Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2) (Cth)
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2) 1
Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 179
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 .Dated 8 August 2005
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
IAN MACFARLANE
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
These Regulations are the
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 2) .
These Regulations commence on 1 September 2005.
3 Amendment of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations 1993 Schedule 1 amends the
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations 1993 .
(regulation 3)
insert
(2A) However, it is not an offence for a person to allow a member of the workforce who is under the person’s control to be exposed to a level of noise that exceeds the noise exposure standard if:
(a) noise exposure is managed in a manner consistent with the provisions of the
National Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work [NOHSC: 2009 (2004)], as existing from time to time; and
(b) after allowing for the protection offered by hearing protectors, the level of noise exposure is less than:
(i) an LAeq,8h, of 85dB(A); or
(ii) an LC,peak, of 140dB(C).
(2B) Paragraph 2A (b) applies despite the wording of the noise exposure standard.
omit in the prescribed manner.
insert by the returning officer.
omit
[ 4 ] Subregulation 34A (1), table, item 3, column 3
omit
Petroleum Act 1923 to the extent that it relates to occupational health and safety
[ 5 ] Subregulation 34A (1), table, item 5, column 3
omit
Petroleum Act 2000
substitute 3. Under subclause 33 (3) of Schedule 7 to the Act, if a notice is issued to the operator or to an employer of members of the workforce, the operator’s representative at the facility must cause a copy of the notice to be displayed in a prominent place at or near each workplace at which the work is being performed.
omit · any person to whom an Improvement Notice has been issued;
before inspector’s
insert OHS
omit
· any person to whom an Improvement Notice has been issued;
before inspector’s
insert OHS
[ 11 ] Schedule 1, Form 4, note 3, paragraphs (a) to (f)
substitute · the operator of the facility or an employer who is affected by the decision;
· the health and safety representative for a designated work group that includes a group member affected by the decision;
· a workforce representative in relation to the designated work group that includes a group member affected by the decision;
· if there is no designated work group — a workforce representative in relation to a member of the workforce affected by the decision.
omit subclause 36 (8)
insert clause 37
[ 13 ] Schedule 1, Form 5, note 5, paragraphs (a) to (f)
substitute · the operator of the facility or an employer who is affected by the decision;
· any person to whom an improvement notice has been issued;
· the health and safety representative for a designated work group that includes a group member affected by the decision;
· a workforce representative in relation to the designated work group that includes a group member affected by the decision;
· if there is no designated work group — a workforce representative in relation to a member of the workforce affected by the decision;
· the owner of any plant, substance or thing to which the OHS inspector’s decision relates.
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