Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Regulations 2009 (WA)

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WORKSAFE

Amendment Regulations 2009.

WS301*

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984

Occupational Safety and Health Amendment

Regulations 2009

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Occupational Safety and Health

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 - on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette gazettaI day);
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Occupational Safety and Health
Regulations 1996.

4.            Regulation 3.60 amended

In regulation 3.60(1):

(a)	in paragraph (c) delete "ASINZS 3108; or" and insert: AS/NZS 61558.2.23; or
(b)	after each of paragraphs (a) and (b) insert: or

5.            Regulation 5.1 amended

(1) In regulation 5.1 delete the definition of container and insert:

container means any receptacle with a capacity -

(a)	if the receptacle holds a solid - less than 500 kilograms; or
(b)	if the receptacle holds a liquid - less than 500 litres;

(2) Delete regulation 5.1(2)(a) and "and" after it and insert: (a) the ADG Code is a reference to -

(i) Australian
Code for the Transport of Dangerous
Goods by Road and Rail, Sixth Edition,
1998, published by the Australian
Government Publishing Service,

before 1 January 2010 - the 0 642 25560 1); and

(ii)     on and after 1 January 2010— the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, Seventh Edition, 2007, published by the Australian Government Publishing

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Service, Canberra (ISBN 1921168

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and

6.           Regulation 5.32A amended

(1) In regulation 5.32A(2) delete "a dangerous substance," and
insert:

dangerous goods (as defined in the Dangerous Goods

Safety Act 2004 section 3(1)),

(2) Delete regulation 5.32A(9).

7. Regulation 5.78 amended
In regulation 5.78:

(a) in paragraph (g) delete "Explosives and Dangerous Goods (Dangerous Goods Handling and Storage) Regulations 1992; and" and insert:

Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and
Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007;

and

(b) after each of paragraphs (a) to (f) insert: and

8.            Schedule 1 amended

(1)	In Schedule 1 item 28 delete the item for AS 2550.10-1994 and
insert:
ASINZS 2550.10-2006  Cranes, hoists and winches - Safe use - Mobile elevating work platforms
(2)	In Schedule 1 delete item 37 and insert:
37	ASINZS 61558.2.23:2001 Safety of power transformers, 3.60

power supply units and similar
devices - Particular
requirements for transformers
for construction sites (IEC
61558-2-23:2000, MOD)

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(3) In Schedule 1 item 48 delete "AS4343-1999" and insert:

AS 4343-2005

By Command of the Governor,

PETER CONRAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.