must

not do class 3 demolition work unless -

(a) the building or structure from which the roofing

is removed is less than 10 metres in height

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when measured from the lowest ground level of
the building or structure to the highest part of

the building or structure; and

(b) the work is done in accordance with the

conditions of the licence, if any.

(3) The penalty provision at the end of regulation 3.117 is amended

by deleting "and (3)" in both places where it occurs and

inserting instead -

(3) and (4)

6.            Regulation 3.118 amended

Regulation 3.118 is amended as follows:

(a)	after paragraph (b) by deleting "and";
(b)	by deleting paragraph (c) and inserting the following paragraphs instead -

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(c)	any class 3 demolition work to be done at the workplace on a building or structure that is less than 10 metres in height when measured from the lowest ground level of the building or structure to the highest part of the building or structure is done by a person who has been issued with a licence to do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work; and
(d)	workplace on a building or structure that is

any class 3 demolition work to be done at the from the lowest ground level of the building or structure to the highest part of the building or structure is done by a person who has been issued with a licence to do class 1 or class 3

demolition work.

7.            Regulation 3.123 amended

Regulation 3.123(3) is repealed.

8.            Regulation 3.125 amended

Regulation 3.125(3) is repealed.

9.            Schedule 2 amended

(1) Schedule 2 Form 1 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting "Phone: [phone] Fax: (09) " Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

(b) by deleting "[phone]" and inserting instead -

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[phone] ";

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(c) by deleting "(1800) 198 118" and inserting instead — " 1800 198118 ".

(2) Schedule 2 Form 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting "Phone: [phone] Fax: (09) " Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] ";

(b)	by deleting "[phone]" and inserting instead — " [phone] ";
(c)	by deleting "(1800) 198 118" and inserting instead — " 1800 198118 ".

(3) Schedule 2 Form 3 is amended by deleting "Phone: (09)

327 8777 Fax: [phone] or [phone]" and inserting
instead —

" Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] ".

(4) Schedule 2 Form 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting "Phone: [phone]" and inserting " Phone: [phone] ";

(b)

by deleting "Fax: [phone] or [phone]" and " Fax: [phone] ".

(5) Schedule 2 Form 5 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting "Phone: [phone]" and inserting " Phone: [phone] ";

(b)

by deleting "Fax: [phone] or [phone]" and " Fax: [phone] ".

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.