Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (WA)
Western Australia
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
These regulations were repealed by the
Western Australia
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
These regulations may be cited as the
These regulations come into operation on 1 October 1996.
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
(a) the construction, erection, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, cleaning, painting, renewal, removal, excavation, dismantling or demolition of, or addition to, any building or structure, or any work in connection with any of those things, that is done at or adjacent to the place where the building or structure is located; or
(b) work on which a hoisting appliance or any scaffold or shoring is used or intended to be used; or
(c) work in driving or extracting piles, sheet piles or trench sheet; or
(d) work in laying any pipe or work in lining pipe that is done at or adjacent to the place where the pipe is laid or to be laid; or
(e) work in sinking or lining or altering, repairing, maintaining, renewing, removing, or dismantling a well or borehole; or
(f) road works, earthworks or reclamation; or
(g) work in laying an underground cable or work related to laying an underground cable that is done at or adjacent to the place where the cable is laid or to be laid;
(a) a collecting hood, ductwork and fan; and
(b) an air cleaning filtration system; and
(c) an associated motor, collector bin or receptacle;
(a) the person for whose direct benefit all the work done at a construction site exists upon its completion; or
(b) if the person mentioned in paragraph (a) has engaged another person, other than as his or her employee, to do or cause to be done all the work at the construction site, the other person so engaged;
Unless the contrary intention appears, where an employer has a duty under a provision of these regulations to do or not do something in relation to a workplace, the employer’s duty —
(a) relates only to a matter over which, and the extent to which, the employer has control or can reasonably be expected to have control having regard to the workplace and the work done or caused to be done by the employer or his or her employee; and
(b) is limited to himself or herself and to any other person who is —
(i) his or her employee; or
(ii) any other person who may be affected wholly or in part as a result of the work done or caused to be done by the employer or his or her employee.
1.5. Self‑employed person, extent of duty of
Unless the contrary intention appears, where a self‑employed person has a duty under a provision of these regulations to do or not do something in relation to a workplace, the self‑employed person’s duty —
(a) relates only to a matter over which, and the extent to which, the self‑employed person has control or can reasonably be expected to have control having regard to the workplace and the work done or caused to be done by the self‑employed person; and
(b) is limited to himself or herself and to any other person who may be affected wholly or in part as a result of the work done or caused to be done by the self‑employed person.
Unless the contrary intention appears, where a main contractor has a duty under a provision of these regulations to do or not do something in relation to a construction site, the main contractor’s duty —
(a) relates only to a matter over which, and the extent to which, the main contractor has control or can reasonably be expected to have control at the site; and
(b) is limited to any person who may be affected wholly or in part as a result of the work done at the site.
Unless the contrary intention appears, where a person having control of a workplace has a duty under a provision of these regulations to do or not do something in relation to the workplace, the person’s duty —
(a) relates only to a matter over which, and the extent to which, the person has control or can reasonably be expected to have control having regard to the person’s interest in the workplace; and
(b) is limited to persons who are at the workplace.
Unless the contrary intention appears, where a person having control of access to a workplace has a duty under a provision of these regulations to do or not do something in relation to the workplace, the person’s duty —
(a) relates only to a matter over which, and the extent to which, the person has control or can reasonably be expected to have control of the access to and egress from the workplace having regard to the person’s interest in the access to and egress from the workplace; and
(b) is limited to persons who use the access to and egress from the workplace.
Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in a provision of these regulations to an employee is to be treated as a reference to an employee who works at the workplace to which the provision applies but, if used in association with a reference to a workplace or to an employer, the reference is to be treated as limited to an employee who works at that workplace or to an employee of that employer.
Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in a provision of these regulations to a workplace if used in association with a reference to —
(a) an employer, is to be treated as limited to the workplace in respect of which that person is the employer;
(b) an employee, is to be treated as limited to the workplace at which that employee works;
(c) a self‑employed person, is to be treated as limited to the workplace at which work is done or caused to be done by that person.
(1) A reference in any provision of these regulations to a document which has
NOHSC in its name or code is a reference to the document of that name or code that is published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission and includes, subject to this regulation, any amendment to the document made before that provision comes into operation.(2) A reference in any provision of these regulations to the
National Exposure Standards [NOHSC: 1003 (1995)] is a reference to theAdopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC: 1003 (1995)] and includes any amendment to the document made before 1 September 2005.(3) A reference in any provision of these regulations to the
Guidance Note on the Interpretation of Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC: 3008 (1995)] includes any amendment to the document made before 4 January 2005.
Where a provision of these regulations requires a person to comply with —
(a) an Australian Standard published by Standards Australia; or
(b) an Australian/New Zealand Standard published by Standards Australia and the Standards Council of New Zealand under an Active Cooperation Agreement between those 2 bodies; or
(c) a standard or other document published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission,
that provision is to be treated as requiring compliance only to the extent that it is not inconsistent with these regulations.
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, technical terms not otherwise defined have the respective meanings ordinarily ascribed to them in the industry in relation to which the term is used.
Failure to include the number of the regulation in which a reference is made to an AS or AS/NZS designation in the regulation reference for that designation in Schedule 1 does not invalidate the reference to that designation in the regulation.
(1) Subregulation (2) applies where “the regulation 1.15 penalty” is specified in a penalty provision at the foot of a regulation or subregulation.
(2) The applicable penalty is —
(a) for a first offence, $5 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $6 250.
(1) Subregulation (2) applies where “the regulation 1.16 penalty” is specified in a penalty provision at the foot of a regulation or subregulation.
(2) The applicable penalty is —
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $31 250;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $50 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $62 500.
The laws and provisions of laws relating to occupational safety and health that are set out in the Table to this regulation are prescribed for the purposes of section 14(1)(b) of the Act.
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(1) This regulation applies where, under section 14(1)(h) of the Act, the Commission —
(a) accredits a training course designed for safety and health representatives to attend, subject to course availability, during the first year of holding office; or
(b) accredits a training course designed to update the knowledge of safety and health representatives who have completed an introductory course.
(2) In this regulation —
(3) A representative, subject to the availability of introductory courses, is to endeavour to attend an introductory course within the first 12 months of being elected.
(4) A representative who has not previously attended an introductory course may give to his or her employer notice in writing in accordance with subregulation (4b) that the representative wishes to attend an introductory course.
(4a) A representative who has previously attended an introductory course but completed it before March 2005 may, if the representative has not completed a transitional course after February 2005, give to his or her employer notice in writing in accordance with subregulation (4b) that the representative wishes to attend a transitional course.
(4b) Notice under subregulation (4) or (4a) that a representative wishes to attend a course has to be given not less than 21 days, or a shorter period agreed between the representative and the employer, before the commencement of the course.
(5) If a representative has given notice under subregulation (4) or (4a) that he or she wishes to attend a course then the employer, subject to subregulation (7), is to permit the representative to take off work, with pay, such time, not exceeding 5 days, as is required for the purpose of attending that course.
(6) An employer who has been given notice under subregulation (4) or (4a) by a representative wishing to attend a course may consult with the representative or the relevant trade union concerning the attendance of the representative at that course and, in those consultations, due regard is to be given to the need to minimise any adverse effect on the operation of the business of the employer.
(7) If the employer has consulted under subregulation (6) with the representative or trade union concerned, the employer may decline to permit attendance at the course as wished but instead permit attendance at the next course of the same kind available that the representative wishes to attend.
(8) The pay to which a representative is entitled in respect of time the representative is permitted to take off work to attend an introductory course or a transitional course must be calculated at the representative’s ordinary rate of pay on the time that the representative would ordinarily have worked had the representative worked his or her scheduled work time —
(a) including —
(i) regular over award payments for ordinary hours of work; and
(ii) shift work premiums according to roster or projected roster including Saturday or public holiday shift; and
(iii) industry allowances; and
(iv) climatic, regional, and other like allowances; and
(v) first aid allowances; and
(vi) tool allowances; and
(vii) qualification allowances; and
(viii) service grants made on a regular basis; and
(ix) experience allowances; and
(x) any penalty rates that are paid in relation to actual hours worked or payment of which are guaranteed by a contract of service whether the hours were required to be worked or not;
(b) but not including —
(i) overtime payments (except if they form part of the contract of service); or
(ii) camping allowances; or
(iii) travelling allowances; or
(iv) disability rates such as for confined spaces and dirty work; or
(v) car allowances; or
(vi) meal allowances,
but nothing in this subregulation excludes an entitlement to additional payments that may be set out in an award or agreed between the employer and the representative as being applicable.
(9) An employer must not alter the conditions or remuneration of a person who is a representative to the detriment of that person unless the alteration is in accordance with this regulation.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(10) Attendance at an introductory course or a transitional course is to be regarded as service for the purposes of ascertaining any entitlement under an award.
(11) In subregulation (8) —
(a) an award under the
Industrial Relations Act 1979 , and includes any industrial agreement or order under that Act; or(b) an award or order that has been reduced to writing under section 143(1) of the
Industrial Relations Act 1988 1 of the Commonwealth; or(c) an enterprise flexibility agreement within the meaning of the
Industrial Relations Act 1988 1 of the Commonwealth; or(d) an award under the
Coal Industry Tribunal of Western Australia Act 1992 , and includes any order under that Act and any agreement that comes within section 12(4) or 17(1) of that Act.
(1) This regulation applies where, under section 14(1)(h) of the Act, the Commission accredits a training course suitable for attendance by safety and health representatives, subject to course availability, during each 2 year term of holding office following the first 2 year term.
(2) In this regulation —
(3) A representative may take such time (with or without pay as is agreed between the representative and his or her employer) off work for the purpose of attending a post‑introductory course as is agreed with his or her employer.
(4) Attendance at a post‑introductory course is to be regarded as service for the purposes of ascertaining any entitlement under an award.
(1) For the purposes of section 23I(2)(a) of the Act, the kinds of injury incurred by an employee to be notified by an employer to the Commissioner are —
(a) a fracture of the skull, spine or pelvis;
(b) a fracture of any bone —
(i) in the arm, other than in the wrists or hand;
(ii) in the leg, other than a bone in the ankle or foot;
(c) an amputation of an arm, a hand, finger, finger joint, leg, foot, toe or toe joint;
(d) the loss of sight of an eye;
(e) any injury other than an injury of a kind referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) which, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, is likely to prevent the employee from being able to work within 10 days of the day on which the injury occurred.
(2) For the purposes of section 23I(3) of the Act, notification of an injury to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies is to be made —
(a) in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 2; or
(b) by telephone.
(3) The prescribed particulars for the purposes of the notification of an injury to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies are —
(a) name and business address of the employer; and
(b) name, sex and occupation of the employee; and
(c) address of the place at which the injury was incurred; and
(d) date and time the injury was incurred; and
(e) brief description of how the injury was incurred and the type of machine or equipment, if any, involved; and
(f) nature of the injury or, where applicable, report of death; and
(g) the place to which the employee has been taken.
(1) For the purposes of section 23I(2)(a) of the Act, the kinds of disease affecting an employee to be notified by an employer to the Commissioner are the diseases set out in column 1 of the Table to this regulation that have been contracted in the course of the kind of work set out opposite that disease in column 2 of the Table.
1. Infectious diseases: tuberculosis viral hepatitis legionnaires’ disease HIV | Work involving exposure to human blood products, body secretions, excretions or other material which may be a source of infection |
2. Occupational zoonoses: Q fever Anthrax Leptospiroses Brucellosis | Work involving the handling of or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool, hair, carcasses or animal waste products |
(2) For the purposes of section 23I(3) of the Act, notification of a disease to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies is to be made —
(a) in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 2; or
(b) by telephone.
(3) The prescribed particulars for the purposes of the notification of a disease to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies are —
(a) name and business address of the employer; and
(b) name, sex and occupation of the employee; and
(c) name and address of the workplace where the employee works; and
(d) name of the disease; and
(e) date of diagnosis of the disease.
(1) If no procedure has been agreed between an employer and employees for the resolution of issues relating to occupational safety and health arising at the workplace then this regulation applies for the purposes of section 24(2) of the Act.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), where there is a safety and health representative in respect of the workplace the employer is to arrange to meet with the employees and that representative at a time that is as soon after the issue arises as is mutually convenient.
(3) Where there is a safety and health representative in respect of the workplace but it is not practicable for the employer to meet with the employees and that representative within a reasonable time, the employer is to communicate orally with the employees and that representative at a time that is as soon after the issue arises as is mutually convenient.
(4) Where there is not a safety and health representative in respect of the workplace concerned, the employer is to arrange to meet with the employees or a person authorised by them to represent them at that meeting at a time that is as soon after the issue arises as is mutually convenient.
(1) A reference under section 51(1) of the Act of an improvement notice issued under section 48 of the Act for review is to be made in the form of Form 4 in Schedule 2.
(2) A reference under section 51(1) of the Act of a prohibition notice issued under section 49 of the Act for review is to be made in the form of Form 5 in Schedule 2.
(1) Each course of training described in subregulation (2) is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of
qualified representative in section 51AB.(2) The prescribed courses are —
(a) a course that was an introductory course, as defined in regulation 2.2(2), and that the safety and health representative completed after February 2005; and
(b) a course that was a transitional course, as defined in regulation 2.2(2), and that the safety and health representative completed after February 2005 after having, before March 2005, completed a course that was an introductory course, as defined in regulation 2.2(2).
If an inspector issues an improvement notice or a prohibition notice that relates to any plant at a workplace then the inspector may mark the plant, or any part of it, to indicate that it is not to be used and a person must not —
(a) use, or cause to be used, any plant, or any part of it, that is marked to indicate that it is not to be used; or
(b) without the authority of an inspector to do so, remove, obliterate, or otherwise interfere with the mark.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
Each local government is to notify the Commissioner, in an approved form and within the first week of each month, of all permits issued by the local government within the previous month in relation to the commencement of construction work in the local government’s district.
(1) The Commissioner may, by written notice, direct an employer to arrange at the expense of the employer and within the time specified in the notice a medical examination of an employee whose name is specified in the notice.
(2) The Commissioner is to set out in any notice under subregulation (1) the purpose of the proposed medical examination.
(3) The Commissioner is to ensure that, before the medical examination is conducted, the employee is advised of the nature of, and the reasons for, the medical examination so that the employee is sufficiently informed for the purposes of making a choice in the selection of a medical practitioner.
(4) For the purposes of selecting a medical practitioner to conduct a medical examination under this regulation, an employer must consult with the employee to be examined and give the employee a reasonable choice in the selection of the medical practitioner.
(5) An employer must comply with a notice under subregulation (1) unless the employee does not agree to the selection of the medical practitioner or consent to undergoing the examination, proof of which is on the employer.
(6) A medical practitioner who conducts an examination under this regulation must —
(a) explain any test results to the employee and give the employee a copy of any test results; and
(b) give to the employee a copy of any medical report based on the test results or medical examination; and
(c) give a copy of the test results to the Commissioner; and
(d) on the written request of the person examined, supply the medical practitioner’s findings on the examination to another medical practitioner who has been nominated by the person examined.
(7) The Commissioner is to inform the employer of —
(a) the outcome of the medical examination; and
(b) any need for remedial action.
(8) The employer must ensure that the results of a medical examination under this section are treated as confidential records.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (4), (5), (6) and (8):
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for a person who, or a workplace which, does not fully comply with a requirement of these regulations to be exempted from the requirement and the application is to be in an approved form.
(2) If, on an application under subregulation (1), the Commissioner is satisfied that there is substantial compliance with the relevant requirements of these regulations then the Commissioner may exempt the person or workplace from the requirement and the exemption is to be in writing and may be made subject to such conditions as are specified by the Commissioner.
(3) If the Commissioner imposes a condition in relation to an exemption granted under subregulation (2) then a person having the benefit of the exemption must comply with the condition.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, revoke an exemption granted under subregulation (2) and the revocation takes effect on the day on which notice of the revocation posted to the person’s last known address would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.
(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for a person or a workplace to be exempted from complying with a requirement of these regulations and the application is to be in an approved form.
(2) If, on an application under subregulation (1), the Commissioner is satisfied that compliance with any requirement of these regulations would be unnecessary or impracticable then the Commissioner may exempt the person or workplace from the requirement and the exemption is to be in writing and may be made subject to such conditions as are specified by the Commissioner.
(3) If the Commissioner imposes a condition in relation to an exemption granted under subregulation (2), a person having the benefit of the exemption must comply with the condition.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, revoke an exemption granted under subregulation (2) and the revocation takes effect on the day on which notice of the revocation posted to the person’s last known address would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.
If the Commissioner is satisfied that plant —
(a) is owned by a charitable non‑profit making institution or organisation; or
(b) is used solely for the purpose of education or instruction,
then the Commissioner may, by notice in the
(1) This regulation applies in respect of a decision made under these regulations by a person other than the Commissioner, whether or not the decision was made by that person as a delegate of the Commissioner.
(2) A person who is not satisfied with a decision referred to in subregulation (1) may, within 14 days of receiving notice of the decision, refer the decision to the Commissioner for review setting out the grounds upon which a review of the decision is sought.
(3) On reference of a decision to the Commissioner for review under this regulation the Commissioner is to inquire into the circumstances relevant to the decision and may —
(a) affirm the decision; or
(b) set aside the decision; or
(c) substitute for the decision any decision that the Commissioner considers should have been made in the first instance,
and the determination of the matter by the Commissioner is to have effect according to its tenor.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must, as far as practicable —
(a) identify each hazard to which a person at the workplace is likely to be exposed; and
(b) assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from each hazard, if any, identified under paragraph (a); and
(c) consider the means by which the risk may be reduced.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer or the main contractor must ensure that, as soon as practicable following a request from a person who works at the workplace, there is available for that person’s perusal an up to date copy of —
(a) the Act; and
(b) these regulations; and
(c) all Australian Standards, Australian/New Zealand Standards and NOHSC documents or parts of those Standards or documents referred to in these regulations that apply to that workplace; and
(d) all codes of practice approved under section 57 of the Act that apply to that workplace; and
(e) guidelines or forms of guidance referred to in section 14 of the Act —
(i) the titles of which have been published in the
Government Gazette and which are set out in Schedule 3.1; and(ii) which apply to that workplace.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $2 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $2 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $4 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $5 000.
If an employee is isolated from other persons because of the time, location or nature of the work then the employer must ensure that —
(a) there is a means of communication available which will enable the employee to call for help in the event of an emergency; and
(b) there is a procedure for regular contact to be made with the employee and the employee is trained in the procedure.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) Without limiting regulation 3.1, a person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must, as far as practicable —
(a) identify each hazard that is likely to arise from manual handling at the workplace; and
(b) assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from each hazard, if any, identified under paragraph (a); and
(c) consider the means by which the risk may be reduced.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If an employer receives from an employee a report of a kind described in section 20(2)(d) of the Act or from a safety and health representative under section 33(1)(d) of the Act then the employer must, within a reasonable time, investigate the situation that has been reported.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must, where practicable, ensure that the workplace is arranged so that —
(a) persons are able to move safely within the workplace; and
(b) passages for the purpose of enabling persons to move within the workplace are at all times kept free of obstructions.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of access to the workplace must, where practicable, ensure that the means of access to and egress from the workplace —
(a) enable persons to move safely to and from the workplace; and
(b) are at all times kept free of obstructions.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that the means of emergency egress from the workplace enable safe egress from the workplace in the event of an emergency.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If there is a risk of fire at a workplace then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must, as far as practicable —
(a) provide regularly maintained and efficient portable fire extinguishers to control any fire likely to arise from the work being done at the workplace; and
(b) ensure that portable fire extinguishers are located and distributed at the workplace in accordance with AS 2444.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) If, in any part of a workplace —
(a) there are goods or materials which in the event of a fire are likely to burn with extreme rapidity, emit poisonous fumes or cause explosions; and
(b) there is a risk of harm or injury to a person at the workplace resulting from the goods or materials being ignited,
then a person who, in the case of a construction site, is the main contractor or who, in the case of any other workplace, is an employer or a self‑employed person, must ensure, where practicable, that no person smokes or introduces a naked flame into that part of the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) A person must comply with a direction given for the purposes of subregulation (2).
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) there is an evacuation procedure to be followed in the event of fire or other emergency at the workplace; and
(b) where practicable, the evacuation procedure is clearly and prominently displayed at the workplace; and
(c) where practicable, a diagram showing the location of exits and the position of the diagram in relation to the exits is clearly and prominently displayed at the workplace; and
(d) where practicable, the evacuation procedure is practised at the workplace at reasonable intervals; and
(e) persons at the workplace who would be required to help control or extinguish a fire at the workplace are appropriately trained and provided with appropriate protective clothing and equipment.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
Without limiting any other requirement of these regulations for the display of signs, if, in an area of a workplace there is a hazard which may not be readily apparent to a person working in or entering the area then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that —
(a) a sign relevant to each hazard is displayed to persons in or entering the area; and
(b) the sign complies, and is used in accordance, with AS 1319.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person —
(a) must provide such first aid facilities as are appropriate having regard to —
(i) the type of hazards to persons at the workplace and the risk of those hazards; and
(ii) the number of persons at the workplace;
and
(b) must ensure that, as far as practicable, persons trained in first aid are available to give first aid at the workplace having regard to —
(i) the type of hazards to persons at the workplace and the risk of those hazards; and
(ii) the number of persons at the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that lighting for the workplace from natural or artificial sources or both —
(a) is adequate having regard to the nature and location of the work being done; and
(b) without limiting regulation 3.6, is adequate for the movement of persons about the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
An employer must, as far as practicable, provide each employee with sufficient space in which to work without risk to the employee’s safety and health.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
An employer must ensure —
(a) that work practices are arranged so that employees are protected from extremes of heat and cold; and
(b) if the workplace is in a building or structure that, as far as practicable, heating and cooling are provided to enable employees to work in a comfortable environment.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer or the main contractor must ensure that a supply of clean, cool, drinking water is provided for, and is readily accessible to, persons working at the workplace, and that the outlet is in a place —
(a) where the water supply is unlikely to be contaminated; and
(b) other than a place in which a toilet is located.
(2) If, at a workplace —
(a) water is provided for use in industrial processes or for fire protection; and
(b) the water is unfit for drinking; and
(c) it is not readily apparent that the water is unfit for drinking,
then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer or the main contractor or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that conspicuous notices are posted at points of supply clearly marked “UNFIT FOR DRINKING” or with words having a similar effect.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2):
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) the workplace and other areas ancillary to the workplace are maintained in such clean condition as is necessary to avoid hazards to persons at the workplace; and
(b) where practicable, rubbish and debris are removed by mechanical means; and
(c) as far as practicable, dust is prevented from being released into the atmosphere.
(2) A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that rubbish, building material and plant is stored away from footpaths and roadways at the site.
(3) A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer, or a self‑employed person must ensure that debris from first and subsequent storeys at the site is removed by means of —
(a) a hoisting appliance; or
(b) a completely enclosed chute discharging either into disposal hoppers or into an area which is completely enclosed by a hoarding that is at least 2 metres in height.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2) and (3): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that as far as practicable —
(a) the floor of the workplace; or
(b) any stair or ramp in the workplace,
has an unbroken and slip resistant surface and is free from any obstruction that may cause a person to trip or fall.
(2) If, at a workplace, there is a risk of liquids coming into contact with a floor because of the nature of work done at the workplace then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the floor is designed and constructed to provide adequate drainage.
(3) This regulation does not apply to a natural ground surface comprising a floor.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If an employee’s work is done from a sitting position or is of a kind that can be satisfactorily done from a sitting position then the employer must provide and maintain seating —
(a) that is designed having regard to the nature of the work to be performed and the characteristics of the work station; and
(b) that is strongly constructed, stable, comfortable and of suitable size and height for the employee; and
(c) if practicable, has a backrest or is otherwise designed to provide back support.
(2) If an employee’s work is done from a standing position and the employee’s work allows the employee to sit from time to time then, to the extent practicable, the employer must provide and maintain seating so that the employee may sit down for the periods when the employee is not working.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2):
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that there are provided at the workplace for the use of persons working at the workplace —
(a) reasonable sanitary facilities, having regard to the reasonable requirements of the persons working at the workplace; and
(b) convenient access to sanitary facilities; and
(c) any other facility if the safety or health of a person working at the workplace would be at risk if the facility were not provided.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) If there is a risk that work to be conducted at a workplace might interfere with any gas, water, sewerage or electrical service then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) the location of the service that might be affected is established; and
(b) an accurate diagrammatic representation of the service that might be affected is available at the workplace before the work commences.
(2) If any person causes the location of any gas, water, sewerage or electrical service to a workplace to be changed then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that an accurate diagrammatic representation of the change to the service is either prepared or amended, as the case requires, to show the change.
(3) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure, where practicable, that “as constructed” drawings showing the location of gas, water, sewerage and electrical service to the workplace are kept at the workplace.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2) and (3):
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that the movement and speed of vehicles and plant at the workplace are managed in a way that minimises the risk of injury to pedestrians and persons operating vehicles.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
(1) If any material or gear is being lifted, lowered or otherwise moved by a crane at a construction site then the main contractor must ensure that persons and vehicles are prevented from entering any area in or adjacent to the site where there is a risk of injury to persons or damage to property occurring as a result of the movement of the material or gear, and that such prevention is —
(a) by means of warning signs, flashing lights, barriers, traffic controllers or other means as would be appropriate to the nature of the load; and
(b) with the minimum amount of disruption to persons and traffic in the area.
(2) If an area of a construction site where any material or gear is being lifted, lowered or otherwise moved from or onto the area is open to the public or if an inspector so requires it then a person who, at the site, is the main contractor, an employer, or a self‑employed person must ensure that there is either in place or available in the area a system or device that would prevent persons or vehicles entering the area when the material or gear is being lifted, lowered or otherwise moved.
(3) A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that any material or gear that is being raised or otherwise moved or suspended or supported at the site is properly secured so as to minimise the risk of injury to persons or damage to property occurring as a result of the movement of the material or gear.
(4) If a mobile crane, other than a vehicle loading crane or earthmoving machinery, that is a non‑slewing crane with a maximum rated capacity of greater than 20 tonnes or a slewing crane, is used at a construction site, a person who at the site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person, must ensure that the crane is fitted as far as practicable with a system having the following components —
(a) at least one light source inside the crane that emits green light only if a load being lifted by the crane is less than or equal to 90% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an effective warning signal of the status of the load in that respect; and
(b) at least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits a green light only if a load being lifted by the crane is less than or equal to 90% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a person in the vicinity of the crane; and
(c) at least one light source inside the crane that emits amber light only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 90% and less than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an effective warning signal of the status of the load in that respect; and
(d) at least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits an amber light only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 90% and less than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a person in the vicinity of the crane; and
(e) at least one light source inside the crane that emits a flashing red light only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an effective warning signal of the status of the load in that respect; and
(f) at least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits a flashing red light only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a person in the vicinity of the crane; and
(g) an alarm that sounds inside the crane only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity, which alarm gives the crane operator an effective warning signal of the status of the load in that respect; and
(h) an alarm that sounds outside the crane only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity, which sound is audible to a person in the vicinity of the crane.
(5) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (4) if the percentage of a crane’s rated capacity at which a light is emitted or an alarm sounds differs by no more than 2% from that required under subregulation (4) if, proof of which is on the person —
(a) only one colour of light is emitted by the inside and outside light sources at a time; and
(b) the inside and outside alarms sound at the same time as the inside and outside light sources emit red light; and
(c) the percentage of the crane’s rated capacity above which the inside and outside light sources emit red light and the inside and outside alarms sound is not greater than 100%; and
(d) the crane is operated in accordance with written instructions developed at the time of design or manufacture by the person who designed or manufactured the crane.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person working on a construction site who lowers any gear from any building or structure where persons in the vicinity are at risk of injury from the gear being lowered must do so carefully, without throwing or dropping the gear.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that any conduit crossing a thoroughfare is secured to the ground or protected by a non‑slip ramp.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If, at a workplace, a person uses either a single or extension ladder then the person must ensure that the ladder —
(a) is placed so that the distance from the ladder base to the base of the support wall is about ¼ of the working length of the ladder; and
(b) is located on a firm footing; and
(c) is secured into position so as to prevent slipping or sideways movement; and
(d) if being used to approach a platform, protrudes at least 900 mm beyond the landing for the platform; and
(e) if being used at a workplace that is a construction site, is not suspended from a parapet hook.
(2) If, at a workplace, a person uses —
(a) a portable metal ladder then the person must ensure that the ladder is designed and constructed in accordance with the general requirements of AS/NZS 1892.1 and the specific requirements of that Standard in relation to the type of ladder; or
(b) a portable wooden ladder then the person must ensure that the ladder is designed and constructed in accordance with the general requirements of AS 1892.2 and the specific requirements of that Standard in relation to the type of ladder.
(3) A person must not use a ladder‑bracket scaffold at a workplace unless the ladder‑bracket scaffold is set up and used in accordance with clause 10.2.5 of AS/NZS 4576.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2) and (3) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2) and (3) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that any gas cylinder at the workplace —
(a) is appropriately secured and protected from damage or the uncontrolled release of its contents while the cylinder is being used, moved, or stored; and
(b) is not lifted or lowered by mechanical means unless —
(i) it is contained in an appropriate type of box; or
(ii) it is lifted or lowered using attachments that are suitable for the task being performed.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure, in relation to a manifolded cylinder pack used in welding or in an allied process at the workplace, that at all times —
(a) each manifolded cylinder pack is so located and guarded to protect it from damage; and
(b) where 2 or more manifolded cylinder packs are located in the same room, they are located at least 5 metres apart.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) If, at a workplace, a person is to do construction diving work the person’s employer or the self‑employed person, as the case may be, must ensure that —
(a) each person to do the work is qualified in accordance with AS/NZS 2299; and
(b) the work is done in accordance with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 2299.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) A person who does construction diving work must, when in the water, use compressed air to breathe in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS 2299.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
If, at a workplace —
(a) there is a risk of a person falling into water or other liquid and drowning at or adjacent to the workplace; and
(b) persons other than the person referred to in paragraph (a) are likely to be present at the workplace,
then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must provide appropriate flotation devices in a readily accessible position and ensure that rescue equipment is maintained and ready for use.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If, at a workplace —
(a) a person works over water or other liquid and there is a risk of the person drowning if he or she falls into the water or other liquid; and
(b) the person works alone,
a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must, as far as practicable, ensure that the first‑mentioned person wears a life jacket to reduce the risk of drowning.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
When a person is considering, for the purposes of regulation 3.1(c), the means by which a risk may be reduced, the person is to —
(a) firstly consider the means other than the use of protective clothing and equipment by which the risk might be reduced; and
(b) then consider the use of protective clothing and equipment to the extent that it is not practicable to reduce the risk by means other than the use of protective clothing and equipment.
(1) If a person —
(a) is required under any of these regulations to identify a hazard at a workplace and to assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from the hazard; and
(b) concludes from the assessment process that a risk might be reduced by any of the personal protective clothing or equipment set out in column 1 of the Table to this regulation,
then the person must ensure that the personal protective clothing or equipment is in accordance, and complies, with the relevant requirements of each Standard set out opposite the clothing or equipment in column 2 of the Table.
Safety helmet | AS/NZS 1801 |
Eye protection | AS/NZS 1337 and AS/NZS 1338 |
Gloves | AS/NZS 2161 |
Footwear | AS/NZS 2210 |
Skin protection by way of sunscreen | AS/NZS 2604 |
Clothing for protection against heat and flame | AS/NZS ISO 2801 and AS/NZS 4501.1 |
Clothing to protect skin against toxic or volatile chemicals | AS 3765 |
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person, the protection provided by the person in relation to a particular risk is of an equivalent or higher standard than the means of protection referred to in subregulation (1).
(3) Nothing in subregulation (1) affects any requirement in the Act or in these regulations to provide such protection as will protect a person from a risk if the means of protection referred to in subregulation (1) would not provide adequate protection in relation to that risk.
(1) If a person is required under any of these regulations to identify a hazard at a workplace and to assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from the hazard and the person concludes from the assessment process that personal protective clothing or equipment should be used at the workplace then the person must ensure that —
(a) the person who uses the clothing or equipment is instructed in relation to the correct fitting, use, selection, testing, maintenance and storage of the clothing or equipment; and
(b) the person who uses the clothing or equipment is informed of the limitations in the use of the clothing or equipment; and
(c) the clothing or equipment is maintained in good working order; and
(d) the clothing or equipment is replaced —
(i) when it no longer provides the level of protection required to protect the wearer or user against the particular hazard; or
(ii) when the safe working life, as specified by the person who manufactured the clothing or equipment, has expired; or
(iii) subject to subregulation (2), when it is damaged and cannot be repaired;
and
(e) the area of a workplace at which the clothing or equipment is required to be used by a person other than the person who provides the clothing or equipment is identified by signs in accordance, and complying, with AS 1319.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1)(d) if, proof of which is on the person, the clothing or equipment is repaired rather than replaced and —
(a) the repair is done by a competent person; and
(b) the repair is done according to the specifications of the manufacturer of the equipment; and
(c) any replacement part used in the repair is that which is specified by the manufacturer of the equipment as the correct replacement part.
A person to whom personal protective clothing or equipment is provided or made available for use at a workplace —
(a) must use the protective clothing or equipment in a manner in which he or she has been properly instructed to use it; and
(b) must not misuse or damage the clothing or equipment; and
(c) must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any —
(i) damage to; or
(ii) malfunction of; or
(iii) need to clean or sterilize,
the clothing or equipment, notify the person providing the clothing or equipment of the damage, malfunction or need to clean or sterilize the clothing or equipment.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
If there is a risk of a person being struck on the head by a falling object at a construction site then the main contractor must ensure that —
(a) at all times when the person is at risk, the person wears a safety helmet complying with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1801; and
(b) there is displayed at each entrance to the site a safety sign bearing the words “SAFETY HELMET AREA — HELMETS MUST BE WORN AT THIS SITE” and that otherwise complies with AS 1319.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Subdivision —
(a) an atmosphere in which there is an atmospheric contaminant in a concentration exceeding the exposure standard for the contaminant —
(i) specified in the
National Exposure Standards [NOHSC: 1003 (1995)]; or(ii) if the Minister determines an exposure standard under regulation 5.1(3) for that contaminant — as so determined;
and
(b) where an inspirable dust or respirable dust is not within the scope of the Exposure Standards referred to in paragraph (a), an atmosphere in which a person at the workplace would be exposed to —
(i) the inspirable dust that, when measured in accordance with AS 3640, exceeds 10 mg/m
3 of air; or(ii) the respirable dust that, when measured in accordance with AS 2985, exceeds 5 mg/m
3 of air,
as an average over a work period of 8 hours; and
(c) an atmosphere containing gas, vapour, dust or any other particle which is, or is in a concentration that is, a risk to the safety and health of a person at the workplace.
Without limiting regulations 3.1 and 3.32, a person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must —
(a) identify each hazard arising from an oxygen deficient atmosphere or a toxic atmosphere to which a person at the workplace is likely to be exposed; and
(b) assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from each hazard, if any, identified under paragraph (a); and
(c) consider whether the risk may be reduced by any of the means referred to in regulation 3.39.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
The means referred to in regulation 3.38(c) are —
(a) the use of an effective ventilation system for the workplace; and
(b) the provision of an exhaust system that effectively extracts any contaminant and which is arranged so as to prevent re‑entry of the extracted air into the workplace; and
(c) such other means as would prevent persons at the workplace from being exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere or a toxic atmosphere,
as is appropriate to the particular case.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) To the extent that it is not practicable to prevent, by any of the means referred to in regulation 3.39, a person at a workplace from being exposed to a toxic atmosphere a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that each person who may be so exposed is provided with respiratory protective equipment —
(a) selected in accordance with AS/NZS 1715 to suit the circumstances of the case and that is used and maintained in accordance with that Standard; and
(b) complying with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1716.
(3) Nothing in regulation 3.41 prevents a person from concluding, for purposes of subregulation (2), that the appropriate respiratory protective equipment in a particular case is equipment of a kind referred to in regulation 3.41.
(4) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person and who provides for use at a workplace respiratory protective equipment of any kind must ensure that the equipment is readily accessible to persons at the workplace who may need to use the equipment.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (2) and (4): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
To the extent that it is not practicable to prevent, by any of the means referred to in regulation 3.39, a person at a workplace from being exposed to —
(a) an oxygen deficient atmosphere; or
(b) an atmosphere in which the level of toxic gases or vapours exceeds the capability of an air‑purifying device; or
(c) a toxic atmosphere where the level of contamination is not known; or
(d) a toxic atmosphere in which the person is required to remain for a period longer than the estimated life of a filter; or
(e) an atmosphere that presents an immediate danger to life or health; or
(f) a toxic atmosphere which contains a contaminant against which there is no suitable filter,
a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that each person who may be so exposed is provided with a supplied air respirator.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If a person is required, under regulation 3.40 or 3.41, to ensure that a supplied air respirator is provided for use at a workplace then the person must —
(a) assess the number of sets of supplied air respirators that should be provided for regular, emergency or rescue purposes at the workplace; and
(b) assess whether self‑contained breathing apparatus should be provided for emergency use and rescue at the workplace and, if so, the number of sets of such apparatus that should be provided; and
(c) ensure that each supplied air respirator provided for use at the workplace —
(i) has been selected in accordance with AS/NZS 1715 to suit the circumstances of the case and is used and maintained in accordance with that Standard; and
(ii) complies with relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1716;
and
(d) in the case of a supplied air respirator by which air is supplied to the user by means of an air line or air hose, assess whether there should be provided for use at the workplace a device that warns when the air supply is about to fail; and
(e) assess whether there should be provided for use at the workplace a supplied air escape type‑respirator in the event that the flow of supplied air fails; and
(f) ensure that each person required to use a supplied air respirator for emergency or rescue purposes at a workplace is trained in the use of the equipment and in emergency procedures.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
Without limiting regulation 3.34, if a person is required, under regulation 3.40 or 3.41, to ensure that a supplied air respirator is provided for use at a workplace then the person must also ensure that —
(a) the compressor, filters and respirator supplying air to breathe —
(i) are maintained in efficient working order and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and
(ii) are inspected before and after each use and during cleaning;
and
(b) the respirator is kept in a place where it will not be contaminated; and
(c) the equipment for the supply of air to breathe or the compressor incorporates a mechanism to cut off the air supply to the respirator in the event that the equipment or compressor heats beyond the manufacturer’s specifications for the maximum temperature at which the equipment or compressor will function properly; and
(d) the respirator and air supply have couplings of a type that requires at least 2 deliberate actions to separate the connector or coupling and are of a design that is different from that of other compressed gas and air services, if any, at the workplace; and
(e) the air supply or compressor has a receiver of sufficient capacity to reduce pulsation from compressor action; and
(f) the quality of air supplied to the respirator is tested regularly to ensure that it is in accordance with regulation 3.44; and
(g) records are kept of —
(i) the purchase dates of the respirator and the compressor; and
(ii) the maintenance of the respirator and compressor; and
(iii) the date and result of each test conducted on the respirator; and
(iv) the name and address of the person who conducted each test; and
(v) the —
(I) volume of air; and
(II) odour; and
(III) volume of oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oil and water in the sample of air tested; and
(IV) temperature of the sample.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If a person is required, under regulation 3.40 or 3.41, to ensure that a supplied air respirator is provided for use at a workplace then the person must also ensure —
(a) that air supplied to the supplied air respirator is supplied at a minimum rate of 170 litres per minute per person measured at the respirator; and
(b) that air supplied to the supplied air respirator has passed through an efficient purifying device so that the air —
(i) does not have an objectionable or nauseous odour; and
(ii) contains not less than 19.5% and not more than 22% by volume of oxygen; and
(iii) at 15°C and 100 kPa absolute —
(I) contains not more than 11 mg/m
3 (10 ppm by volume) of carbon monoxide; and(II) contains not more than 1400 mg/m
3 (800 ppm by volume) of carbon dioxide; and(III) contains not more than 1 mg/m
3 (1 ppm) of oil; and(IV) if in a cylinder, contains not more than 100 mg/m
3 of water when sampled from the cylinder when it is initially filled to a pressure of at least 12 MPa; and(V) if used for diving, contains not more than 900 mg/m
3 (480 ppm by volume) of carbon dioxide;
and
(c) where the air is to be supplied from a compressor to a face‑piece, hood or helmet, that the air has passed through —
(i) a conditioner to ensure that the temperature of the air is not less than 15°C and not more than 25°C; and
(ii) an efficient condensate trap fitted with a drain cock for the removal of any condensed liquid; and
(iii) an efficient ring circuit or controlled leak‑off for the elimination of stale air.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Subdivision —
(a) through which air cannot flow; and
(b) that is used for the same purpose as a ceiling or roof;
(a) that is one metre or less in height; and
(b) of which more than 50% of its total vertical surface is open.
(1) A workplace or a part of a workplace that has the features mentioned in subregulations (2) and (3) is an enclosed workplace for the purposes of this Subdivision.
(2) An enclosed workplace is covered by a roof or a part of a roof.
(3) An enclosed workplace is configured so that the total vertical surface area of the solid material in the walls is more than 50% of the notional vertical surface area of the place as assessed in accordance with regulation 3.44AB.
(4) The total vertical surface area of the solid material in the walls is to be assessed by —
(a) multiplying the following —
(i) the length of each wall under the roof or the part of a roof plus the length of each wall and each section of a wall that is one metre or less beyond the perimeter of the roof or the part of a roof when measured horizontally from the perimeter of the roof or the part of the roof;
(ii) the actual height of the walls and wall sections mentioned in subparagraph (i);
and
(b) deducting the total vertical surface area of the open parts of the walls or wall sections mentioned in paragraph (a)(i).
(5) The total vertical surface area of solid material in a wall is to be assessed as if each window, door or vertical retractable covering in or adjacent to the wall —
(a) is closed; and
(b) forms part of the wall.
(6) A place is not an enclosed workplace for the purposes of this Subdivision if it is covered by a roof or a part of a roof and is bounded by only —
(a) one straight wall; or
(b) 2 straight walls that are set in an angle of 90 degrees or more.
(7) A part of a workplace may be an enclosed workplace even though —
(a) it is part of a workplace that is not an enclosed workplace; or
(b) it is part of another part of a workplace that is not an enclosed workplace.
(1) The notional vertical surface area of a workplace is to be assessed by multiplying the following —
(a) the length of the perimeter of the roof, or the part of a roof, covering the workplace;
(b) the average height of the roof, or the part of a roof, covering the workplace.
(2) The notional vertical surface area of a part of a workplace is to be assessed by multiplying the following —
(a) the length of the perimeter of the roof, or the part of a roof, covering the part of the workplace;
(b) the average height of the roof, or the part of a roof, covering the part of the workplace.
A person who, at an enclosed workplace, is an employer, a self‑employed person or an employee must not smoke in the enclosed workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
A person does not commit an offence under regulation 3.44B if, proof of which is on the person —
(a) the enclosed workplace is —
(i) a vehicle supplied by the person; or
(ii) the person’s residence;
and
(b) no other person is present —
(i) who, in the case of an employer, is that person’s employee; or
(ii) who, in the case of an employee, is also an employee of that person’s employer.
A person does not commit an offence under regulation 3.44B if, proof of which is on the person, the person is an actor, artist or other performer who smokes for the purposes of a performance.
A person who, at an enclosed workplace, is an employer or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that notice is given or displayed to persons working in the workplace to the effect that smoking by those persons is prohibited in the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If an inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a person is smoking in contravention of regulation 3.44B the inspector may require the person to extinguish the tobacco product that the person is smoking.
(2) A person must comply with an inspector’s requirement under subregulation (1).
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
In this Division —
(a) an LAeq,8h of 85 dB(A); or
(b) an L C,peak of 140 dB(C),
measured at the position of the person’s ear without taking into account any protection which may be provided to the person by personal hearing protectors;
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must, as far as practicable, ensure that noise to which a person is exposed at the workplace does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If it is not practicable to avoid exposing a person at a workplace to noise above the exposure standard for noise then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the first‑mentioned person is provided with personal hearing protectors that have been selected in accordance with the procedures specified in AS/NZS 1269.3.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Division —
(a) arrest a person’s fall from one level at a workplace to another; and
(b) minimise the risk of injury or harm to a person who falls from one level at a workplace to another.
Without limiting regulation 3.1, a person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must —
(a) identify each hazard to which a person at the workplace is likely to be exposed in relation to the person falling from one level at the workplace to another; and
(b) assess the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from each hazard, if any, identified under paragraph (a); and
(c) consider the means by which the risk may be reduced.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
An employer, main contractor, self‑employed person or the person having control of the workplace must ensure that an anchorage or a fall injury prevention system at a workplace is designed, manufactured, constructed, selected, or installed so as to be capable of withstanding the force applied to it as a result of a person’s fall at the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or the person having control of the workplace must ensure, in relation to each fall injury prevention system provided at the workplace that —
(a) each component of the system and its means of attachment to an anchorage is inspected by a competent person —
(i) after it is installed but before it is used; and
(ii) at regular intervals; and
(iii) immediately after it has operated or should have operated in relation to a person’s free fall at the workplace;
and
(b) any component of the system or its means of attachment to an anchorage that, on an inspection referred to in paragraph (a), shows wear or weakness is withdrawn from use until it is replaced with a properly functioning component.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If welding or an allied process is being done at a workplace where a fall injury prevention system is in operation then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) a person using the system is protected from hot particles or sparks resulting from the welding or allied process; and
(b) the system is protected from hot particles or sparks resulting from the welding or allied process.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or the person having control of the workplace must ensure —
(a) that an anchorage at the workplace is inspected by a competent person and —
(i) in the case of an anchorage that is permanently fixed and in regular use, inspected at intervals not greater than 6 months; and
(ii) in the case of an anchorage that is permanently fixed but not in regular use, inspected before it is used;
and
(b) where, in the opinion of the competent person, an anchorage is worn or the load bearing capacity of the anchorage may be impaired —
(i) that the anchorage is not used while it is in that condition; and
(ii) while the anchorage is in that condition, that it is tagged to indicate that it is not to be used;
and
(c) that an anchorage that has been repaired is not used unless it has been inspected by a competent person who is of the opinion that the anchorage can be used again.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that any hole or opening (other than a lift well, stairwell or vehicle inspection pit) with dimensions of more than 200 mm x 200 mm but less than 2 metres x 2 metres or with a diameter greater than 200 mm but less than 2 metres —
(a) in a floor, other than a concrete floor, of a building or structure at the workplace is covered with a material that is —
(i) strong enough to prevent persons or things entering or falling through or into the hole or opening; and
(ii) securely fixed to the floor;
or
(b) in a concrete floor of a building or structure at the workplace —
(i) has, if practicable, wire mesh that meets the requirements of subregulation (2); and
(ii) is covered with a material that is —
(I) strong enough to prevent persons or things entering or falling through or into the hole or opening; and
(II) securely fixed to the floor.
(2) The wire in the wire mesh referred to in subregulation (1)(b)(i) is required to —
(a) be at least 4 mm in diameter; and
(b) have maximum apertures of 75 mm x 75 mm; and
(c) be embedded, at least 200 mm in the edges of the surrounding concrete; and
(d) be embedded either —
(i) in the upper half of the slab with a minimum concrete cover of 20 mm; or
(ii) in the lower half of the slab with a minimum cover of 30 mm.
(3) A person to whom subregulation (1) applies must ensure that —
(a) wire mesh referred to in subregulation (1)(b)(i) —
(i) is not used as a working platform; and
(ii) is only removed for the purposes of installing services in circumstances where the removal takes place immediately before the installation of a service and the only portion removed is the minimum portion required to be removed for the installation;
and
(b) any cover referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (b)(ii) —
(i) is marked in clearly legible lettering with the words “DANGER — HOLE BENEATH”; and
(ii) is only removed for the purposes of installing services in circumstances where the removal takes place immediately before the installation of a service.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (3): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that edge protection that complies with subregulation (5) is provided and kept in place whenever there is a risk that a person could fall 2 or more metres from the edge of —
(a) a scaffold, fixed stair, landing or suspended slab at the workplace; or
(b) formwork or falsework at the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that either —
(a) edge protection that complies with subregulation (5) is provided and kept in place whenever there is a risk that a person could fall 3 or more metres from an edge at the workplace other than an edge referred to in subregulation (1); or
(b) a fall injury prevention system is provided and in operation whenever there is a risk that a person could fall 3 or more metres from an edge at the workplace other than an edge referred to in subregulation (1).
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) When a fall injury prevention system that is designed to be attached to a person is provided in accordance with subregulation (2)(b), a person who is at risk of falling from the structure must use the system.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
(4) When a fall injury prevention system that is not designed to be attached to a person is provided in accordance with subregulation (2)(b), a person who is at risk of falling from the structure must ensure, before the person ascends the structure, that the system is in operation.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
(5) Edge protection must have —
(a) a top rail —
(i) positioned not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm above the working surface; and
(ii) that is capable of withstanding a force of 0.55 kN applied to any point of the guard rail system;
and
(b) either —
(i) a mid rail and a toe board; or
(ii) a toe board and a mesh panel that comprises wire that is not less than 3 mm in diameter and apertures not greater than 75 mm x 50 mm and that fills the space between the top rail and the toe board.
A person who, at a workplace that is a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer, or a self‑employed person must ensure that if grid mesh or checker plate flooring panels are being installed at the workplace —
(a) subject to paragraph (b), then each panel is securely fixed, in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, to a supporting structure before the support structure is placed into position on the building or structure under construction; and
(b) where it is not practicable to fix the panels to a supporting structure, then each panel is securely fixed to the building or structure under construction immediately after the panel is placed into position.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that if a person is required to work on or from a roof at the workplace where brittle or fragile material forms the whole or any part of the roof then —
(a) the person to work on or from the roof is informed that the roof is wholly or in part brittle or fragile, as is relevant to the case; and
(b) the person to work on or from the roof is provided with a safe working platform and safe access way; and
(c) the person to work on or from the roof is trained and instructed on —
(i) the precautions to be taken; and
(ii) how and where to access the roof; and
(iii) how and where to gain access to the working platform or access way referred to in paragraph (b);
and
(d) to the extent practicable, a warning notice bearing the words “DANGER — FRAGILE ROOFING — USE WORKING PLATFORM” is placed at each place where a person who is to work on or from the roof is to access the roof.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) Without limiting regulation 3.1, if at a workplace brittle or fragile material forms the whole or part of a roof that is to be removed, a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must before the roof is removed —
(a) identify which areas of the roof are made of a brittle or fragile material; and
(b) assess the stability of the structure that supports the roof and the soundness of the roof.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure, if a person is required to work on or from a roof at the workplace where brittle or fragile material forms the whole or any part of the roof and there is a risk that that person might fall through the roof, and if there is no other practicable means of preventing the person falling through the roof, that —
(a) non‑corrosive safety mesh that is capable of preventing a person falling through the roof is securely fixed directly over the top of, or directly underneath, the brittle or fragile areas; or
(b) barriers are securely fixed and adequately maintained around the brittle or fragile areas.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) A person must not remove a notice referred to in subregulation (1) without the authority of the person who caused the notice to be placed.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears —
(2) For the purposes of this Division, a reference in AS/NZS 3012 to an electricity distributor is to be treated as a reference to a person who is a network operator under the
Electricity (Network Safety) Regulations 2015 regulation 4(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g).(3) For the purposes of this Division —
(a) a part of an electrical installation is taken to be energised unless it is de‑energised; and
(b) the neutral for a part of an electrical installation is taken to be de‑energised if the part is de‑energised.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) all electrical installations at the workplace are designed, constructed, installed, protected, maintained and tested so as to minimise the risk of electrical shock or fire; and
(b) each connection on a flexible cord that is installed or renewed at the workplace after 1 October 1996 is of either the moulded one part non‑rewireable or transparent type.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that, before electrical work is carried out on a part of an electrical installation at the workplace, the part —
(a) is tested by a competent person to ascertain whether or not it is energised; and
(b) if it is found to be energised, is de‑energised by a competent person.
Penalty for this subregulation: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) Subregulation (1)(b) does not apply to electrical work carried out under the
Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 regulation 55(2).
(1) In this regulation —
(a) means the space in the building that is —
(i) immediately under the roof; or
(ii) if there is a ceiling under the roof, or a part of the roof, the space between the roof, or that part of the roof, and the ceiling;
but
(b) does not include a habitable room in the roof space;
(2) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that, before work is done in a roof space of a building at the workplace, the building’s electrical installation is de‑energised by a competent person.
Penalty for this subregulation: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) An employee must not do work in a roof space of a building at a workplace unless the building’s electrical installation is de‑energised by a competent person.
Penalty for this subregulation: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
(4) If the roof space of a building to which subregulation (2) or (3) applies is divided into separate parts, such that a person cannot move from 1 part of the roof space to another, and each part relates to a separate dwelling, the requirement to de‑energise the building’s electrical installation only applies to the dwelling that relates to the part of the roof space in which the work is to be done.
(5) Subregulations (2) and (3) do not apply to work done by a competent person to test, service or commission an appliance or other equipment in or accessible by means of the roof space (for example, a gas appliance, air conditioner or antenna), to the extent necessary to energise the appliance or equipment, if —
(a) it is necessary to energise the appliance or equipment for the purpose of testing, servicing or commissioning the appliance or equipment; and
(b) a risk assessment has been undertaken in accordance with regulation 3.1 by a competent person; and
(c) the competent person referred to in paragraph (b) is satisfied that —
(i) the risks identified by the risk assessment are or can be reduced to as low as reasonably practicable; and
(ii) the work can be carried out safely;
and
(d) if regulation 3.143 does not apply to the work, a safe work method statement for the work has been prepared in accordance with regulation 3.143(4), as if the work were high risk construction work and the place where the work is to be carried out were a construction site.
(6) Subregulations (2) and (3) do not require the de‑energisation of —
(a) service apparatus that is part of a building’s electrical installation; or
(b) a supply cable that is part of a building’s electrical installation if —
(i) the cable is from a solar power system, wind turbine or battery; and
(ii) it is not practicable to de‑energise the cable;
or
(c) any other part of a building’s electrical installation if it is not practicable to de‑energise that part.
(7) Subregulations (2) and (3) do not apply to electrical work carried out under the
Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 regulation 55(2).
(1) This regulation applies to a workplace other than one to which AS/NZS 3012 applies but does not apply to a workplace at which the supply of electricity —
(a) does not exceed 32 volts alternating current; or
(b) is direct current; or
(c) is provided through an isolating transformer complying with AS/NZS 61558.2.23; or
(d) is provided from the unearthed outlet of a portable generator.
(2) In this regulation —
(a) of a kind that is intended to be held in the hand during normal use; and
(b) the motor, if any, of which forms an integral part of the equipment;
(a) connected to an electricity supply; and
(b) intended to be moved when it is in use,
and includes, but is not limited to, hand‑held equipment;
(3) A person having control of a workplace —
(a) must ensure that each non‑portable residual current device installed at the workplace is kept in a safe working condition and tested on a regular basis to ensure its continued effective operation; and
(b) must provide, where electricity is supplied to portable equipment through a fixed socket at the workplace, protection against earth leakage current by means of —
(i) a non‑portable residual current device installed at the switchboard; or
(ii) by a non‑portable residual current device built into a fixed socket which, having regard to the primary use of the socket and its location, is likely to be used by a person operating portable equipment;
and
(c) must ensure where a non‑portable residual current device has been —
(i) installed at a switchboard, that a notice is displayed in a prominent place at or near the switchboard indicating that a non‑portable residual current device has been installed at the switchboard; or
(ii) built into a fixed socket, that the socket can be identified as providing protection against earth leakage current.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) A person who is an employer or a self‑employed person at a workplace —
(a) must ensure that each portable residual current device used at the workplace by the person or an employee of the person is kept in a safe working condition and tested on a regular basis to ensure its continued effective operation; and
(b) where the employer or a self‑employed person is not satisfied that protection against earth leakage current has been provided by means of a non‑portable residual current device —
(i) must provide a portable residual current device for use with each item of portable equipment used by the person or an employee of the person at the workplace; and
(ii) must ensure that a portable residual current device is directly connected to the output side of a fixed socket and that an item of portable equipment being used by the person or an employee of the person is directly connected to the output side of that portable residual current device.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(5) An employee who is provided with a portable residual current device for use with an item of portable equipment at a workplace must not use the portable equipment unless the portable residual current device is directly connected to the output side of a fixed socket and the item of portable equipment is directly connected to the output side of that portable residual current device.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
If work of a type referred to in clause 1.1 of AS/NZS 3012 is to be done then a person who, in relation to the workplace is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the requirements of AS/NZS 3012 are complied with in relation to matters within the scope of AS/NZS 3012 except clause 2.3.4 of that Standard; and
(b) each socket outlet provided on a switchboard for the connection of portable appliances and equipment is individually controlled by a double pole switch or other device that provides the same level of safety as a double pole switch; and
(c) no aerial cable is fixed onto, or attached to, a scaffold.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A competent person who conducts under clause 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7 of AS/NZS 3012 a test on an item of portable electrical equipment or a portable residual current device that is intended for use at a workplace must ensure that, in addition to the information referred to in clause 3.8.3 of that Standard, the tag bears —
(a) in the case of a test that is required to be carried out under an electrical worker’s licence or permit under the
Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 —(i) the person’s name; and
(ii) the person’s licence or permit number;
or
(b) in the case of a test that need not be carried out under an electrical worker’s licence or permit under the
Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 —(i) the person’s name; and
(ii) if the person holds an electrical worker’s licence or permit — the person’s licence or permit number.
Penalty:
(a) for a first offence, $2 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $2 500.
If a person brings to a workplace to which regulation 3.61 applies an item of portable electrical equipment or a portable residual current device required under AS/NZS 3012 to be tested then that person must, before the thing is used at the workplace —
(a) provide the main contractor with a record of the relevant testing data under that Standard for the thing; and
(b) ensure that the tag bears the name of the competent person who conducted the test.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $2 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $2 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $4 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $5 000.
(1) In this regulation —
(a) is within 0.5 metres of a live insulated overhead power line or aerial bundled conductor line of a voltage of not more than 1 000 volts; or
(b) is within 1.0 metre of a live uninsulated overhead power line of a voltage of not more than 1 000 volts; or
(c) is within 3.0 metres of a live overhead power line, whether insulated or not, of a voltage exceeding 1 000 volts but not more than 33 000 volts; or
(d) is within 6.0 metres of a live overhead power line, whether insulated or not, of a voltage exceeding 33 000 volts;
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), without limiting clause 2.5.5 of AS/NZS 3012, a person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that an employee or any plant or material used or controlled by an employee does not enter the danger zone of an overhead power line.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (2) if, proof of which is on the person —
(a) the overhead power line has been adequately insulated and effectively cordoned off to protect the safety of persons or otherwise made safe, as the case requires; or
(b) the employee is authorised to carry out electrical work under the
Electricity Act 1945 .
The main contractor at a construction site must ensure, if it is practicable to do so, that by the time when work on the site has reached plate height or the equivalent, electricity has been supplied to the site from a network operator’s service line or service cable by way of a temporary or permanent connection.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $10 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $12 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $20 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $25 000.
In this Division —
(a) for the overhead protection of persons; and
(b) for the support of materials and persons;
(1) A person who erects or dismantles a scaffold at a workplace must ensure that the erection or dismantling, as the case may be, is done in accordance with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1576 Parts 1 to 6.
(2) A person who designs, manufactures, imports or supplies scaffolding equipment for use at a workplace must ensure that it complies with the relevant requirements of AS/NZS 1576 Parts 1 to 6.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who is the main contractor at a workplace, and a person who causes a scaffold to be erected at a workplace, must ensure that an area where a scaffold is to be erected is clear of rubbish and any material and equipment not required for immediate use.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who welds a lug or saddle piece to a steel structure or tank which supports, or is to support, a scaffold at a workplace must not depart for any purpose whatever leaving the lug or saddle piece partially and incompletely welded.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
(2) A person who welds a lug or saddle piece to a steel structure or tank which supports, or is to support, a scaffold at a workplace must endorse his or her initials, with a durable crayon, on the structure or tank, immediately adjacent to every lug or saddle piece that has been finally and completely welded.
Penalty:
(a) for a first offence, $2 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $2 500.
If a scaffold is being erected at a workplace but is still incomplete then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that danger tags, warning signs or other appropriate measures are used to prevent unauthorised access to the scaffold during the times when it is left unattended.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that no person is required to use a scaffold that is incomplete or in relation to which there is a danger tag, warning sign or other measure for the prevention of unauthorised access to the scaffold.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this regulation —
(1a) If, at a workplace, there is erected a scaffold from which a person or object could fall more than 4 metres, the person who is the main contractor and the person who caused the scaffold to be erected must ensure that the scaffold is inspected by a licensed person and tagged during the inspection in accordance with subregulation (2) —
(a) before the scaffold is used; and
(b) after the scaffold is altered or repaired; and
(c) at least every 30 days.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1b) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1a) in relation to a scaffold if the scaffold, instead of being inspected by a licensed person, is inspected by a person who may, under Part 7 Division 2, do scaffolding work involving that type of scaffold without holding a high risk work licence.
(1c) Nothing in subregulation (1b) is to be taken to affect any other requirement under subregulation (1a).
(2) The scaffold is to be tagged in a prominent position at every access to the scaffold with a durable tag that is integrated into the scaffold and on which is legibly recorded in durable material —
(a) the date that the scaffold was erected, altered or repaired, as the case may be; and
(b) the name and signature of the person doing the inspection; and
(c) whether the scaffold is to be used for —
(i) light duty; or
(ii) medium duty; or
(iii) heavy duty,
as defined by AS/NZS 1576.1.
A person must not remove or alter a scaffold or any part of a scaffold at a construction site without the authority of the main contractor.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person working on a construction site who lowers any scaffolding equipment from any building or structure must do so carefully, without throwing or dropping the scaffolding equipment.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
The main contractor at a construction site must ensure, for the purposes of reducing the risk of injury or harm to persons who are or who are likely to be in the vicinity of, but not on the construction site, that —
(a) until a hoarding (or, if a barricade could provide adequate protection against the risk, a barricade) has been erected, no other construction work is done at the site; and
(b) the hoarding or barricade remains in place until the completion of all the other construction work, unless, in the case of a barricade, it is replaced by a hoarding.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If there is a risk of an object or material used in construction work falling, whether from a crane or otherwise, onto persons who are likely to be in an area that is in the vicinity of, but not on the construction site, the main contractor at the construction site must ensure that —
(a) a gantry is erected in the area; and
(b) no construction work other than the erection of the gantry in the area is done at any place on the site adjacent to the area until the gantry is erected; and
(c) the gantry remains in place until the completion of all the other construction work or until there is no longer the risk that required the presence of the gantry.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
The main contractor at a construction site must ensure that the design, erection, use and maintenance of a hoarding, barricade or gantry at the site is such that, having regard to the construction work to be done, the hoarding, barricade or gantry —
(a) is self‑supporting; and
(b) can withstand the loading, if any, to be placed on it.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person must not remove or make any alteration to a barricade, hoarding or gantry on a construction site without the authority of the main contractor.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that formwork is not constructed or used at the workplace unless the formwork is so designed, erected, supported, braced and maintained that it supports safely all vertical or lateral loads and withstands any force that may be applied to the loads until the loads are supported by a concrete structure.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
The main contractor at a workplace must ensure that if formwork is used at the workplace then material is placed around the formwork so that in the event that the formwork fails, no component of the formwork goes outside the workplace area.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who strips formwork must —
(a) do the work in a systematic manner and so as to minimise damage to the components; and
(b) remove nails and sharp fixings before stacking the components; and
(c) upon completion of the work, stack the components of the formwork so that there is no obstruction either to access ways or to work areas.
(2) A person who lowers any formwork from any building or structure must do so carefully, without throwing or dropping the formwork.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
In this Division —
(a) is not intended or designed primarily as a workplace; and
(b) is at atmospheric pressure during occupancy; and
(c) has restricted means for entry and exit,
and which either —
(d) has an atmosphere containing or likely to contain potentially harmful levels of contaminant; or
(e) has or is likely to have an unsafe oxygen level; or
(f) is of a nature or is likely to be of a nature that could contribute to a person in the space being overwhelmed by an unsafe atmosphere or a contaminant;
(1) A person who designs, manufactures or supplies, for use at a workplace, a thing constituting or containing a confined space must ensure, as far as practicable, that the design eliminates the need for a person to enter the confined space.
(2) If it is not practicable to eliminate the need for a person to enter or work in a confined space at the workplace, then a person who designs, manufactures or supplies the thing constituting or containing the confined space must ensure —
(a) where practicable, that the thing constituting or containing the confined space is designed to minimise risks of injury or harm to a person who enters or works in the confined space; and
(b) that the thing constituting or containing the confined space is provided with safe means of entry and exit.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who modifies a thing constituting or containing a confined space at a workplace must ensure that the thing is not modified to the detriment of the safe means of entry and exit.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the provisions of AS/NZS 2865 are complied with in relation to work done in a confined space at the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If, at a workplace, there is a risk of injury or harm to a person who enters or works in a confined space then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that no person enters or works in the confined space unless another person is present in the immediate vicinity outside the confined space.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If a person is to enter or work in a confined space at a workplace then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that persons referred to in subregulation (2) receive training on the matters referred to in subregulation (3).
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) The persons to receive the training are the persons who —
(a) work in or near a confined space; and
(b) manage or supervise persons working in or near confined spaces; and
(c) purchase or maintain equipment used by, or for the rescue or protection of, persons working in or near confined spaces; and
(d) are required to be in the immediate vicinity outside the confined space for the purposes of regulation 3.86; and
(e) are involved in rescue and first aid procedures in relation to persons working in or near confined spaces.
(3) The training is to include the following matters —
(a) the hazards of the confined space; and
(b) assessment procedures; and
(c) control measures; and
(d) emergency procedures; and
(e) the selection, use, fit, storage and maintenance of safety equipment.
(1) In this Subdivision —
(a) the manufacture, transport, cranage, temporary storage, erection or temporary bracing of a concrete panel;
(b) the fixing of a concrete panel for the incorporation of the panel as a wall;
(c) the removal of temporary bracing of a concrete panel;
(2) For the purposes of this Subdivision, a reference in AS 3850 to a tilt‑up panel is to be treated as a reference to a concrete panel as defined in subregulation (1).
(1) A person who, at a workplace (other than a construction site) where a concrete panel is proposed to be manufactured, is an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that the Commissioner is notified of the proposed work at least 10 working days before the panel is proposed to be cast.
(2) A person who, at a construction site where a concrete panel is proposed to be manufactured, is the main contractor must ensure that the Commissioner is notified of the proposed work at least 10 working days before the panel is proposed to be cast.
(3) A notice under subregulation (1) or (2) is to be in an approved form and must specify —
(a) the construction site or other workplace at which the proposed manufacturing work is to take place; and
(b) the construction site at which the panel is to be incorporated as a wall once the process by which the panel is manufactured is complete.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) A person referred to in subregulation (1) (other than the Commissioner) must ensure that a copy of the notice is given to the main contractor at the construction site referred to in subregulation (3)(b) within the period referred to in subregulation (1).
Penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual —
(i) for a first offence, $2 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $2 500;
or
(b) in the case of a body corporate —
(i) for a first offence, $4 000; and
(ii) for a subsequent offence, $5 000.
(1) A person who, at a workplace (other than a construction site) where a concrete panel is proposed to be manufactured, is an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the design and shop drawings of the panel are in accordance with AS 3850 section 3; and
(b) the materials, components and equipment used in the manufacture of the panel are in accordance, or used in accordance, with AS 3850 section 2; and
(c) the manufacture of the panel is in accordance with AS 3850 section 4; and
(d) a competent person who is not involved in the original form set‑up conducts an inspection referred to in AS 3850 section 4.10 and provides a written report setting out the inspection results.
(2) A person who, at a construction site where a concrete panel is proposed to be manufactured, is the main contractor must ensure that —
(a) the design and shop drawings of the panel are in accordance with AS 3850 section 3; and
(b) the materials, components and equipment used in the manufacture of the panel are in accordance, or used in accordance, with AS 3850 section 2; and
(c) the manufacture of the panel is in accordance with AS 3850 section 4; and
(d) a competent person who is not involved in the original form set‑up conducts an inspection referred to in AS 3850 section 4.10 and provides a written report setting out the inspection results.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the transport of a concrete panel at or adjacent to the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 5; and
(b) the cranage, temporary storage and erection of a concrete panel at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 5.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a reference in AS 3850 —
(a) section 5.1 to a delivery vehicle is to be treated as a reference to a vehicle that transports a concrete panel at or adjacent to the construction site; and
(b) section 5.1.3 to the specification of particular requirements for the unloading of panels is to be treated as a reference to the specification of such matters by a qualified practising engineer; and
(c) section 5.2 to a designated area is to be treated as a reference to an area that is —
(i) well‑drained and consolidated; and
(ii) located where there is little chance of damage to the panels to be stored; and
(iii) adequate to support the weight of the panels to be stored and any necessary stacking frames; and
(iv) unlikely to settle unevenly;
and
(d) section 5.4.3 to a suitably qualified person is to be treated as a reference to a qualified practising engineer.
(1) A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the design of temporary bracing for a concrete panel at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 6; and
(b) the temporary bracing of a concrete panel at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 6.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a reference in AS 3850 section 6.2 to written approval for a variation is to be treated as a reference to the written approval of a qualified practising engineer.
A person who, at a construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the fixing of a concrete panel for the incorporation of the panel as a wall at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 7; and
(b) the removal of temporary bracing of a concrete panel at the construction site is in accordance with AS 3850 section 7.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person must not do any kind of tilt‑up work in relation to a concrete panel (other than work relating to the manufacture of a concrete panel at a stage before the panel is cast) at a construction site unless the Commissioner has been notified of the intention to manufacture the panel under regulation 3.88A(1) or (2), as is relevant to the case.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) The main contractor at a construction site must ensure that at all times when tilt‑up work is being done at the site there is kept at the site —
(a) if a concrete panel that is, or is to be, involved in the work was manufactured at a place other than the construction site, the copy of the notification to the Commissioner given under regulation 3.88A(4) to the main contractor in respect of the panel; and
(b) if a concrete panel that is, or is to be, involved in the work was manufactured at the construction site, a copy of the notification under regulation 3.88A(2) given to the Commissioner in respect of the panel; and
(c) a copy of any exemption under regulation 2.12 relating to the work; and
(d) a copy of the shop drawings of each concrete panel that is, or is to be, involved in the work; and
(e) a current plan setting out details of the proposed execution of the work; and
(f) a copy of any written or diagrammatic advice, from a qualified practising engineer, received by the main contractor, that sets out the manner in which an aspect of the work should be executed; and
(g) in relation to each concrete panel that is, or is to be, involved in the work, a copy of the inspection report for that panel referred to in regulation 3.88B(1)(d) or (2)(d), as is relevant to the case.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) Nothing in subregulation (1) limits the operation of regulation 3.2.
A person who, at a construction site where tilt‑up work is being done, is the main contractor, an employer, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace (a
(a) a person doing the work; or
(b) a person who has the written authority of a responsible person to enter the area for a purpose connected with the work; or
(c) a person authorised under a written law to enter the area.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace where a concrete panel is proposed to be manufactured, is a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) the manufacture is directly supervised by a person who has completed an approved course for managers and supervisors in the construction industry concerning the manufacture of concrete panels; and
(b) each person involved in the manufacture has completed an approved course for persons involved in the manufacture of concrete panels concerning the aspect of the work in which the person is involved.
Penalty applicable to a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person’s failure to comply with the subregulation occurred before 1 July 2005.
(1) A person who, at a construction site where tilt‑up work (other than work relating to the manufacture of a concrete panel) is proposed to be done, is a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) the work is directly supervised by a person who has completed an approved course for managers and supervisors in the construction industry concerning tilt‑up work; and
(b) each person involved in the work has completed an approved course for persons involved in tilt‑up work concerning the aspect of the tilt‑up work in which the person is involved.
Penalty applicable to a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if the person’s failure to comply with the subregulation occurred before 1 July 2005.
(1) A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the moulding or casting is not done within 3 metres of —
(a) any part of a furnace that is in use; or
(b) any part of a receptacle or ladle that is in use or about to be used in the process of tapping hot metal from a furnace.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person, the moulding or casting is of a type that is required to be done in close proximity to, or in direct contact with, a furnace.
(3) A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure —
(a) that the surface on which moulding or casting is done is level; and
(b) if molten metal is to be carried by hand, that the walkway or floor over which it is carried is as even and level as practicable; and
(c) that the area within a 3 metre radius of the place where moulding or casting is being done is kept clear of any hazard.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (3): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace at which a pit or deep mould is used for the moulding or casting of metal, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure —
(a) that around the pit or deep mould there is a fence at least one metre high with a fender board and that the fence is removed only for the purposes of working the pit or deep mould; and
(b) in the case of a below ground pit furnace, that the pit is either fenced in accordance with paragraph (a) or that any unfenced areas are covered by a substantial grating that is hinged or otherwise moveable so as to allow the removal of metal from the furnace; and
(c) in the case of a pit or deep mould that is used frequently, that the internal walls are lined with bricks or concrete or other material that provides adequate reinforcement and keeps the pit or mould dry; and
(d) in the case of a pouring pit at which a ladle is used for taking molten metal from the furnace, that either —
(i) there is permanently fitted an automatic guiding mechanism that prevents spillage; or
(ii) there is a clearance of at least 300 mm between the side of the pit and any part of the ladle or attachment to the ladle;
and
(e) in the case of a pit or deep mould where a person is required to stand or work over or near the edge of the pit or deep mould, that the floor or walkway on which the person works is at a uniform level and that the edge is covered by a grating that —
(i) is substantial enough to prevent a person falling into the opening; and
(ii) as far as practicable, is flush with the surrounding floor and walkways.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) each hand‑carried ladle is fitted with a suitable shield or guard to protect each person carrying the ladle from the effects of radiant heat; and
(b) each handle on a hand‑carried ladle has safe gripping points; and
(c) when a double‑handled ladle is used, there is not carried a mass greater than a mass calculated on the basis of 19 kg for each person operating the ladle; and
(d) where practicable, each lip pouring ladle is fitted with a safety device to prevent the accidental tipping of the ladle; and
(e) each lip pouring ladle that has a capacity of more than 500 kg is fitted with —
(i) a gear‑operated device that enables the operator to directly control the tilting of the ladle at all times; and
(ii) a locking mechanism which prevents the ladle from tilting until the locking mechanism is released by the operator;
and
(f) each bottom pouring ladle is fitted with an opening mechanism that enables the operator to directly control the ladle at all times, even if the ladle strikes another object; and
(g) that maintenance work on a ladle is not done in the vicinity of moulding or casting work; and
(h) ladles are not heated or dried in a foundry by means of an open coal, coke or wood fire unless the means of extracting fumes generated by the heating or drying process and the means of ventilation are as close as practicable to the point where the heating or drying is done.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace that is a foundry, is an employer or a self‑employed person must ensure that no work is done in the foundry under a moulding box, core or casting unless the box, core or casting, as the case may be, is securely supported either on a trestle or on a support of a similar kind.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that an adequate number of moulds or chills into which spare metal may be poured are immediately available to persons doing moulding or casting.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Subdivision —
A person who, at a workplace at which welding or an allied process is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure, for the purposes of complying with regulation 3.38 in relation to the workplace, that the means of extracting fumes generated by the welding or the allied process and the means of ventilation are as close as practicable to the point where the welding or allied process is done.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace at which welding or an allied process is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the welding or allied process is done in accordance with the provisions of AS 1674 applying to the type of welding or allied process.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace at which an electric welding process is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure, where practicable, that suitable screens are provided to protect persons in the vicinity of the welder from harmful rays produced by the process.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace at which gas welding, heating, cutting or an allied process is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that a flashback arrester is fitted —
(a) on the operator’s side of each regulator connection or gas discharge of a manifolded cylinder pack; and
(b) to the blowpipe.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a gas cylinder that is used with atmospheric air.
In this Subdivision —
(a) paint; or
(b) other liquid used in a spray painting process,
with a flash point of or below 61°C when determined in accordance with AS/NZS 2106;
(a) airless — whereby flammable paint, toxic paint or powder paint, either alone or in combination, is ejected from a spray nozzle under hydraulic pressure;
(b) compressed air — whereby a mixture of air and flammable paint, toxic paint or powder paint, either alone or in combination, is applied under pressure;
(c) electrostatic — whereby an object and flammable paint, toxic paint or powder paint, either alone or in combination, are electrically charged at opposite polarities;
(d) any combination of the processes referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c);
(1) A person who, at a workplace at which spray painting is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the spray painting is done inside a booth that is designed, constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 4114.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person —
(a) it is not practicable to do the spray painting in a booth; or
(b) the work to be done is spotting, touching up, or another minor operation.
A person who, at a workplace at which spray painting is done by an electrostatic process, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) all electrical equipment complies with AS 2268 and AS/NZS 3000; and
(b) the equipment has automatic controls that operate without delay —
(i) to give audible warning; and
(ii) to disconnect the power supply to any high voltage transformer being used,
in the event of a failure of the ventilation system or stoppage of any conveyor carrying objects through the high voltage field used in the process; and
(c) objects being painted are maintained in effective metallic contact with the conveyor or other earthed support and all hooks are kept clean to ensure maintenance of this contact; and
(d) where practicable, sharp points or knife edges and points of contact are shielded from random spray or are so located as not to collect spray material during normal operations.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Subdivision —
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that equipment used for the purposes of abrasive blasting at the workplace —
(a) is designed so that the person operating the nozzle can control the flow of abrasive material through the nozzle; and
(b) has hose whip checks or hose coupling safety locks or both; and
(c) in the case of equipment used for dry abrasive blasting, has an efficient means for the discharge of static electrical charge from the abrasive blasting nozzle; and
(d) in the case of equipment used for wet abrasive blasting, has a water flow rate sufficient to prevent the generation of dust.
(2) A person who, at a workplace at which equipment is used for the purposes of abrasive blasting, is an employer, the main contractor, or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the equipment includes a device designed to cut off automatically the flow of abrasive material through the nozzle if the person operating the nozzle becomes unable to do so; or
(b) procedures are in place which enable a person other than the person operating the nozzle to cut off the flow of abrasive material if the person operating the nozzle becomes unable to do so.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that each blasting cabinet or blasting chamber at the workplace —
(a) is constructed of hard wearing non‑combustible materials; and
(b) is designed and maintained —
(i) to prevent the escape of dust; and
(ii) to minimise internal projections on which dust may settle;
and
(c) which has any window or inspection port —
(i) has each such window or inspection port fixed in a metal sash; and
(ii) has each such window or inspection port maintained so as to permit effective inspection of operations; and
(iii) that is glazed, has glass that is toughened safety glass, laminated safety glass or safety wired glass manufactured to the requirements of AS/NZS 2208 for each such glazed window or inspection port;
and
(d) has a mechanical exhaust system that effectively extracts the dust from the blasting cabinet or the blasting chamber and which is arranged so as to prevent re‑entry of the extracted dust into the blasting cabinet or blasting chamber and the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that each blasting chamber at the workplace —
(a) has illumination to at least 200 lux, measured on a horizontal plane situated one metre above the floor; and
(b) has 2 exits —
(i) located as far from each other as is practicable; and
(ii) both of which are fitted with a quick release system.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If, at a workplace, a person does abrasive blasting of a kind other than abrasive blasting done in a blasting cabinet, then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) the first‑mentioned person is provided with a supplied air respirator which is fitted with an inner bib; and
(b) the first‑mentioned person wears a shoulder cape, jacket or protective suit.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that no material containing any radioactive substance as defined in the
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace where excavation work is to be done, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must consider, as part of the assessment process referred to in regulation 3.1, whether any identified risk of injury or harm to persons doing the work, persons in an excavated area or persons otherwise in the vicinity of the work may be reduced by any of the following means —
(a) temporary support systems;
(b) battering;
(ba) benching;
(c) other forms of retaining structures whether of a temporary or permanent nature;
(d) de‑watering systems,
for use or application during and after the work.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If, at a workplace where excavation work is to be done, any person is at risk of injury because of the excavation work then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that —
(a) suitable barriers are erected between the person at risk and the likely cause of the danger; and
(b) suitable signs that warn of the risk are erected at the place where the excavation work is to be done.
(2) If, at a workplace, there is an excavated area in, around, or across the top of, which persons can move or plant can be moved then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure, as far as is practicable, that —
(a) persons can move safely in, around, and across the top of, the area; and
(b) plant can be moved safely in, around, and across the top of, the area.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace where excavation work is done, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that no item of plant, no excavated material and no other load is placed near the excavated area in a position where there is risk that —
(a) the sides of the excavated area may collapse; or
(b) the plant, material or other load may fall into the excavated area.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If, at a workplace —
(a) any excavation work or earthwork is to be done and there is a risk that the matter forming, or adjacent to, the excavated area or the earthwork may fall or dislodge; or
(b) a person is required to work in an excavated area or other opening in the ground that is at least 1.5 metres deep,
then a person who, at the workplace is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that while a person is working in or near the work, area or opening, the work, area or opening is shored in a manner which will prevent it from collapsing or moving.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person, the sides of the work, area or opening have been assessed by a competent person to be self‑supporting by virtue of the angle of the slope of the sides or the stability of the matter comprising the sides.
(1) If a person is required to work in an excavated area or in another opening in the ground, either of which is at least 1.5 metres deep, then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the first‑mentioned person does not do any work without at least one other person being present in the immediate vicinity of the area where the work is being done.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person, the sides of the excavated area or opening have been assessed by a competent person to be self‑supporting by virtue of the angle of the slope of the sides or the stability of the matter comprising the sides.
If any excavation work or earthwork to be done at a workplace is likely to adversely affect the stability of any building or structure or any road then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the work is not commenced or continued unless the stability of the building or structure or the road is protected by sheet piling, shoring, bracing, guying or other appropriate means.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Subdivision —
(a) work comprising the total demolition of a building or structure that is 10 metres or more in height when measured from the lowest ground level of the building or structure to the highest part of the building or structure;
(b) work —
(i) comprising the partial demolition of a building or structure that is 10 metres or more in height when measured from the lowest ground level of the building or structure to the highest part of the building or structure; and
(ii) affecting the structural integrity of the building or structure;
(c) work —
(i) comprising the total or partial demolition of a building or structure; and
(ii) involving the use of load shifting equipment on a suspended floor;
(d) work comprising the total or partial demolition of pre‑tensioned or post‑tensioned structural components of a building or structure;
(e) work comprising the total or partial demolition of a building or structure containing precast concrete elements erected by the tilt‑up method of construction;
(f) work involving the removal of key structural members of a building or structure so that the whole or a part of the building or structure collapses;
(g) work done to a building or structure involving explosives;
(h) work comprising the demolition or partial demolition of a building or structure that involves the use of a tower crane or any crane with a safe working load greater than 100 tonnes;
(i) work involving the removal of an area of brittle or fragile roofing material in excess of 200 m
2 from a building or structure if any part of the area to be removed is 10 metres or more above the lowest ground level of the building or structure;
(a) the total or partial demolition of a single storey dwelling; or
(b) work of a kind referred to in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of the definition of
class 1 ;
(1) This Subdivision does not apply to the demolition of a building or structure by a person in the metal fabrication or engineering industry in the course of maintaining, refurbishing, upgrading, modifying or decommissioning plant.
(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.
(1) A person may, in an approved form, apply to the Commissioner to be licensed to do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work and the application is to be accompanied by the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 6.1A, which is to be refunded if the application is refused.
(2) On an application under subregulation (1) the Commissioner may issue to the applicant a licence to do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work if the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is able to do that class of demolition work in a safe and proper manner.
(3) A licence may be issued subject to such conditions that the Commissioner sees fit and endorses on the licence.
(4) A licence has effect for 2 years from its issue unless it is sooner cancelled or suspended under subregulation (5).
(5) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, cancel or suspend a licence issued to a person if —
(a) the person is convicted of an offence against these regulations or the Act; or
(b) in the opinion of the Commissioner, the person —
(i) breaches a condition of the licence; or
(ii) is unable to comply with a condition of the licence or a provision of these regulations or the Act.
(1) A person must not do class 1 demolition work unless the person has been issued with a licence to do class 1 demolition work and the work is done in accordance with the conditions of the licence, if any.
(2) A person must not do class 2 demolition work unless the person has been issued with a licence to do class 1 or class 2 demolition work and the work is done in accordance with the conditions of the licence, if any.
(3) A person must not do class 3 demolition work unless the person has been issued with a licence to do class 1 or class 3 demolition work and the work is done in accordance with the conditions of the licence, if any.
(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 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.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or the person having control of the workplace must ensure that —
(a) any class 1 demolition work to be done at the workplace is done by a person who has been issued with a licence to do class 1 demolition work; and
(b) any class 2 demolition work to be done at the workplace is done by a person who has been issued with a licence to do class 1 or class 2 demolition work; and
(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) any class 3 demolition work to be done at the workplace on a building or structure that is 10 metres or more 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 or class 3 demolition work.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who wishes to do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work in a manner that would be in accordance with AS 2601 is to notify the Commissioner at least 5 working days before the work is intended to begin.
(2) The notification is to be in an approved form and is to be accompanied —
(a) by the name of the licensed person who will do the demolition work; and
(b) subject to subregulation (3), by written confirmation of the licensed person that the demolition work will be done in accordance with AS 2601; and
(c) by written confirmation of the licensed person that another person will not be allowed to do the demolition work unless that person has been trained in safe methods of demolition work by a training organisation registered under the Australian National Training Authority framework; and
(d) by written confirmation of the licensed person that the demolition work will be directly supervised by a competent person at all times when the demolition work is being done.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(b) it is not necessary for the licensed person to give written confirmation that the work plan required to be prepared under AS 2601 will be submitted to the Commissioner for approval.
(1) A person who wishes to do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work but to do the work in a manner that would not be in accordance with AS 2601 is to apply, at least 10 working days before the work is intended to begin, to the Commissioner for approval to do the work.
(2) The application is to be in an approved form and is to be accompanied by —
(a) the work plan referred to in AS 2601 in respect of the demolition work; and
(b) such other information as the Commissioner requires to consider the application.
(1) The Commissioner is to acknowledge the receipt of an application under regulation 3.120 within 10 days of receiving the application.
(2) The acknowledgment is to include either —
(a) advice to the effect that the demolition work has not been approved by the Commissioner; or
(b) advice to the effect that the demolition work has been approved by the Commissioner without conditions; or
(c) advice to the effect that the demolition work has been approved by the Commissioner on conditions imposed or to be imposed by the Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner may impose any condition that the Commissioner thinks is necessary in relation to any occupational safety and health matter in respect of demolition work that is the subject of an application under regulation 3.120 but if the Commissioner imposes a condition then it must be communicated to the applicant within 50 days from the day of the acknowledgment.
A person must not do class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work unless —
(a) in the case of work to be done in accordance with AS 2601, the Commissioner has been notified in accordance with regulation 3.119; or
(b) in the case of work that is not to be done in accordance with AS 2601, the Commissioner has approved the work under regulation 3.121 and conditions imposed or to be imposed by the Commissioner have been communicated to the person who applied for the approval.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace where demolition work other than class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work is being done, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure, subject to subregulation (2), that the work is done in accordance with AS 2601.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) it is not necessary for a person referred to in that subregulation to ensure that the work plan required to be prepared under AS 2601 is submitted to the Commissioner for approval.
(1) A licensed person must ensure, subject to subregulation (2), that any class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work that is to be done in accordance with AS 2601 and which is done by the licensed person is done in accordance with AS 2601.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) it is not necessary for a person referred to in that subregulation to ensure that the work plan required to be prepared under AS 2601 is submitted to the Commissioner for approval.
(3) A licensed person must ensure, in relation to any class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work that is not to be done in accordance with AS 2601 and which is done by the licensed person that —
(a) the work is done in accordance with the Commissioner’s approval to do the work under regulation 3.121; and
(b) there is compliance with each condition (if any) imposed by the Commissioner in relation to the approval to do the work.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (3) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (3) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A licensed person must ensure that at all times when class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work is being done by that person at a workplace, there is kept at the workplace —
(a) a copy of the notification or approval, as the case requires, and each condition (if any) imposed by the Commissioner, in relation to the work; and
(b) a copy of AS 2601; and
(c) a copy of the work plan referred to in AS 2601.
(2) A person who, at a workplace where demolition work other than class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work is being done, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that at all times when the work is being done, there is kept at the workplace —
(a) a copy of AS 2601; and
(b) a copy of the work plan referred to in AS 2601.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) In this regulation —
(2) A person who, at an asbestos demolition site, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person or the person having control of the workplace must ensure that the work —
(a) does not commence or immediately ceases when the presence of asbestos‑containing material is apparent; and
(b) does not proceed until the material has been removed in accordance with regulation 5.45.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must not allow any person to enter or remain in an area of the workplace where demolition work, other than class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work, has commenced other than —
(a) a person doing the work; or
(b) a person authorised by the employer, main contractor or self‑employed person to enter the area for a purpose connected with doing the work; or
(c) a person authorised under a written law to enter the area.
(2) A licensed person must not allow any person to enter or remain in an area of a workplace where class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work being done by the person has commenced other than —
(a) a person doing the work; or
(b) a person authorised by the licensed person to enter the area for a purpose connected with doing the work; or
(c) a person authorised under a written law to enter the area.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that any scaffold involved in demolition work at the workplace, other than class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work —
(a) is a heavy duty scaffold that meets the requirements of AS/NZS 1576.1; and
(b) is erected to the full height of the building or structure; and
(c) has a closely boarded platform with a minimum width of one metre that abuts on the face of the building or structure at the working level; and
(d) has a fender board not less than 900 mm high fitted on the outer edge and on the ends of the working platform; and
(e) has the external face and ends sheathed with a fire retardant material and wire mesh that has wires that are at least 3 mm in diameter and with apertures not greater than 50 mm x 50 mm; and
(f) is maintained in position and in an effective state up to the working level of the scaffold for the whole of the period during which the demolition work is being done; and
(g) is progressively dismantled so that the unsupported part of the scaffold does not exceed by more than 4 metres the height of the last row of ties that secure the scaffold to the building or structure.
(2) A licensed person must ensure that any scaffold involved in class 1, class 2 or class 3 demolition work that the person is doing at a workplace complies with subregulation (1)(a) to (g).
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2) in any other case: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) or (2) if, proof of which is on the person, the scaffold is otherwise in accordance with any approval of, or a condition imposed by, the Commissioner in relation to the demolition work.
This Division does not apply to a commercial goods vehicle, as defined in section 4(1) of the
In this Division —
(a) a passenger transport vehicle as defined in the
Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 section 4(1); or(b) a school bus within the meaning of the
Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 regulation 226; or(c) any mobile plant or motor vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes that is designed to carry, or is carrying, a large integrated item of equipment; or
(d) any other motor vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes used or intended to be used for the carriage of goods for hire or reward;
(a) is more than 60 hours per week; or
(b) for more than once per week — is more than 10 hours in any 24 hour period; or
(c) for more than once per week — includes the period from midnight to 5 a.m.;
(a) scheduling trips; and
(b) rostering drivers; and
(c) establishing a driver’s fitness to work; and
(d) education of drivers in fatigue management; and
(e) managing incidents on or relating to commercial vehicles; and
(f) establishing and maintaining appropriate workplace conditions;
(a) time spent doing work incidental to the driving; and
(b) time spent operating the mobile plant, where the commercial vehicle is plant; and
(c) time spent operating mobile plant transported on the commercial vehicle; and
(d) a break from driving, mobile plant operation or incidental work lasting less than 30 minutes.
(1) A responsible person at a workplace must ensure that a commercial vehicle driver who is required to drive a commercial vehicle that forms the whole or part of the workplace —
(a) drives the vehicle in accordance with regulation 3.132; and
(b) is certified by a medical practitioner as fit to drive the vehicle.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) A commercial vehicle driver who is required to drive a commercial vehicle that forms the whole or part of a workplace must —
(a) drive the vehicle in accordance with regulation 3.132; and
(b) be the holder of a certificate of a medical practitioner confirming his or her fitness to drive the vehicle.
Penalty for a person who commits the offence as an employee: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
Penalty in any other case:
(a) for a first offence, $25 000; and
(b) for a subsequent offence, $31 250.
(3) For the purposes of subregulations (1)(b) and (2)(b), the certificate is to state that not more than 5 years before the driving, the medical practitioner examined and passed the commercial vehicle driver in accordance with —
(a) the document
Assessing Fitness to Drive 2016 published jointly by Austroads Ltd and the National Transport Commission, as revised in 2017; or(b) requirements exceeding or substantially equivalent to the requirements in the document referred to in paragraph (a).
(1) A commercial vehicle driver must, so far as practicable, have —
(a) for every 5 hours work time — breaks from driving totalling at least 20 minutes including a break from driving of at least 10 consecutive minutes after 5 hours work time; and
(b) in any 14 day period — no more than 168 hours of work time.
(2) In addition to subregulation (1), a commercial vehicle driver who drives without a relief driver must, so far as practicable, have —
(a) in any 72 hour period — at least 27 hours non‑work time, including at least 3 periods of at least 7 consecutive hours non‑work time, with each period separated from the next by not more than 17 hours; and
(b) either —
(i) in any 14 day period — at least 2 periods of 24 consecutive hours non‑work time; or
(ii) in any 28 day period — at least 4 periods of 24 consecutive hours non‑work time if, and only if, the driver has no more than 144 hours work time in any 14 day period that is part of the 28 day period.
(3) In addition to subregulation (1), a commercial vehicle driver who drives with a relief driver must, so far as practicable, have —
(a) in any 24 hour period — at least 7 hours of non‑work time, whether or not the time is spent in the vehicle while it is moving; and
(b) either —
(i) in any 48 hour period — at least one period of 7 continuous hours non‑work time, which time is not spent in the vehicle while it is moving; or
(ii) in any 7 day period — at least 48 hours of non‑work time, which time is not spent in the vehicle while it is moving, includes a period of at least 24 consecutive hours non‑work time and does not include a period of non‑work time of less than 7 consecutive hours.
(4) In addition to subregulation (1), a commercial vehicle driver who does shiftwork on 5 or more consecutive days must, so far as practicable, have at least 24 continuous hours of non‑work time between shift changes.
A responsible person at a workplace must ensure that a driver fatigue management plan is developed and kept current by a competent person for every commercial vehicle driver who is required to drive a commercial vehicle that forms the whole or part of the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) A responsible person at a workplace must ensure that a record in accordance with subregulation (2) is established and kept current in respect of the work time, breaks from driving, and non‑work time of each commercial vehicle driver who is required to drive a commercial vehicle that forms the whole or part of the workplace.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) The record is to be —
(a) set out in a clear and systematic manner; and
(b) available for inspection by an inspector at all reasonable times; and
(c) kept for at least 3 years from the date of the last entry on the record.
In this Division —
(a) was issued by the provider of a construction induction training course that is, or was at the time the document was issued, a recognised construction induction training course; and
(b) contains information to the effect that the person named in the document satisfactorily completed the course on the date specified in the document;
(a) the rights and responsibilities under the Act and these regulations of persons who do construction work or employ persons who do such work; and
(b) the hazards to which a person is likely to be exposed while doing construction work at a workplace; and
(c) how to apply risk management principles when doing construction work at the workplace;
(a) is accredited by a body established under a law of a State or a Territory to accredit vocational education and training courses and programmes; and
(b) is provided by a registered training organisation.
(1) An employee or self‑employed person must not do construction work at a workplace unless he or she holds a construction induction training certificate.
Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.
(2) A person who is an employer, the main contractor or a person having control of the workplace must not permit an employee or self‑employed person to do construction work at the workplace unless that other employee or self‑employed person holds a construction induction training certificate.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a person who, immediately before this regulation came into operation, held a current safety awareness training certificate (as defined in regulation 3.135 as in force at that time) is to be taken to hold a construction induction training certificate.
In this Division —
(a) construction work involving a risk of a person falling 2 metres or more;
(b) construction work on telecommunications towers;
(c) construction work involving demolition;
(d) construction work involving disturbing or removing asbestos;
(e) construction work involving alteration to a structure that requires the structure to be temporarily supported to prevent its collapse;
(f) construction work involving a confined space;
(g) construction work involving excavation to a depth of more than 1.5 metres;
(h) the construction of tunnels;
(i) construction work involving the use of explosives;
(j) construction work on or near pressurised gas pipes (including distribution mains);
(k) construction work on or near chemical, fuel or refrigerant lines;
(l) construction work on or near energised electrical installations and lines (whether overhead or underground);
(m) construction work in an area that may have a contaminated or flammable atmosphere;
(n) construction work involving tilt‑up or precast concrete;
(o) construction work on or adjacent to roads or railways that are in use;
(p) work on a construction site where there is movement of powered mobile plant;
(q) construction work in an area where there are artificial extremes of temperature;
(r) construction work in, over or adjacent to water or other liquids if there is a risk of drowning;
(s) construction work involving diving;
(1) This Division applies in relation to construction work taking place, or to take place, at a construction site.
(2) If no one designer is in charge of the whole of the design, then the provisions of this Division apply to or in relation to each designer who, to some extent, is in charge of the design, to that extent.
(3) This Division does not apply to domestic construction work until 1 October 2008.
(1) This regulation applies to a client if the work at the construction site was, is being or is to be done for the client as part of the client’s trade or business.
(2) The client must consult with the designer for the purpose of ensuring, as far as practicable, that persons doing the construction work may do so without risk to their health and safety.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) If the client is not the main contractor, the client must consult with the main contractor for the purpose of ensuring, as far as practicable, that —
(a) persons doing the construction work may do so without risk to their health and safety; and
(b) persons on or near the construction site are not put at risk from the construction work.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) The client must, as far as practicable, ensure that information given to the client under the Act that relates to —
(a) identifying hazards to which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed; or
(b) assessing the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from those hazards; or
(c) considering the means by which the risk may be reduced,
is given to the main contractor (if the client is not the main contractor) and a person who obtains the end product of the construction work from the client.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) This regulation applies in relation to a client if the work at the construction site was, is being or is to be done for the client as part of the client’s trade or business.
(2) The designer must give a written report to the client setting out —
(a) the hazards —
(i) that the designer has identified as part of the design process; and
(ii) that arise from the design of the end product of the construction work; and
(iii) to which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed;
and
(b) the designer’s assessment of the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from those hazards; and
(c) what things the designer has done to reduce those risks (for example, changes to the design, changes to construction methods); and
(d) which of those hazards the designer has not done anything in respect of to reduce those risks.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(3) The level of detail in the report must be appropriate for the client, the nature of the hazards and the degree of risk.
(1) The main contractor must, as far as practicable, ensure that the following information is recorded (if not already recorded) and compiled, information that —
(a) is in the control of the main contractor;
(b) was obtained, created or recorded under the Act;
(c) relates to —
(i) identifying hazards to which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed; and
(ii) assessing the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from those hazards; and
(iii) considering the means by which the risk may be reduced.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) The level of detail to be recorded must be appropriate for the nature of the hazards and the degree of risk.
(3) The main contractor must ensure that the information compiled under subregulation (1) is kept until the construction work is completed.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) The main contractor for a construction site where 5 or more persons are, or are likely to be, working at the same time must ensure that —
(a) an occupational health and safety management plan is prepared for the site before work commences at the site; and
(b) the plan is kept up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) An occupational health and safety management plan is a plan that, as far as practicable —
(a) identifies each person on the site who has a specific occupational safety and health responsibility in relation to the site and describes how those responsibilities are coordinated; and
(b) describes what occupational health and safety induction training will take place in respect of construction work on the site; and
(c) describes the arrangements for managing occupational safety and health incidents on the site; and
(d) sets out the site safety rules and describes the arrangements for ensuring that all persons on or visiting the site are informed of the rules; and
(e) includes information, to the extent to which the main contractor has it, that relates to —
(i) the identified hazards to which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed; and
(ii) the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from those hazards; and
(iii) the means by which the risk may be reduced;
and
(f) includes the safe work method statements (if any) for the site.
(3) The main contractor must ensure, as far as practicable, that —
(a) each person doing construction work at the construction site has been given a copy of the plan; and
(b) if the plan is amended — each such person is given a copy of the changes that relate to the person’s work, as soon as practicable; and
(c) a copy of the plan is available for inspection, until the construction work is completed, by —
(i) a person doing construction work at the construction site; and
(ii) a person about to commence construction work at the construction site; and
(iii) a member of a safety and health committee for the construction site who is an employee; and
(iv) a safety and health representative for the construction site.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(1) If high‑risk construction work is, or is to be, done at the construction site, the main contractor must, as far as practicable, ensure that —
(a) each person identified by the main contractor as having day‑to‑day, on site control of high‑risk construction work at the site gives the main contractor a safe work method statement for the high‑risk construction work that the person is in control of before the work commences; and
(b) the statements are kept up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) In identifying persons for the purposes of subregulation (1), the main contractor must ensure that all high‑risk construction work done, or to be done, at the site will be covered by a safe work method statement.
(3) If the main contractor is unable to comply with subregulation (2), the main contractor must prepare the necessary safe work method statement or statements and keep it or them up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(4) The safe work method statement must be in writing and, as far as practicable, set out —
(a) each high‑risk construction work activity that is or includes a hazard to which a person at the construction site is likely to be exposed; and
(b) the risk of injury or harm to a person resulting from any such hazards; and
(c) the safety measures to be implemented to reduce the risk, including the control measures to be applied to the activity or hazards; and
(d) a description of the equipment used in the work activity; and
(e) the qualifications and training (if any) required for persons doing the work to do it safely.
(5) The main contractor must ensure that there are measures in place to ensure, as far as practicable, that —
(a) high‑risk construction work is carried out in accordance with the relevant safe work method statement; and
(b) if the work is not carried out in accordance with the statement — the work ceases (when safe to do so) and does not resume until the safe work method statement is complied with.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(6) A person referred to in subregulation (1)(a) must, as far as practicable, give the main contractor the safe work method statement for the high‑risk construction work that the person is in charge of and keep it up‑to‑date.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
In this Part and in Schedules 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, unless the contrary intention appears —
(a) includes superheaters, reheaters, economisers, boiler piping, supports, mountings, valves, gauges, fittings, controls, the boiler setting and other equipment directly associated with the boiler;
(b) does not include a fully flooded or pressurised system where water or other liquid is heated to a temperature lower than the normal atmospheric boiling temperature of the liquid;
(a) an endless belt, rope or chain or other similar means; or
(b) buckets, trays or other containers or fittings moved by an endless belt, rope, chain or other similar means; or
(c) a rotating screw; or
(d) a vibration or walking beam; or
(e) a powered roller conveyor where the rolls are driven by an endless belt, rope or chain,
and includes the supporting structure, auxiliary equipment and gear used in connection with the conveyor;
(a) includes the supporting structure of the crane and its foundations;
(b) does not include any industrial lift truck, industrial robot, building maintenance equipment, suspended scaffold or lift;
(a) includes an elevating work platform, a mast‑climbing work platform, a people and materials hoist, a scaffold hoist and a serial hoist;
(b) does not include a lift or building maintenance equipment;
(a) access is allowed to the plant’s moving parts when those parts are not operating; and
(b) moving parts are prevented from starting up or operating when access is available to those parts;
(a) a sensing system employing one or more forms of radiation which can be either self‑generated or generated by pressure; and
(b) the interface between the final switching devices of the sensing system and the machine primary control elements; and
(c) the capacity of a machine to stop when the presence of a person or part of a person within the sensing field will cause the dangerous parts of a machine to be brought to a safe state;
(a) includes distribution headers, bolting, gaskets, pipe supports and pressure retaining accessories;
(b) does not include any boiler or pressure vessel or a pipeline to which any other written law applies;
(a) includes interconnected parts and components, valves, gauges and other fittings up to the first point of connection to connecting piping, fired heaters and gas cylinder;
(b) does not include any boiler or pressure piping;
(1) A person who manufactures, imports or supplies plant of a kind set out in Schedule 4.1 for erection, installation, commissioning or use at a workplace must ensure —
(a) that the design of the plant has been registered by the Commissioner or a regulatory authority; and
(b) that the registration is current; and
(c) that the plant is or has been manufactured in accordance with the current registered design; and
(d) while the plant is under the person’s control, that the design registration number issued by the Commissioner under regulation 4.10 or by a regulatory authority is within the vicinity of the plant and is readily accessible.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a plant design is to be treated as being registered if —
(a) the Commissioner or a regulatory authority, as the case requires, has registered the design on the basis that there will be a modification; and
(b) the modification is in accordance with the specifications of the Commissioner or the regulatory authority.
(1) A person who wishes to apply for the registration of the design of plant of a kind set out in Schedule 4.1 is to apply to the Commissioner in accordance with this regulation.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) is to be in an approved form and is to be accompanied by the following —
(a) a statement signed by the person who designed the plant to the effect that the person has complied with the duties that a person who designs plant has under these regulations; and
(b) the name, business address and qualifications of each of the design verifiers and where applicable, the employer of each design verifier; and
(c) a statement signed by a design verifier to the effect that the plant’s design complies with each Standard set out in Schedule 4.3 that is relevant to that kind of plant and in the case of plant that is pressure equipment that, in addition, verification of the relevant Standards has been done in accordance with AS 3920.1; and
(d) representational drawings of the plant design; and
(e) the fee set out in item 1 of Schedule 6.2.
(3) The statements and information referred to in subregulation (2) are to be in the English language.
For the purposes of an application under regulation 4.3 —
(a) a design verifier must not have had any involvement in the design of the relevant plant; and
(b) the person who designs an item of plant and the design verifier of the item of plant must not be employed by the same person unless the employer undertakes the design of items of plant using a quality system that has been certified by a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand.
Where a person intends to apply for the registration of the design of plant of a kind set out in Schedule 4.1, the person may request the Commissioner to provide the design verification statement under regulation 4.3(2)(c) and, where the statement is provided by an officer of the department, the person must pay to the Commissioner a fee calculated at the rate set out in Schedule 6.1 for the time taken to prepare the statement.
(1) The Commissioner may require a person who makes an application under regulation 4.3 to provide any of the following —
(a) detailed drawings of the plant design;
(b) design calculations;
(c) details of operating instructions;
(d) diagrams of control systems, including the sequence of operating the controls;
(e) details of maintenance requirements;
(f) a statement of the limitations of the plant’s use;
(g) any other information that the Commissioner thinks is necessary to make a decision on the application.
(2) The statements and information referred to in subregulation (1) are to be in the English language.
(1) On an application under regulation 4.3 and on payment of the fee referred to in regulation 4.8, the Commissioner may —
(a) register the plant design without conditions or modifications; or
(b) register the plant design on any condition that the Commissioner thinks is appropriate; or
(c) register the plant design on the basis that —
(i) the design, and any drawings, calculations or instructions that accompanied it, will be modified to the extent specified by the Commissioner; or
(ii) an item of plant manufactured in accordance with the design will be tested in a manner specified by the Commissioner,
with or without requiring any further application or the provision of any more information; or
(d) refuse to register the plant design.
(2) If the Commissioner refuses to register the plant design, the Commissioner is to provide written reasons for the refusal to the applicant with the notice of the decision.
A person who makes an application under regulation 4.3 must, on completion of the assessment of the application and in addition to the fee referred to in regulation 4.3(2)(e), pay to the Commissioner a fee for any assessment of the application required by the Commissioner to be undertaken calculated at the rate set out in Schedule 6.1 for the time taken to conduct the assessment.
If, for the purposes of regulation 4.7(1)(c)(ii), the Commissioner specifies a test that is to be done then the Commissioner may specify that the test be witnessed by an officer of the department or another competent person and if the test is to be witnessed by an officer of the department then the applicant is to —
(a) allow at least 5 working days for the Commissioner to arrange for an officer to witness the test; and
(b) pay to the Commissioner a fee for the witnessing of the test calculated at the rate set out in Schedule 6.1 for the time taken to witness the test.
(1) If the Commissioner registers a plant design, the Commissioner is to issue a design registration number for the plant design and provide the applicant with evidence of the registration in an approved form.
(2) A person who sells or otherwise disposes of plant must give the person who acquires the plant the design registration number of the plant.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
If the design of plant of a kind set out in Schedule 4.1 that is used at a workplace is altered then a person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self‑employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that plant manufactured to the altered design is not used at the workplace unless the alteration to the design of the plant has been registered by the Commissioner or a regulatory authority and the registration is current.
Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.
A person who wishes to apply for the registration of an alteration to the design of plant of a kind set out in Schedule 4.1 is to apply to the Commissioner under regulation 4.3, and that regulation and regulations 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.10 apply as if the application were for a new design.
(1) The Commissioner is to ensure that any information provided with an application under regulation 4.3 is treated as confidential information.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), the Commissioner may —
(3) For the purposes of applying Part 6 to or in relation to an existing assessor of forklift competency, the following modifications apply —
(a) the requirement under regulation 6.26(a) to continue to hold a high risk work licence for a class of high risk work is satisfied if, before the renewal, the assessor is granted a licence for that class of work under regulation 7.18;
(b) regulation 6.27(1) does not apply and instead the registration of the assessor —
(i) takes effect on the commencement day; and
(ii) expires on the day specified by the Commissioner, when the assessor was last authorised before the commencement day to issue documentary evidence of forklift competency, as the day on which the authority was to expire;
(c) until the assessor is granted a high risk work licence under regulation 7.18 —
(i) regulations 6.28(1)(b) and 6.29(1)(b) do not apply; and
(ii) instead the Commissioner may suspend or cancel the assessor’s registration in respect of a particular class of forklift work if the Commissioner is satisfied that the assessor is no longer competent to do forklift work of that class;
(d) a reference in regulation 6.28(1)(d) or 6.29(1)(d) to an application made under regulation 6.21 is to be taken as a reference to an application made to the Commissioner in connection with the assessor’s authority to issue documentary evidence of forklift competency.
(1) This regulation applies to an application for registration as an assessor that was made under Part 6 of the former regulations but was not decided on before the commencement day.
(2) An application to which this regulation applies is to be dealt with under regulation 6.22 as if it were an application, made under regulation 6.21, for registration as an assessor in respect of the class or classes of high risk work corresponding to the work in relation to which the applicant sought registration under the former regulations.
(3) For the purposes of deciding on an application to which this regulation applies, the requirement under regulation 6.22(2)(a) to hold a high risk work licence is satisfied if the applicant holds a certificate of competency for the work in relation to which the applicant sought registration under the former regulations.
(4) For the purposes of applying Part 6 to or in relation to an assessor registered in accordance with this regulation, the following modifications apply —
(a) the requirement under regulation 6.26(a) to continue to hold a high risk work licence for a class of high risk work is satisfied if, before the renewal, the assessor is granted a licence for that class of work under regulation 7.17;
(b) until the assessor is granted a high risk work licence under regulation 7.17 —
(i) regulations 6.28(1)(b) and 6.29(1)(b) do not apply; and
(ii) instead the Commissioner may suspend or cancel the assessor’s registration in respect of a particular class of high risk work if the Commissioner is satisfied that the assessor no longer holds a certificate of competency for the work corresponding to high risk work of that class.
[r. 1.3]
1 | AS/NZS 1200:2000 | Pressure equipment | 4.1, 4.43, Sch. 4.3 |
2 | AS/NZS 1269 | Occupational noise management | 3.45, 3.47 |
AS/NZS 1269.1:2005 | Occupational noise management — Measurement and assessment of noise immission and exposure | ||
AS/NZS 1269.3:2005 | Occupational noise management — Hearing protector program | ||
3 | AS 1319‑1994 | Safety signs for the occupational environment | 1.3, 3.11, 3.34, 3.36, 4.1 |
4 | AS/NZS 1337:1992 | Eye protectors for industrial applications | 3.33 |
5 | AS/NZS 1338:1992 | Filters for eye protectors | 3.33 |
6 | AS 1418 | Cranes (including hoists and winches) | 4.54, Sch. 4.3 |
AS 1418.1‑2002 | Cranes, hoists and winches — General requirements | ||
AS 1418.2‑1997 | Serial hoists and winches | ||
AS 1418.3‑1997 | Bridge, gantry, portal (including container cranes) and jib cranes | ||
AS 1418.4‑2004 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Tower cranes | ||
AS 1418.5‑2002 | Mobile cranes | ||
AS 1418.6‑2004 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Guided storing and retrieving appliances | ||
AS 1418.7‑1999 | Builders’ hoists and associated equipment | ||
AS 1418.8‑2008 | Special purpose appliances | ||
AS/NZS 1418.9:1996 | Vehicle hoists | ||
AS 1418.10(Int)‑2004 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Elevating work platforms | ||
AS 1418.11‑2007 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Vehicle‑loading cranes | ||
AS 1418.12‑1991 | Crane collector systems | ||
AS 1418.13‑1996 | Building maintenance units | ||
AS 1418.14‑1996 | Requirements for cranes subject to arduous working conditions | ||
AS 1418.15‑1994 | Concrete placing equipment | ||
AS 1418.16‑1997 | Mast climbing work platforms | ||
AS 1418.17‑1996 | Design and construction of workboxes | ||
AS 1418.18‑2001 | Crane runways and monorails | ||
7 | AS/NZS 1576 | Scaffolding | 3.67, 3.72, 3.128, Sch. 4.3 |
AS/NZS 1576.1:1995 | General requirements | ||
AS 1576.2‑1991 | Couplers and accessories | ||
AS/NZS 1576.3:1995 | Prefabricated and tube‑and‑coupler scaffolding | ||
AS 1576.4‑1991 | Suspended scaffolding | ||
AS/NZS 1576.5:1995 | Prefabricated splitheads and trestles | ||
AS/NZS 1576.6:2000 | Metal tube‑and‑coupler scaffolding — Deemed to comply with AS/NZS 1576.3 | ||
8 | AS 1636‑1996 | Agricultural wheeled tractors — Roll‑over protective structures — Criteria and tests | 4.44 |
9 | AS 1674 | Safety in welding and allied processes | 3.96 |
AS 1674.1‑1997 | Fire precautions | ||
AS 1674.2‑2007 | Safety in welding and allied processes — Electrical | ||
10 | AS/NZS 1715:2009 | Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective devices | 3.37, 3.40, 3.42 |
11 | AS/NZS 1716:2003 | Respiratory protective devices | 3.40, 3.42 |
12 | AS 1735 | Lifts, escalators, and moving walks (known as the SAA Lift Code) | 4.56, Sch. 4.3 |
AS 1735.1‑2003 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks — General requirements | ||
AS 1735.2‑2001 | Passenger and goods lifts — Electric | ||
AS 1735.3‑2002 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks — Passenger and goods lifts — Electrohydraulic | ||
AS 1735.4‑1986 | Service lifts — Power‑operated | ||
AS 1735.5‑2003 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks — Escalators and moving walks (BS EN 115:1995, MOD) | ||
AS 1735.7‑1998 | Stairway lifts | ||
AS 1735.8‑1986 | Inclined lifts | ||
AS 1735.9‑1994 | Special purpose industrial lifts | ||
AS 1735.10(Int)‑1998 | Tests | ||
AS 1735.11‑1986 | Fire‑rated landing doors | ||
AS 1735.12‑1999 | Facilities for persons with disabilities | ||
AS 1735.13‑1986 | Lifts for persons with limited mobility — Manually powered | ||
AS 1735.14‑1998 | Low‑rise platforms for passengers | ||
AS 1735.15‑2002 | Lifts for people with limited mobility — Restricted use — Non‑automatically controlled | ||
AS 1735.16‑1993 | Lifts for persons with limited mobility — Restricted use — Automatically controlled | ||
AS 1735.17‑1995 | Lifts for people with limited mobility — Restricted use — Water‑drive | ||
AS/NZS 1735.18:2002 | Passenger lifts for private residence — Automatically controlled | ||
13 | AS/NZS 1801:1997 | Occupational protective helmets | 3.33, 3.36 |
14 | AS/NZS 1873 | Powder‑actuated (PA) hand‑held fastening tools | 4.51 |
AS/NZS 1873.1:2003 | Powder‑actuated (PA) hand‑held fastening tools — Selection, operation and maintenance | ||
AS/NZS 1873.2:2003 | Powder‑actuated (PA) hand‑held fastening tools — Design and construction | ||
AS/NZS 1873.3:2003 | Powder‑actuated (PA) hand‑held fastening tools — Charges | ||
AS/NZS 1873.4:2003 | Powder‑actuated (PA) hand‑held fastening tools — Fasteners | ||
15 | AS/NZS 1892 | Portable ladders | 3.26 |
AS/NZS 1892.1:1996 | Metal | ||
AS 1892.2‑1992 | Timber | ||
16 | AS 2030 | The verification, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for storage and transport of compressed gases | 4.1, 4.43, Sch. 4.2, Sch. 4.3 |
AS 2030.1‑2009 | Cylinders for compressed gases other than acetylene | ||
AS 2030.2‑1996 | Cylinders for dissolved acetylene | ||
AS 2030.4‑1985 | Welded cylinders — Insulated | ||
AS 2030 Supplement 1‑1986 | Foreign gas cylinder specifications | ||
17 | AS 2106.0‑2005 | Methods for the determination of the flash point of flammable liquids (closed cup) — General | 3.99 |
18 | AS/NZS 2161 | Occupational protective gloves | 3.33 |
AS/NZS 2161.1:2000 | Selection, use and maintenance | ||
AS/NZS 2161.2:2005 | Occupational protective gloves — General requirements | ||
AS/NZS 2161.3:2005 | Occupational protective gloves — Protection against mechanical risks | ||
AS/NZS 2161.4:1999 | Protection against thermal risks (heat and fire) | ||
AS/NZS 2161.5:1998 | Protection against cold | ||
AS 2161.6‑2003 | Occupational protective gloves — Protective gloves for firefighters — Laboratory test methods and performance requirements | ||
AS/NZS 2161.7.1:1998 | Protection against cuts and stabs by hand knives — Chainmail gloves and arm guards | ||
AS/NZS 2161.8:2002 | Protection against ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination | ||
AS/NZS 2161.9:2002 | Method of measurement and evaluation of the vibration transmissibility of gloves at the palm of the hand | ||
AS/NZS 2161.10.1:2005 | Occupational protective gloves — Protective gloves against chemicals and micro‑organisms — Terminology and performance requirements | ||
AS/NZS 2161.10.2:2005 | Occupational protective gloves — Protective gloves against chemicals and micro‑organisms — Determination of resistance to penetration | ||
AS/NZS 2161.10.3:2005 | Occupational protective gloves — Protective gloves against chemicals and micro‑organisms — Determination of resistance to permeation by chemicals | ||
19 | AS/NZS 2208:1996 | Safety glazing materials in buildings | 3.104 |
20 | AS/NZS 2210 | Occupational protective footwear | 3.33 |
AS/NZS 2210.1:1994 | Guide to selection care and use | ||
AS/NZS 2210.2:2000 | Requirements and test methods | ||
AS/NZS 2210.3:2000 | Specification for safety footwear | ||
AS/NZS 2210.4:2000 | Specification for protective footwear | ||
AS/NZS 2210.5:2000 | Specification for occupational footwear | ||
AS/NZS 2210.6:2001 | Additional requirements and test methods | ||
AS/NZS 2210.7:2001 | Additional specifications for safety footwear | ||
AS/NZS 2210.8:2001 | Additional specifications for protective footwear | ||
AS/NZS 2210.9:2001 | Additional specifications for occupational footwear | ||
21 | AS/NZS 2211 | Laser safety | 4.49 |
AS/NZS 2211.1:2004 | Safety of laser products — Equipment classification, requirements and user’s guide (IEC 60825‑1:2001, MOD) | ||
AS/NZS 2211.10:2004 | Safety of laser products — Application guidelines and explanatory notes to AS/NZS 2211.1 (IEC TR 60825‑10:2002, MOD) | ||
22 | AS 2268‑1979 | Electrostatic paint and powder spray guns for explosive atmospheres | 3.101 |
23 | AS 2294 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures | 4.44, 4.45 |
AS 2294.1‑1997 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures — General | ||
AS 2294.1 Supplement 1‑2003 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures — General — Operator protective structures fitted to plant used in timber industry (forest operations) (Supplement to AS 2294.1‑1997) | ||
AS 2294.2‑1997 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures — Laboratory tests and performance requirements for roll‑over protective structures | ||
AS 2294.3‑1997 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures — Laboratory tests and performance requirements for falling‑object protective structures | ||
AS 2294.4‑1997 | Earth‑moving machinery — Protective structures — Specifications for deflection‑limiting volume | ||
24 | AS/NZS 2299 | Occupational diving operations | 3.29 |
AS/NZS 2299.1:1999 | Occupational diving operations — Standard operational practice | ||
AS/NZS 2299.1 Supplement 1:1999 | Standard operational practice — AS/NZS 2299 Diving Medical Examination Forms | ||
25 | AS/NZS ISO 2801: 2008 | Clothing for protection against heat and flame — General recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance | 3.33 |
26A | AS/NZS 4501.1:2008 | Occupational protective clothing — Guidelines on the selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing | 3.33 |
26 | AS 2397‑1993 | Safe use of lasers in the building and construction industry | 4.49 |
27 | AS 2444‑2001 | Portable fire extinguishers and fire blankets — Selection and location | 3.9 |
28 | AS 2550 | Cranes — Safe use | 4.54 |
AS 2550.1‑2002 | General requirements | ||
AS 2550.3‑2002 | Bridge, gantry, portal (including container cranes), jib and monorail cranes | ||
AS 2550.4‑2004 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Safe use — Tower cranes | ||
AS 2550.5‑2002 | Mobile cranes | ||
AS 2550.6‑1995 | Guided storing and retrieving appliances | ||
AS 2550.7‑1996 | Builders’ hoists and associated equipment | ||
AS/NZS 2550.9:1996 | Vehicle hoists | ||
AS/NZS 2550.10‑2006 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Safe use — Mobile elevating work platforms | ||
AS 2550.11‑2004 | Cranes, hoists and winches — Safe use — Vehicle‑loading cranes | ||
AS 2550.13‑1997 | Building maintenance units | ||
AS 2550.15‑1994 | Concrete placing equipment | ||
AS 2550.16‑1997 | Mast climbing work platforms | ||
29 | AS 2593‑2004 | Boilers — Safety management and supervision systems | 4.43 |
30 | AS 2601‑2001 | Demolition of structures | 3.119, 3.120, 3.122, 3.123, 3.124, 3.125 |
31 | AS/NZS 2604:1998 | Sunscreen products — Evaluation and classification | 3.33 |
32 | AS/NZS 2865:2001 | Safe working in a confined space | 3.85 |
33 | AS 2971‑2007 | Serially produced pressure vessels | Sch. 4.2 |
34 | AS 2985‑2004 | Workplace atmospheres — Method for sampling and gravimetric determination of respirable dust | 3.37 |
35 | AS/NZS 3000:2007 | Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules) | 3.101, 4.27 |
36 | AS/NZS 3012:2003 | Electrical installations — Construction and demolition sites | 3.58, 3.60, 3.61, 3.62, 3.63, 3.64 |
37 | AS/NZS 61558.2.23:2001 | Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar devices — Particular requirements for transformers for construction sites (IEC 61558‑2‑23:2000, MOD) | 3.60 |
38 | AS/NZS 3509:2009 | LP gas fuel vessels for automotive use | Sch. 4.2, Sch. 4.3 |
39 | AS 3533 | Amusement rides and devices | 4.52, Sch. 4.1, Sch. 4.2, Sch. 4.3 |
AS 3533.1‑1997 | Amusement rides and devices — Design and construction | ||
AS 3533.1 Supplement 1‑2003 | Amusement rides and devices — Design and construction — Intrinsic safety (Supplement to AS 3533.1‑1997) | ||
AS 3533.2‑1997 | Amusement rides and devices — Operation and maintenance | ||
AS 3533.2 Supplement 1‑1997 | Amusement rides and devices — Operation and maintenance — Logbook (Supplement to AS 3533.2‑1997) | ||
AS 3533.3‑2003 | Amusement rides and devices — In‑service inspection | ||
AS 3533.4.1‑2005 | Amusement rides and devices — Specific requirements — Land‑borne inflatable devices | ||
40 | AS 3640‑2004 | Workplace atmospheres — Method for sampling and gravimetric determination of inhalable dust | 3.37 |
41 | AS 3765‑1990 | Clothing for protection against hazardous chemicals | 3.33 |
42 | AS/NZS 3788:2006 | Pressure equipment — In‑service inspection | 4.43 |
43 | AS 3850‑2003 | Tilt‑up concrete construction | 3.88, 3.88B, 3.88C, 3.88D, 3.88E |
44 | AS 3873‑2001 | Pressure equipment — Operation and maintenance | 4.43 |
45 | AS 3892‑2001 | Pressure equipment — Installation | 4.43 |
| 46 | AS 3920.1‑1993 | Assurance of product quality — Pressure equipment manufacture | 4.3, Sch. 4.3 |
47 | AS/NZS 4114 | Spray painting booths | 3.100 |
AS/NZS 4114.1:2003 | Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms — Design, construction and testing | ||
AS/NZS 4114.2:2003 | Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms — Installation and maintenance | ||
48 | AS 4343‑2005 | Pressure equipment — Hazard levels | 4.1, Sch. 4.1, Sch. 4.2, Sch. 4.3 |
49 | AS/NZS 4431:1996 | Guidelines for safe working on new lift installations in new constructions | 4.57 |
50 | AS/NZS 4576:1995 | Guidelines for scaffolding | 3.26 |
[Regulation 2.4(2)]
WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner
PO Box 294 INJURY REPORTING TELEPHONES:
WEST PERTH WA 6872 (08) 9327 8800
Phone: (08) 9327 8777 Fax: (08) 9321 8973 1800 198118
Employer Name: | Date of Injury: |
Workplace Name: | |
Address: | _ _ / _ _ / _ _ |
Suburb/Town: | |
Postcode: | |
Phone Number: | Time of injury: |
Fax Number: | _ _ : _ _ am |
WorkCover Number: | _ _ : _ _ pm |
Address of workplace | |
where injury occurred: | |
Suburb/Town: | Postcode: |
Phone Number: | |
Fax Number: | |
Type of workplace | |
where injury occurred: |
(eg. construction site, panel
beating shop, etc)
Surname: | Estimated time |
Given Names: | person is unable to |
Occupation: | work: _ _ _ days |
Date of Birth: _ _ / _ _ / _ _ Age: _ _ _ | |
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Nature of injury: |
Brief description of how injury occurred: |
| Place injured person removed to: |
Name of person reporting accident: |
Position: |
Phone Number: |
Person for liaison: |
Phone Number: |
OFFICE USE ONLY: o Nat. Person receiving report: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o Loc. o Ag.
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[Regulation 2.5(2)]
WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner
PO Box 294 DISEASE REPORTING TELEPHONES:
WEST PERTH WA 6872 (08) 9327 8800
Phone: (08) 9327 8777 Fax: (08) 9321 8973 1800 198118
Employer Name: | |
Workplace Name: | |
Address: | |
Suburb/Town: | Postcode: |
Phone Number: | WorkCover Number: |
Fax Number: |
Surname: |
Given Names: |
Occupation: |
Date of Birth: _ _ / _ _ / _ _ Age: _ _ _ |
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Name of Disease: | |
Date of Diagnosis: | |
Name of Medical Practitioner: | |
Address: | |
Suburb/Town: | Postcode: |
Phone Number: | |
Fax Number: |
Name of person reporting disease: |
Position: |
Phone Number: |
Person for liaison: |
Phone Number: |
[Regulation 2.8(1)]
WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner
PO Box 294
WEST PERTH WA 6872
Phone: (08) 9327 8777
Fax: (08) 9321 8973
Take notice that I, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(print name of person referring notice for review)
refer improvement notice number o o o o o o
issued by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(inspector)
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to you for review.
(date notice was issued)
The improvement notice relates to the workplace at:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(address)
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(employer)
The notice is to be complied with before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(compliance date on improvement notice)
I request the review on the following grounds:
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Date:
NOTE: A reference of an
[Regulation 2.8(2)]
WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner
PO Box 294
WEST PERTH WA 6872
Phone: (08) 9327 8777
Fax: (08) 9321 8973
Take notice that I, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(print name of person referring notice for review)
refer prohibition notice number o o o o o o
issued by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(inspector)
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to you for review.
(date notice was issued)
The prohibition notice relates to the workplace at:
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(employer)
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I request the review on the following grounds:
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Date:
NOTE: A reference of a
[Regulation 3.2(e)]
30 July 1996 | The General Duty of Care in Western Australian Workplaces |
30 July 1996 | Election of Safety and Health Representatives, Representatives and Committees and Resolution of Issues |
30 July 1996 | Guidance Note for the Assessment of Health Risks Arising from the Use of Hazardous Substances in the Workplace [NOHSC: 3017 (1994)] |
30 July 1996 | Guidance Note for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances in the Retail Sector [NOHSC: 3018 (1994)] |
30 July 1996 | Guidance Note on the Interpretation of Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC: 3008 (1995)] |
30 July 1996 | National Guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety Competency Standards for the Operation of Loadshifting Equipment and Other Types of Specified Equipment [NOHSC: 7019 (1992)] |
30 July 1996 | Plant Design: A Guide to Risk Management for Designers, Manufacturers, Importers, Suppliers and Installers of Plant (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission) |
30 July 1996 | Plant in the Workplace: A Guide to Managing Risks from Plant in the Workplace for Employers and Employees (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission) |
[Regulation 3.99]
1. All chromates and dichromates contained in such quantity that chromium in these forms, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 0.1% by weight.
2. Antimony and compounds of antimony contained in such quantity that antimony, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 5% by weight.
3. Arsenic and compounds of arsenic contained in such quantity that arsenic, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 0.1% by weight.
4. Barium and compounds of barium (except barium sulphate and barium metaborate) contained in such quantity that barium, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 5% by weight.
5. Cadmium and compounds of cadmium contained in such quantity that cadmium, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 0.1% by weight.
6. Lead and compounds of lead contained in such quantity that lead, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 1% by weight.
7. Mercury and compounds of mercury contained in such quantity that mercury, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 0.1% by weight.
8. Selenium and compounds of selenium contained in such quantity that selenium, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 0.1% by weight.
9. Crystalline silica contained in such quantity that silicon dioxide, calculated as a percentage of the dried material, exceeds 2% by weight.
1. Benzene in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 1.5% by volume.
2. Chlorinated hydrocarbons in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which they are contained, exceeds 5% by weight.
3. Methanol in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 1% by weight.
4. Nitrobenzene in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 1% by weight.
5. Pyridine in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 2% by weight.
1. Accelerators, promoters and catalysts (excluding driers).
2. Formaldehyde in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 0.2% by weight.
3. Oxalic acid in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which it is contained, exceeds 5% by weight.
4. Raw epoxide resins.
5. Uncombined organic isocyanates (as NCO) in a quantity that, calculated as a percentage of the material in which they are contained, exceeds, or may exceed upon normal storage, 0.5% by weight.
[Regulations 4.2, 4.3(1) and 4.12]
Amusement structures within the scope of AS 3533 other than Class 1 devices
Boom‑type elevating work platforms
Bridge cranes with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes, or which are designed to handle molten metal or dangerous goods
Building maintenance units
Gantry cranes with a safe working load greater than 5 tonnes, or which are designed to handle molten metal or dangerous goods
Gas cylinders
Hoists, other than elevating work platforms, that have a platform movement in excess of 2.4 metres and which are designed to lift people
Lifts
Mast climbing work platforms
Mobile cranes, other than tow trucks, with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes
Pre‑fabricated scaffolding systems
Pressure equipment categorized as hazard level A, B, C or D according to the criteria set out in AS 4343, but not pressure piping
Tower cranes
Vehicle hoists which, in order to work, require the supply of energy of a kind other than, or in addition to, the energy supplied by the exertion of the body of a human or an animal
Work boxes
[Regulations 4.14, 4.15 and 4.34(2)]
Amusement structures within the scope of AS 3533 other than Class 1 devices
Boilers categorized as hazard level A, B or C according to the criteria set out in AS 4343
Building maintenance units
Lifts
Mobile cranes, other than tow trucks, with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes
Pressure vessels categorized as hazard level A, B or C according to the criteria set out in AS 4343, but not —
(a) gas cylinders to which AS 2030 applies; and
(b) LP gas fuel vessels for automotive use to which AS/NZS 3509 applies; and
(c) serially produced vessels to which AS 2971 applies
Tower cranes
Truck‑mounted concrete placing units with booms
[Regulations 4.3(2)(c), 4.23(3)(b), 4.29(c)(i) and 4.33(2)(b)]
AS/NZS 1200 | Pressure equipment (known as SAA Boiler Code) |
AS 1418 | Cranes (including hoists and winches) (known as SAA Crane Code) |
AS/NZS 1576 | Scaffolding |
AS 1735 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks (known as SAA Lift Code) |
AS 2030 | The approval, filling, inspection, testing and maintenance of cylinders for the storage and transport of compressed gases (known as SAA Gas Cylinders Code) |
AS/NZS 3509 | LP gas fuel vessels for automotive use |
AS 3533 | Amusement rides and devices |
AS 3920.1 | Assurance of product quality — Pressure equipment manufacture |
AS 4343 | Pressure equipment — Hazard levels |
[Regulation 5.1]
A
(a) is described in the
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances as carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, a skin or respiratory sensitiser, corrosive or very corrosive, toxic or very toxic, a harmful substance which can cause irreversible effects after acute exposure, or a harmful substance which can cause serious damage to health after repeated or prolonged exposure; or(b) has an exposure standard listed in the
National Exposure Standards [NOHSC: 1003 (1995)].
A
A
In this Division —
A
Acute toxicity (Categories 1, 2 and 3) | ³ 1.0% |
Skin corrosion (Categories 1, 1A, 1B and 1C) | ³ 1.0% |
Serious eye damage (Category 1) | ³ 1.0% |
Respiratory/skin sensitisation (Categories 1, 1A and 1B) | ³ 0.1% |
Germ cell mutagenicity (Categories 1, 1A and 1B) | ³ 0.1% |
Germ cell mutagenicity (Category 2) | ³ 1.0% |
Carcinogenicity (Categories 1, 1A, 1B and 2) | ³ 0.1% |
Reproductive toxicity (Categories 1, 1A, 1B and 2) | ³ 0.1% |
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) (Categories 1 and 2) | ³ 1.0% |
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) (Categories 1 and 2) | ³ 1.0% |
Aspiration hazard (Category 1) | ³ 10% of Category 1 ingredient(s) and kinematic viscosity £ 20.5 mm |
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Acute toxicity (Category 4) | ³ 1.0% |
Skin irritation (Category 2) | ³ 1.0% |
Serious eye irritation (Category 2A) | ³ 1.0% |
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) (Category 3) | ³ 1.0% |
A
[Regulation 5.14]
Any substance that consists of or contains asbestos | Application by spraying or installation as insulation |
Any material that consists of or contains asbestos | High pressure cleaning of any such material |
Installed insulation that consists of or contains asbestos | Sealing of such insulation |
A substance that consists of or contains crystalline silicon dioxide | As an abrasive material in abrasive blasting except where less than 2% dry weight of crystalline silicon dioxide is present as a contaminant |
A recycled material that has not been treated to remove respirable dust | As an abrasive material in dry abrasive blasting |
A substance capable of causing harm to the upper respiratory tract of a person | As an abrasive material in dry abrasive blasting |
Any substance that contains more than — 0.1% antimony 0.1% arsenic 0.1% beryllium 0.1% cadmium 0.5% chromium 0.5% cobalt 0.1% lead 0.5% nickel 1.0% tin | As an abrasive material in abrasive blasting |
Any substance that contains chromate, nitrate or nitrite | As a wet abrasive blasting inhibitor in wet abrasive blasting |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | All uses and handling except for bona fide research or analysis, handling for storage awaiting disposal, handling for removal and disposal, handling for repairs*, and when contained in existing electrical equipment and construction materials |
(a) the controlled removal of PCBs from a piece of equipment to undertake repairs followed by the replacement of PCBs with non‑PCB fluid and then the separate disposal of the PCBs;
(b) the clean‑up and disposal of PCBs that have spilled, leaked or otherwise escaped from the containment;
(c) the clean‑up and disposal of materials contaminated with PCBs during a process referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),
but does not include the return of spilled PCBs back into the container from which there was an uncontrolled loss of containment, or into any other container except if placed in that container for disposal.
[Regulation 5.23(1)]
acrylonitrile | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination if indicated. Records of personal exposure. |
inorganic arsenic | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination with emphasis on the peripheral nervous system and skin. Urinary total arsenic. Records of personal exposure. |
asbestos | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination if indicated. Records of personal exposure. |
benzene | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Baseline blood sample for haematological profile. Records of personal exposure. |
cadmium | Demography, occupational and medical history. Health advice, including counselling on additional cadmium burden from smoking. Physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system. Completion of a standardized respiratory questionnaire. Standardized respiratory function tests such as FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC. Urinary cadmium and β2‑microglobulin. Records of personal exposure. |
inorganic chromium | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system and skin. Weekly skin inspection of hands and forearms by a responsible person. |
creosote | Demography, occupational and medical history. Health advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changes. Physical examination with emphasis on the neurological system and skin, noting any abnormal lesions, and evidence of skin sensitisation. Records of personal exposure, including photosensitivity. |
isocyanates | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Completion of a standardized respiratory questionnaire. Physical examination of the respiratory system and skin. Standardized respiratory function tests such as FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC. |
inorganic mercury | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination with emphasis on neurological, renal and gastrointestinal systems and skin. Urinary inorganic mercury. |
4,4’‑ methylene bis 2‑ chloroaniline (MOCA) | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Urinary total MOCA. Dipstick analysis of urine for haematuria. Urine cytology. |
organophosphate pesticides | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination. Baseline estimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity levels by the Ellman method. Estimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity towards the end of the working day. |
pentachlorophenol (PCP) | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination with emphasis on skin, noting any abnormal lesions or effects of irritancy. Urinary total pentacholorophenol. Dipstick urinanalysis for haematuria and proteinuria. Records of personal exposure. |
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | Demography, occupational and medical history. Health advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changes. Physical examination if indicated. Records of personal exposure, including photosensitivity. |
crystalline silica | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Completion of a standardized respiratory questionnaire. Standardized respiratory function tests such as FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC. Low dose high resolution computed tomography of the chest at less than 1 millisievert equivalent dose for the entire study. The study must image the whole of each lung on inspiration at 1.5 mm slice thickness or less, without an interslice gap, and must include expiratory imaging. The images must be of adequate quality to detect subtle abnormalities, including groundglass opacities and small nodules. Records of personal exposure. |
thallium | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination if indicated. Urinary thallium. |
vinyl chloride | Demography, occupational and medical history and health advice. Physical examination if indicated. Records of personal exposure. |
[Regulation 5.28]
2‑Acetylaminofluorene [53‑96‑3]
Aflatoxins
4‑Aminodiphenyl [92‑67‑1]
Benzidine [92‑87‑5] and its salts (including benzidine dihydrochloride [531‑85‑1])
bis(chloromethyl) ether [542‑88‑1]
Chloromethyl methyl ether [107‑30‑2] (technical grade containing bis(chloromethyl) ether)
4‑Dimethylaminoazobenzene [60‑11‑7]
2‑Naphthylamine [91‑59‑8] and its salts
4‑Nitrodiphenyl [92‑93‑3]
[Regulation 5.28]
Acrylonitrile [107‑13‑1]
Benzene [71‑43‑2] when used as a feedstock and containing more than 50% of benzene by volume
Cyclophosphamide [50‑18‑0] (cytotoxic drug) when used in preparation for therapeutic use in hospitals and oncological treatment facilities and in manufacturing operations
3,3‑Dichlorobenzidine [91‑94‑1] and its salts (including 3,3‑dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride [612‑83‑9]
Diethyl sulfate [64‑67‑5]
Dimethyl sulfate [77‑78‑1]
Ethylene dibromide [106‑93‑4] when used as a fumigant
4,4’‑Methylene bis(2‑chloroaniline) [101‑14‑4]‑MOCA
Beta‑Propiolactone [57‑57‑8] (2‑propiolactone)
o‑Toluidine [95‑53‑4] and o‑Toluidine hydrochloride [636‑21‑5]
Vinyl chloride monomer [75‑01‑4]
[Regulation 5.28]
Actinolite asbestos [77536‑66‑5]
Amosite [12172‑73‑5] (brown asbestos)
Anthophyllite asbestos [77536‑67‑5]
Crocidolite [12001‑28‑4] (blue asbestos)
Chrysotile [12001‑29‑5] (white asbestos)
Tremolite asbestos [77536‑68‑6]
[r. 4.5, 4.8, 4.9(b) and 4.18]
1. | Preparing a design verification statement under r. 4.3(2)(c) (r. 4.5) | $32.80 per quarter hour or part of a quarter hour spent preparing the statement |
2. | Conducting an assessment for the purposes of r. 4.8 or 4.18 | $32.80 per quarter hour or part of a quarter hour in which the assessment is conducted |
3. | Witnessing a test specified under r. 4.7(1)(c)(ii) (r. 4.9(b)) | $32.80 per quarter hour or part of a quarter hour in which the test is witnessed |
[r. 3.116(1)]
1. | Application for class 1 demolition work licence (r. 3.116(1)) | 6 850.00 |
2. | Application for class 2 demolition work licence (r. 3.116(1)) | 4 455.00 |
3. | Application for class 3 demolition work licence (r. 3.116(1)) | 3 364.00 |
[r. 4.3(2)(e) and 4.15(2)(d)]
1. | Application for registration of plant design (r. 4.3(2)(e)) | 434.00 |
2. | Application for registration or re‑registration of an individual item of plant (r. 4.15(2)(d)) | 119.00 |
[r. 5.44(1) and 5.45C(2)]
1. | Application for unrestricted asbestos licence (r. 5.44(1)(a)) | 14 910.00 |
2. | Application for restricted asbestos licence (r. 5.44(1)(b)) | 919.00 |
3. | Application for renewal of unrestricted asbestos licence (r. 5.45C) | 11 680.00 |
4. | Application for renewal of restricted asbestos licence (r. 5.45C) | 851.00 |
[r. 6.1, 6.3, 7.9 and 7.17]
In this Schedule —
(a) made up of a car, bucket or platform that is cantilevered from and travels up and down the external face of a building or structure; and
(b) that carries goods or materials but not people;
In this Division —
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3. | Scaffolding work, advanced | (1) Scaffolding work included in the class of |
(2) Scaffolding work involving —
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In this Division —
(a) applying slinging techniques for the purposes of lifting a load, including selecting the method of lifting (by consideration of the nature of the load, its mass and its centre of gravity) and inspecting lifting gear (for suitability and condition); or
(b) directing the operator of a crane or hoist in the movement of a load when the load is out of the view of the operator;
(a) moving, placing or securing a load (such as plant, equipment or members of a building or structure) using mechanical load shifting equipment but does not include operation of the mechanical load shifting equipment; or
(b) erecting or dismantling cranes or hoists.
1. | Dogging work | Dogging work. |
2. | Dogging work and rigging work, basic | (1) Work included in the class of |
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3. | Dogging work and rigging work, intermediate | (1) Work included in the class of |
(2) Rigging work involving —
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4. | Dogging and rigging work, advanced | (1) Work included in the class of |
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(a) guyed (guy‑derrick) or held by backstays (stiff‑legged derrick); and
(b) capable of luffing under load;
(a) an articulated mobile crane; or
(b) a locomotive crane,
but does not include vehicle tow trucks;
(a) that is a cantilever hoist, a tower hoist or several winches configured to operate as a hoist; and
(b) that is intended to carry goods, materials or people;
(a) that cannot be disassembled into a tower element and a boom or jib element; and
(b) that is transported between sites as a complete unit; and
(c) where the erection and dismantling processes are an inherent part of the crane’s function;
(a) a front‑end loader; or
(b) a backhoe; or
(c) an excavator; or
(d) other earth moving equipment,
when configured for crane operation;
(a) the crane, if a jib crane, may be a horizontal or luffing jib type; and
(b) the tower structure may be demountable or permanent,
but does not include a self‑erecting tower crane;
(a) with 2 or more stages; and
(b) mounted on a vehicle; and
(c) able to be slewed or luffed; and
(d) along which concrete is pumped by means of a pipe attached to, or incorporated within, the boom.
(1) For the purposes of the Table item 5, the raising and lowering of a hoist is a single powered operation.
(2) For the purposes of the Table item 14, the length of a boom is the greater of the following —
(a) the vertical distance from the surface supporting the boom‑type elevating work platform to the floor of the platform, with the platform extended to its maximum height;
(b) the horizontal distance from the centre point of the boom’s rotation to the outer edge of the platform, with the platform extended to its maximum distance.
1. | Crane and hoist operation, tower crane | The use of a tower crane. |
2. | Crane and hoist operation, self‑erecting tower crane | The use of a self‑erecting tower crane. |
3. | Crane and hoist operation, derrick crane | The use of a derrick crane. |
4. | Crane and hoist operation, portal boom crane | The use of a portal boom crane. |
5. | Crane and hoist operation, bridge crane/gantry crane | The use of a bridge crane or gantry crane that is —
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6. | Crane and hoist operation, vehicle loading crane | The use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more. |
7. | Crane and hoist operation, non‑slewing mobile crane | The use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity of more than 3 tonnes. |
8. | Crane and hoist operation, mobile crane, basic | The use of —
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9. | Crane and hoist operation, mobile crane, intermediate | The use of —
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10. | Crane and hoist operation, mobile crane, advanced | The use of —
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12. | Crane and hoist operation, materials hoist | The use of a materials hoist where the vertical movement of the hoist’s car, bucket or platform is more than 11 metres. |
13. | Crane and hoist operation, personnel and materials hoist | The use of a personnel and materials hoist. |
14. | Crane and hoist operation, boom‑type elevating work platform | The use of a boom‑type elevating work platform where the length of the boom is 11 metres or more. |
15. | Crane and hoist operation, vehicle‑mounted concrete placing boom | The use of a vehicle‑mounted concrete placing boom. |
In this Division —
1. | Forklift operation, forklift truck | The use of a forklift truck other than an order‑picking forklift truck. |
2. | Forklift operation, order‑picking forklift truck | The use of an order‑picking forklift truck. |
In this Division —
(a) a vessel, or an arrangement of vessels and interconnecting parts, in which steam or liquid is heated, at a pressure above that of the atmosphere, by the application of fire, the products of combustion, electrical power or similar means; and
(b) the valves, gauges, fittings, controls, boiler setting and other equipment directly associated with those vessels,
but does not include —
(c) a vessel that is able to operate deprived of all liquid and vapour that is intended to be heated; or
(d) a direct fired process heater;
For the purposes of the Table item 2, a boiler is not to be taken as being capable of being fired by multiple fuels simultaneously merely because —
(a) it changes fuel types during start sequences; or
(b) it is fired by different grades of the same fuel simultaneously.
1. | Pressure equipment operation, basic | The use of a boiler that has an output of more than 500 kW other than a boiler with —
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2. | Pressure equipment operation, intermediate | The use of a boiler that has an output of more than 500 kW other than a boiler with —
that is capable of being fired by multiple fuels simultaneously. |
3. | Pressure equipment operation, advanced | The use of a boiler that has an output of more than 500 kW. |
4. | Pressure equipment operation, turbine | The use of a turbine that has an output of 500 kW or more and —
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5. | Pressure equipment operation, reciprocating steam engine | The use of a reciprocating steam engine where the diameter of any piston is more than 250 mm. |
[r. 6.5(1), 6.7(2), 6.9(2), 6.16, 6.21(1), 6.23(2), 6.25(2) and 6.31]
1. | Application for licence (r. 6.5) | 100.00 per class of high risk work to which the application relates |
2. | Application for variation of licence (r. 6.7) | 78.50 per class of high risk work to which the application relates |
3. | Application for renewal of licence (r. 6.9) | 53.00 |
4. | Issue of duplicate licence document (r. 6.16) | 66.00 |
5. | Application for registration (r. 6.21) | 2 200.00 |
6. | Application for variation of registration (r. 6.23) | 360.00 |
7. | Application for renewal of registration (r. 6.25) | 580.00 |
8. | Issue of duplicate certificate of registration (r. 6.31) | 117.00 |
This is a compilation of the
27 Sep 1996 p. 4837‑5080 | 1 Oct 1996 (see r. 1.2) | |
10 Jun 1997 p. 2670‑1 | 1 Jul 1997 (see r. 2) | |
22 Jul 1997 p. 3839‑41 | 29 Mar 1999 (see r. 2 and | |
12 Sep 1997 p. 5176‑8 | 12 Sep 1997 | |
6 Feb 1998 p. 665 | 6 Feb 1998 | |
9 Jun 1998 p. 3144‑5 | 1 Jul 1998 (see r. 2) | |
26 Mar 1999 p. 1281‑4 | 29 Mar 1999 (see r. 2 and | |
8 Jun 1999 p. 2525‑6 | 9 Jun 1999 (see r. 2 and | |
17 Dec 1999 p. 6228‑44 | 1 Jan 2000 (see r. 2) | |
2 Jun 2000 p. 2676‑7 | 1 Jul 2000 (see r. 2) | |
30 Mar 2001 p. 1767‑83 | 1 Jul 2001 (see r. 2) | |
13 Jul 2001 p. 3476‑7 | 13 Jul 2001 | |
8 Mar 2002 p. 959‑1003 | 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2) | |
21 May 2002 p. 2595‑6 | 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2) | |
7 Jun 2002 p. 2733‑6 | 7 Jun 2002 | |
7 Jun 2002 p. 2736‑8 | 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2 and | |
28 Jun 2002 p. 3121 | 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2 and | |
10 Jan 2003 p. 61‑75 | 10 Jan 2003 | |
8 Apr 2003 p. 1108‑12 | 1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2) | |
27 Jun 2003 p. 2432‑4 | 1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2) | |
15 Aug 2003 p. 3685‑92 | 15 Sep 2003 (see r. 2) | |
3 Oct 2003 p. 4356‑8 | 3 Apr 2004 (see r. 2) | |
3 Oct 2003 p. 4358‑63 | 3 Oct 2003 (see r. 2) | |
30 Dec 2003 p. 5737‑43 | 1 Jan 2004 (see r. 2) | |
25 Jun 2004 p. 2291‑3 | 25 Jun 2004 | |
25 Jun 2004 p. 2294‑5 | 1 Jul 2004 (see r. 2) | |
22 Oct 2004 p. 4834‑41 | 1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2) | |
14 Dec 2004 p. 6009‑18 | 1 Jan 2005 (see r. 2) | |
7 Jan 2005 p. 76‑7 | 7 Jan 2005 | |
4 Mar 2005 p. 881‑3 | 4 Mar 2005 | |
1 Apr 2005 p. 1066‑7 | 4 Apr 2005 (see r. 2) | |
28 Jun 2005 p. 2912‑13 | 1 Jul 2005 (see r. 2) | |
26 Jul 2005 p. 3403‑5 | 26 Jul 2005 | |
9 Sep 2005 p. 4158‑9 | 9 Sep 2005 | |
18 Nov 2005 p. 5660‑3 | 1 Dec 2005 (see r. 2) | |
9 Dec 2005 p. 5897‑8 | 9 Dec 2005 | |
23 Dec 2005 p. 6294‑5 | 23 Dec 2005 | |
6 Jan 2006 p. 11‑12 | 6 Jan 2006 | |
31 Mar 2006 p. 1299‑357 | 1 Apr 2006 (see r. 2) | |
27 Jun 2006 p. 2280‑2 | 1 Jul 2006 (see r. 2) | |
27 Apr 2007 p. 1775‑7 | 27 Apr 2007 | |
15 Jun 2007 p. 2792‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b)) | |
3 Jul 2007 p. 3293‑4 | 3 Jul 2007 | |
24 Aug 2007 p. 4255‑314 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(b)) | |
2 Oct 2007 p. 4978‑85 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Oct 2007 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |
4 Jan 2008 p. 15‑16 | r. 1 and 2: 4 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |
4 Apr 2008 p. 1314‑15 | r. 1 and 2: 4 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Apr 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |
17 Jun 2008 p. 2573‑5 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |
7 Nov 2008 p. 4822‑5 | r. 1 and 2: 7 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 8 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(b)) | |
28 Nov 2008 p. 5030‑41 | Pt. 1: 28 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Pt. 2: 29 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(b)); Pt. 3: 1 Jan 2009 (see r. 2(c)) | |
15 May 2009 p. 1643‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 15 May 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 May 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
5 Jun 2009 p. 1878‑81 | r. 1 and 2: 5 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
23 Jun 2009 p. 2449‑51 | r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
31 Jul 2009 p. 3032‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 31 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
25 Aug 2009 p. 3312‑13 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Aug 2009 (see r. 2(b)) | |
22 Dec 2009 p. 5233‑50 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
15 Jan 2010 p. 74‑5 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Jan 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Jan 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
25 May 2010 p. 2276‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 25 May 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 May 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
25 Jun 2010 p. 2885‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
9 Jul 2010 p. 3246‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b) and | |
14 Sep 2010 p. 4406‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Sep 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Sep 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
2 Nov 2010 p. 5499‑500 | r. 1 and 2: 2 Nov 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Nov 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
10 Dec 2010 p. 6277‑83 | r. 1 and 2: 10 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(b)) | |
7 Jan 2011 p. 53‑4 | r. 1 and 2: 7 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 8 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(b)) | |
22 Jun 2011 p. 2317-20 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b)) | |
9 Sep 2011 p. 3686-7 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Sep 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Sep 2011 (see r. 2(b)) | |
15 Jun 2012 p. 2625-8 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b)) | |
27 Jul 2012 p. 3666‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b)) | |
14 Jun 2013 p. 2253-4 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(b)) | |
27 Jun 2013 p. 2693-6 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2013 (see r. 2(b)) | |
21 Jan 2014 p. 84-5 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Jan 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Jan 2014 (see r. 2(b)) | |
17 Jun 2014 p. 1973-5 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b)) | |
8 Jan 2015 p. 101‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 8 Jan 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 27 Apr 2015 (see r. 2(b) and | |
23 Jun 2015 p. 2181‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) | |
3 Jun 2016 p. 1745-73 | 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) | |
10 Jan 2017 p. 181-4 | 24 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and | |
23 Jun 2017 p. 3213‑52 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) | |
14 Nov 2017 p. 5602‑6 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Nov 2017 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 May 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |
25 Jun 2018 p. 2325‑53 | 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |
19 Oct 2018 p. 4136‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | |
10 May 2019 p. 1401 | r. 1 and 2: 10 May 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 May 2019 (see r. 2(b)) | |
18 Jun 2019 p. 2039 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Jun 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b) and | |
21 Jun 2019 p. 2136‑7 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Jun 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2020/105 29 Jun 2020 | Repealed by SL 2020/106 r. 3 prior to commencement | |
SL 2020/106 29 Jun 2020 | 29 Jun 2020 (see r. 2) | |
SL 2020/182 25 Sep 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2020/198 27 Oct 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Oct 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Oct 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2021/3 15 Jan 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Jan 2021 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Apr 2021 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2021/84 21 Jun 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Jun 2021 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) | |
abrasive blasting............................................................................................... 1.3, 3.102
abrasive material.............................................................................................. 1.3, 3.102
AC classified hazardous substance....................................................................... 5.1(1)
allied process....................................................................................................... 1.3, 3.94
alter................................................................................................................................. 4.1
amusement structure.................................................................................................... 4.1
anchorage..................................................................................................................... 3.48
appointed medical practitioner.............................................................................. 5.1(1)
approved......................................................................................................................... 1.3
article......................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
AS.................................................................................................................................... 1.3
asbestos.............................................................................................................. 1.3, 5.1(1)
asbestos-containing material.............................................................. 3.126(1), 5.42(1)
asbestos demolition site..................................................................................... 3.126(1)
asbestos dust........................................................................................................... 5.42(1)
asbestos removalist licence ............................................................................. 5.53A(1)
asbestos work......................................................................................................... 5.42(1)
asbestos work area................................................................................................ 5.42(1)
AS/NZS.......................................................................................................................... 1.3
assessment instrument.......................................................................................... 6.20(1)
assessor...................................................................................................................... 6.1(1)
atmospheric monitoring............................................................................................ 5.53
audiogram................................................................................................................. 7.4(1)
authorised person............................................................................................... 4.37A(2)
award....................................................................................................................... 2.2(11)
barricade...................................................................................................................... 3.66
biological monitoring................................................................................... 5.1(1), 5.53
blasting cabinet......................................................................................................... 3.102
blasting chamber...................................................................................................... 3.102
blood lead level........................................................................................................... 5.53
boiler................................................................................................... 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 10
bona fide research...................................................................................................... 5.28
boom-type elevating work platform................................................. 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
bridge crane.......................................................................................... 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
building................................................................................................................ 3.59B(1)
Building Code............................................................................................................... 1.3
building maintenance equipment............................................................................... 4.1
building maintenance unit................................................................................... 1.3, 4.1
building or structure..................................................................................................... 1.3
cantilevered scaffold........................................................................ 3.66, Sch. 6.3 cl. 2
carcinogenic substance.............................................................................................. 5.28
certificate of competency.......................................................................... 6.6(1), 7.9(1)
chemical name......................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
class 1......................................................................................................................... 3.114
class 2......................................................................................................................... 3.114
class 3......................................................................................................................... 3.114
classified plant.............................................................................................................. 7.1
client........................................................................................................................... 3.137
commencement............................................................................................................. 7.1
commencement day................................................................................................. 7.9(1)
commercial vehicle.................................................................................................. 3.130
commercial vehicle driver...................................................................................... 3.130
commissioning.............................................................................................................. 4.1
competent person.......................................................................................................... 1.3
compressed air wet abrasive blast cleaning......................................................... 3.102
concrete panel........................................................................................................ 3.88(1)
concrete placing unit.................................................................................................... 4.1
confined space............................................................................................................ 3.82
confirmed blood lead level....................................................................................... 5.53
construction diving work..................................................................................... 3.29(1)
construction induction training certificate........................................................... 3.135
construction induction training course................................................................. 3.135
construction site............................................................................................................ 1.3
construction work......................................................................................................... 1.3
consumer package................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
container.................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
contaminant................................................................................................................. 3.82
conveyor......................................................................................................................... 4.1
crane........................................................................................................................ 1.3, 4.1
curing agent................................................................................................................. 5.72
damp............................................................................................................................. 5.53
danger tag....................................................................................................................... 1.3
danger zone............................................................................................................ 3.64(1)
de-energised........................................................................................................... 3.58(1)
demolition.......................................................................................................... 1.3, 3.114
demolition licence.............................................................................................. 5.53A(1)
derrick crane................................................................................................ Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
designated plant............................................................................................................ 7.1
designer...................................................................................................................... 3.137
design verifier............................................................................................................... 4.1
direct fired process heater....................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 10
documentary evidence of forklift competency................................................... 7.9(1)
dogger...................................................................................................................... 4.54(1)
dogging work............................................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 4
domestic construction work................................................................................... 3.137
driver fatigue management plan............................................................................ 3.130
dry abrasive blasting........................................................................................ 1.3, 3.102
earthmoving machinery....................................................................................... 1.3, 4.1
electrical installation.................................................................................................... 1.3
electrical work....................................................................................................... 3.58(1)
elevating work platform.............................................................................................. 4.1
emergency services................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
employee................................................................................................................... 3.135
employer.................................................................................................................... 3.135
enclosed workplace................................................................................................. 3.44A
energised.................................................................................................... 3.58(1), 3.137
energy source...................................................................................................... 4.37A(1)
escalator......................................................................................................................... 4.1
exhaust system.............................................................................................................. 1.3
existing assessor.................................................................................................... 7.20(1)
existing assessor of forklift competency........................................................... 7.21(1)
expiry date............................................................................. 5.45F(2), 6.11(2), 6.27(2)
explosive powered tool................................................................................................ 4.1
exposure standard.................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
exposure standard for noise...................................................................................... 3.45
fall injury prevention system.................................................................................... 3.48
filter.............................................................................................................................. 3.37
finalised......................................................................................... 5.42(2), 6.1(2), 7.9(2)
fired heater..................................................................................................................... 4.1
first aid.................................................................................................................... 3.12(1)
flammable paint.......................................................................................................... 3.99
forklift truck.................................................................................... 7.9(1), Sch. 6.3 cl. 8
forklift work............................................................................................................. 7.9(1)
former regulations...................................................................................... 6.1(1), 7.9(1)
friable asbestos-containing material.................................................................. 5.42(1)
gantry.................................................................................................. 3.66, Sch. 6.3 cl. 2
gantry crane.......................................................................................... 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
gas cylinder............................................................................................................ 1.3, 4.1
gear.................................................................................................................................. 1.3
generic name............................................................................................................ 5.1(1)
GHS........................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
GHS classified hazardous substance.................................................................... 5.1(1)
GVM.......................................................................................................................... 3.130
hand-held equipment............................................................................................ 3.60(2)
hazard class........................................................................................................... Sch. 5.1
hazardous substance................................................................................................ 5.1(1)
Hazardous Substances Information System........................................................ 5.1(1)
health surveillance........................................................................................ 5.1(1), 5.53
high-risk construction work................................................................................... 3.137
high risk work............................................................................................. 6.1(1), 7.9(1)
high risk work (interstate) licence........................................................... 6.1(1), 7.9(1)
high risk work licence..................................................................................... 1.3, 6.1(1)
high risk work (WA) licence.................................................................... 6.1(1), 7.9(1)
hoarding................................................................................................................ 1.3, 3.66
hoist......................................................................................................................... 1.3, 4.1
holder......................................................................................................................... 6.1(3)
holds.............................................................................................................. 6.1(3), 7.9(3)
hung scaffold..................................................................................... 3.66, Sch. 6.3 cl. 1
industrial equipment................................................................................................ 7.9(1)
industrial lift truck........................................................................................................ 4.1
industrial robot.............................................................................................................. 4.1
ingredient.................................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
inorganic lead.............................................................................................................. 5.53
instructor................................................................................................................. 4.44(8)
interlocked..................................................................................................................... 4.1
introductory course.................................................................................................. 2.2(2)
isocyanate.................................................................................................................... 5.72
LAeq,8h....................................................................................................................... 3.45
laser................................................................................................................................. 4.1
laser product.................................................................................................................. 4.1
L C,peak....................................................................................................................... 3.45
lead material................................................................................................................ 5.53
lead process................................................................................................................. 5.53
lead-risk job................................................................................................................. 5.53
licence................................................................................................. 3.114, 5.42(1), 6.4
licensed person............................................................................. 3.72(1), 3.114, 6.3(1)
lift.................................................................................................................................... 4.1
lower explosive limit................................................................................................. 5.68
main contractor............................................................................................................. 1.3
manual handling....................................................................................................... 3.4(1)
manufacturing process................................................................................................. 1.3
mast climbing work platform............................................................ 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 1
Material Safety Data Sheet.................................................................................... 5.1(1)
materials hoist.............................................................................................. Sch. 6.3 cl. 1
medical practitioner...................................................................................................... 1.3
mobile crane......................................................................................... 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
monitoring................................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
motor vehicle............................................................................................................ 3.130
MSDS........................................................................................................................ 5.1(1)
nail gun................................................................................................................. 3.143(6)
National Code ......................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
national standard...................................................................................................... 7.9(1)
network operator................................................................................................... 3.58(1)
NOHSC................................................................................................................... 1.11(1)
noise.............................................................................................................................. 3.45
non-friable asbestos-containing material.......................................................... 5.42(1)
non-slewing mobile crane......................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
notice of satisfactory assessment............................................................. 6.1(1), 7.9(1)
ongoing surveillance............................................................................................. 5.24(1)
operator protective devices......................................................................................... 4.1
or................................................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
order-picking forklift truck....................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 8
other facility........................................................................................................... 3.20(1)
out-of-service tag.......................................................................................................... 4.1
overhead power line.............................................................................................. 3.64(1)
oxygen deficient atmosphere.................................................................................... 3.37
passenger................................................................................................................ 4.44(7)
personal hearing protectors....................................................................................... 3.45
person having control of access to a workplace...................................................... 1.3
person having control of a workplace....................................................................... 1.3
personnel and materials hoist.................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
platform.......................................................................................................................... 1.3
polyhydroxy compound............................................................................................ 5.72
polyurethane manufacturing process...................................................................... 5.72
portable equipment............................................................................................... 3.60(2)
portal boom crane....................................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
post-introductory course......................................................................................... 2.3(2)
powder paint................................................................................................................ 3.99
prescribed equipment.............................................................................................. 6.3(1)
prescribed work........................................................................................................ 7.9(1)
presence sensing safeguarding system...................................................................... 4.1
pressure equipment....................................................................................................... 4.1
pressure piping.............................................................................................................. 4.1
pressure vessel....................................................................................................... 1.3, 4.1
pressurised liquid blast cleaning........................................................................... 3.102
previously registered as an assessor................................................................... 6.22(1)
promoter....................................................................................................................... 5.72
purchaser................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
qualification or statement of attainment.............................................................. 6.1(1)
reciprocating steam engine..................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 10
recognised construction induction training course............................................. 3.135
record......................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
registered training organisation.................................................................................. 1.3
registration................................................................................................................... 6.18
regulation 1.15 penalty................................................................................................ 1.3
regulation 1.16 penalty................................................................................................ 1.3
regulatory authority...................................................................................................... 4.1
removal level............................................................................................................... 5.53
repair............................................................................................................................... 4.1
Repairs................................................................................................................... Sch. 5.2
repealed regulations..................................................................................................... 7.1
representative.............................................................................................. 2.2(2), 2.3(2)
resin.............................................................................................................................. 5.72
responsible person................................................................................... 3.88H, 4.54(1)
responsible person at a workplace........................................................................ 3.130
restricted licence.................................................................................................... 5.42(1)
retailer........................................................................................................................ 5.1(1)
rigger....................................................................................................................... 4.54(1)
rigging work................................................................................................. Sch. 6.3 cl. 4
risk phrase................................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
roof............................................................................................................................. 3.44A
roof space............................................................................................................. 3.59B(1)
safety phrase............................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
Safe Work Australia................................................................................................ 5.1(1)
safe work method statement................................................................................... 3.137
sanitary facilities................................................................................................... 3.20(1)
scaffold................................................................................................................. 1.3, 3.66
scaffolding equipment............................................................................................... 3.66
scaffolding work......................................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 2
Schedule 5.4 substance.............................................................................................. 5.28
Schedule 5.5 substance.............................................................................................. 5.28
Schedule 5.6 substance.............................................................................................. 5.28
self-contained breathing apparatus.......................................................................... 3.37
self-erecting tower crane........................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
service apparatus................................................................................................ 3.59B(1)
slewing mobile crane.................................................................................. Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
smoke........................................................................................................................ 3.44A
spray painting.............................................................................................................. 3.99
spray painting process............................................................................................... 3.99
spur scaffold....................................................................................... 3.66, Sch. 6.3 cl. 2
substance................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
supplied air respirator........................................................................................ 1.3, 3.37
supplier...................................................................................................................... 5.1(1)
suspended scaffold............................................................................ 3.66, Sch. 6.3 cl. 1
tilt-up work............................................................................................................. 3.88(1)
tobacco product....................................................................................................... 3.44A
tower crane........................................................................................... 4.1, Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
toxic atmosphere......................................................................................... 3.37, 3.40(1)
toxic paint.................................................................................................................... 3.99
tractor.............................................................................................................................. 4.1
transitional course.................................................................................................... 2.2(2)
transition period....................................................................................................... 7.9(1)
turbine......................................................................................................... Sch. 6.3 cl. 10
type III ingredient................................................................................... 5.1(1), Sch. 5.1
type II ingredient.................................................................................... 5.1(1), Sch. 5.1
type I ingredient...................................................................................... 5.1(1), Sch. 5.1
unrestricted licence............................................................................................... 5.42(1)
use................................................................................ 4.1, 5.1(1), 6.3(1), Sch. 6.3 cl. 1
vehicle hoist................................................................................................................... 4.1
vehicle loading crane.................................................................. 4.54(1), Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
vehicle-mounted concrete placing boom................................................ Sch. 6.3 cl. 6
wall............................................................................................................. 3.44A, 3.88(1)
warehouse operator................................................................................................. 5.1(1)
welding................................................................................................................. 1.3, 3.94
wet abrasive blasting....................................................................................... 1.3, 3.102
work box........................................................................................................................ 4.1
worker........................................................................................................................ 6.2(3)
workplace............................................................................................................... 3.60(2)
work that the person was authorised to do.......................................................... 7.9(1)
work time.................................................................................................................. 3.130
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