Occupational Safety and Health Amendment Regulations (No. 10) 2005 (WA)

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 18 November 2005

Amendment Regulations (No. 10) 2005.

WORKSAFE

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Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984

Occupational Safety and Health Amendment

Regulations (No. 10) 2005

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator in Executive
Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Occupational Safety and Health

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 December 2005.

3.            The regulations amended

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

[* Reprint 4 as at 2 September 2005.

For amendments to 1 November 2005 see
Gazette 9 September 2005.1

4.            Regulation 5.42 amended

Regulation 5.42 is amended as follows:

(a) in the definition of "asbestos dust" by deleting "Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Methodfor Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust [NOHSC: 3003 (1988)];" and inserting instead -

"

Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method
for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres

2nd Edition [NOHSC: 3003 (2005)];

(b) in the definition of "asbestos removal area" by deleting "Code of Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos [NOHSC: 2002 (1988)]" and inserting instead -

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Code of Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos 2 nd Edition [NOHSC: 2002 (2005)]

5.            Regulation 5.43 amended

Regulation 5.43(b) is amended by deleting "Guide to the

[NOHSC: 3002 (1988)]." and inserting instead - Control ofAsbestos Hazards in Buildings and Structures "

Code of Practice for the Management and
Control ofAsbestos in Workplaces
[NOHSC: 2018 (2005)].

6.            Regulation 5.45 amended

(1) Regulation 5.45(1)(b)(i) is amended by deleting "Code of Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos [NOHSC: 2002 (1988)]" and inserting instead -

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ofAsbestos 2nd Edition [NOHSC: 2002	Code of Practice for the Safe Removal
(2005)]

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(2) Regulation 5.45(2) is amended by deleting "sections 5 and 6 of

the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos

[NOHSC: 2002 (1988)]." and inserting instead -

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Part 9 of the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of

Asbestos 2'" Edition [NOHSC:  2002 (2005)].

7.           Regulation 5.47 amended

Regulation 5.47(b) and (c) and "and" after paragraph (b) are deleted and the following is inserted -

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(b) the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of 2 nd

Asbestos	Edition [NOHSC:	2002 (2005)];
and

(c) the Code of Practice for the Management and

Control ofAsbestos in Workplaces

[NOHSC:  2018 (2005)],

8.            Regulation 5.48 amended

Regulation 5.48(1)(b) is amended by deleting "Guide to the

Control ofAsbestos Hazards in Buildings and Structures

[NOHSC:  3002 (1988)] and the Code of Practice for the Safe

Removal  ofAsbestos [NOHSC: 2002 (1988)]" and inserting

instead - 

Code of Practice for the Management and

Control ofAsbestos in Workplaces

[NOHSC:	2018 (2005)] and the Code of
2 nd	Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos
Edition [NOHSC:	2002 (2005)]

9.            Regulation 5.50 amended

Regulation 5.50(a) is amended by deleting "section 9 of the

Code of Practice for the Safe Removal ofAsbestos [NOHSC:

2002 (1988)1;" and inserting instead -

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Part 9 of the Code of Practice for the Safe

Removal ofAsbestos 2'" Edition [NOHSC:

2002 (2005)];

10.          Regulation 5.52 amended

Regulation 5.52 is amended by deleting "section 13 of

the Guide to the Control ofAsbestos Hazards in Buildings

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and Structures [NOHSC: 3002 (1988)]." and inserting

instead -

Part 11 of the Code of Practice for the Management
and Control ofAsbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC: 2018

(2005)].

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.