Work Health and Safety (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Work Health and Safety (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012

4            Variation of regulation 5—Definitions

5            Variation of regulation 171—Competence of worker—general diving work—qualifications

6            Variation of regulation 171A—Competence of worker—general diving work—knowledge and skill

7           Variation of regulation 173—Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work

8            Variation of regulation 183—Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

9            Variation of regulation 184—Duty of worker—competence

10          Variation of regulation 223—Lasers

11          Variation of regulation 338—Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals

12          Variation of regulation 341—Labelling hazardous chemicals—general requirement

13          Variation of regulation 342—Labelling hazardous chemicals—containers

14          Variation of heading to Chapter 8 Part 8

15          Variation of regulation 475—Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring asbestos removal licence

16          Variation of regulation 476—Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high

17          Variation of regulation 489—Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence

18          Revocation of regulation 726

19          Variation of Schedule 5—Registration of plant and plant designs

20          Variation of Schedule 6—Classification of mixtures

21          Variation of Schedule 7—Safety data sheets

22          Variation of Schedule 8—Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet

23          Variation of Schedule 11—Placard and manifest quantities

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Work Health and Safety (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 January 2021.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified .

Part 2—Variation of Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012

4—Variation of regulation 5—Definitions

1. Regulation 5, definition of fitness criteria—delete "AS/NZS 2299.1:2007" and substitute:

   AS/NZS 2299.1:2015

2. Regulation 5, definition of GHS—delete "Third" and substitute:

   Seventh

3. Regulation 5—after the definition of GHS insert:

   GHS 3 means the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Third revised edition, published by the United Nations as modified under Schedule 6;

   Note—

   The Schedule 6 tables replace some tables in GHS 3.

4. Regulation 5, definition of hazardous chemical—delete the definition and substitute:

   hazardous chemical means a substance, mixture or article that satisfies the criteria for any 1 or more hazard classes in the GHS (including a classification referred to in Schedule 6), unless the only hazard class or classes for which the substance, mixture or article satisfies the criteria are any 1 or more of the following:

   (a)acute toxicity—oral—category 5;

   (b)acute toxicity—dermal—category 5;

   (c)acute toxicity—inhalation—category 5;

   (d)skin corrosion/irritation—category 3;

   (e)aspiration hazard—category 2;

   (f)flammable gas—category 2;

   (g)acute hazard to the aquatic environment—category 1, 2 or 3;

   (h)chronic hazard to the aquatic environment—category 1, 2, 3 or 4;

   (i)hazardous to the ozone layer;

   Note—

   The Schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.

5. Regulation 5, definition of licence holder, (b)(i)—after "Class A asbestos removal work" insert:

   or Class B asbestos removal work

5—Variation of regulation 171—Competence of worker—general diving work—qualifications

Regulation 171(3), definition of relevant competencies—delete "AS/NZS 4005.2:2000 (Training and certification of recreational divers)) or"

6—Variation of regulation 171A—Competence of worker—general diving work—knowledge and skill

1. Regulation 171A(1)—delete "In addition to regulation 171, a person" and substitute:

   A person

2. Regulation 171A(2)—delete subregulation (2)

7—Variation of regulation 173—Competence of worker—limited scientific diving work

Regulation 173(1)—delete subregulation (1) and substitute:

(1)A person must not carry out limited scientific diving work unless the person has—

(a)the training, qualification or experience referred to in regulation 171A; and

(b)if the person is not permanently resident in Australia—relevant diving experience, including relevant diving experience obtained outside Australia.

Note—

See section 44 of the Act.

8—Variation of regulation 183—Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

Regulation 183—delete "AS/NZS 2299.1:2007 " and substitute:

AS/NZS 2299.1:2015

9—Variation of regulation 184—Duty of worker—competence

Regulation 184—delete "AS/NZS 2299.1:2007" and substitute:

AS/NZS 2299.1:2015

10—Variation of regulation 223—Lasers

Regulation 223(6)—delete "AS 2397:1993" and substitute:

AS 2397:2015

11—Variation of regulation 338—Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals

Regulation 338—after its present contents (now to be designated as subregulation (1)) insert:

(2)Subregulation (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

12—Variation of regulation 341—Labelling hazardous chemicals—general requirement

Regulation 341(2)—delete subregulation (2) and substitute:

(2)Subregulation (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical if the chemical—

(a)was manufactured before 1 January 2017 and is labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances[NOHSC: 2012 (1994)] as in force at the time it was manufactured; or

(b)in the case of an imported hazardous chemical—was imported before 1 January 2017 and is labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC: 2012 (1994)] as in force at the time it was imported; or

(c)was manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 and was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

13—Variation of regulation 342—Labelling hazardous chemicals—containers

1. Regulation 342(1a)—delete subregulation (1a) and substitute:

   (1a)Subregulation (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical—

   (a)manufactured, at the workplace, or transferred or decanted from its original container at the workplace, before 1 January 2017 that was, at the time it was manufactured, or transferred or decanted from its original container, labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC: 2012 (1994)] as in force at that time; or

   (b)manufactured at the workplace before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time it was manufactured, labelled in accordance with GHS 3; or

   (c)transferred or decanted from its original container at the workplace that was—

   (i)manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023; and

   (ii)at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

2. Regulation 342(2a)—delete subregulation (2a) and substitute:

   (2a)Subregulation (2) does not apply to a container—

   (a)that stores a hazardous chemical manufactured or, in the case of an imported hazardous chemical, imported before 1 January 2017 if the container is labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances  [NOHSC: 2012 (1994)] as in force at the time it was manufactured or imported (as the case requires); or

   (b)manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

14—Variation of heading to Chapter 8 Part 8

Heading to Chapter 8 Part 8—delete "Class A"

15—Variation of regulation 475—Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring asbestos removal licence

1. Regulation 475(1)—delete "a Class A" and substitute:

   an

2. Regulation 475(2)—delete "a Class A" and substitute:

   an

3. Regulation 475, note—delete the note

16—Variation of regulation 476—Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high

1. Regulations 476(1)—delete "a Class A" and substitute:

   an

2. Regulations 476(2)—delete "a Class A" and substitute:

   an

17—Variation of regulation 489—Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence

Regulation 489(a)—delete "Class A"

18—Revocation of regulation 726

Regulation 726—delete the regulation

19—Variation of Schedule 5—Registration of plant and plant designs

1. Schedule 5, clause 1, item 1.1—delete "AS 4343:2005 (Pressure equipment—hazard levels)" and substitute:

   AS 4343: 2014 (Pressure equipment—Hazard levels)

2. Schedule 5, clause 2(1)(ab)—delete "AS 1200:2000" and substitute:

   AS/NZS 1200:2015

3. Schedule 5, clause 2(1)(ab), note—delete the note and substitute:

   Note—

   See paragraph A3 of Appendix A to AS/NZS 1200:2015.

4. Schedule 5, clause 3, items 3.1 and 3.2—delete "AS 4343:2005" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

   AS 4343: 2014

5. Schedule 5, clause 4(1)(a)—delete "AS/NZS 1200:2000" and substitute:

   AS/NZS 1200:2015

6. Schedule 5, clause 4(1)(a), note—delete the note and substitute:

   Note—

   See paragraph A3 of Appendix A to AS/NZS 1200:2015.

20—Variation of Schedule 6—Classification of mixtures

1. Schedule 6, table 6.1, note—delete the note and substitute:

   Note—

   Table 6.1 replaces table 3.4.5 in—

   (a)the GHS, p 159; and

   (b)GHS 3, p 151.

2. Schedule 6, table 6.2, note 2—delete note 2 and substitute:

   2. Table 6.2 replaces table 3.6.1 in—

   (a)the GHS, p 174; and

   (b)GHS 3, p 166.

3. Schedule 6, table 6.3, note 2—delete note 2 and substitute:

   2. Table 6.3 replaces table 3.7.1 in—

   (a)the GHS, p 187; and

   (b)GHS 3, p 180.

4. Schedule 6, table 6.4, note 2—delete note 2 and substitute:

   2. Table 6.4 replaces table 3.8.2 in—

   (a)the GHS, p 197; and

   (b)GHS 3, p 192.

5. Schedule 6, table 6.5, note 2—delete note 2 and substitute:

   2. Table 6.5 replaces table 3.9.3 in—

   (a)the GHS, p 207; and

   (b)GHS 3, p 203.

21—Variation of Schedule 7—Safety data sheets

1. Schedule 7, clause 1(2)(a)—delete ": Product identifier and chemical identity"

2. Schedule 7, clause 1(2)(g)—delete ", including how the chemical may be safely used"

22—Variation of Schedule 8—Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet

1. Schedule 8, clause 2(2), table 8.1, item 13—delete "Category 2A" and substitute:

   Category 2

2. Schedule 8, clause 3, table 8.2, item 3—delete "(category 2A)" and substitute:

   (category 2)

23—Variation of Schedule 11—Placard and manifest quantities

Schedule 11, clause 1, table 11.1—delete the table and substitute:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Item	Description of hazardous chemical		Placard quantity	Manifest quantity
1	Flammable gases	Category 1A, category 1B or any combination of categories 1A and 1B	200L	5 000L
2	Gases under pressure	With acute toxicity, categories 1, 2, 3 or 4	50L	500L
3	With skin corrosion categories 1A, 1B or 1C	50L	500L
4	Not specified elsewhere in this Table	1 000L	10 000L
5	Flammable liquids	Category 1	50L	500L
6	Category 2	250L	2 500L
7	Category 3	1 000L	10 000L
8	Any combination of chemicals from Items 5 to 7 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000L	10 000L
9	Category 4	10 000L	100 000L
10	Self‑reactive substances	Type A	5kg or 5L	50kg or 50L
11	Type B	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
12	Type C to F	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
13	Flammable solids	Category 1	250kg	2 500kg
14	Category 2	1 000kg	10 000kg
15	Any combination of chemicals from Items 11 to 14 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
16	Pyrophoric liquids and pyrophoric solids	Category 1	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
17	Self‑heating substances and mixtures	Category 1	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
18	Category 2	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
19	Any combination of chemicals from Items 16 to 18 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
20	Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas	Category 1	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
21	Category 2	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
22	Category 3	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
23	Any combination of chemicals from Items 20 to 22 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
24	Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids	Category 1	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
25	Category 2	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
26	Category 3	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
27	Any combination of chemicals from Items 24 to 26 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
28	Organic peroxides	Type A	5kg or 5L	50kg or 50L
29	Type B	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
30	Type C to F	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
31	Any combination of chemicals from Items 29 and 30 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
32	Acute toxicity	Category 1	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
33	Category 2	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
34	Category 3	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
35	Any combination of chemicals from Items 32 to 34 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
36	Skin corrosion	Category 1A	50kg or 50L	500kg or 500L
37	Category 1B	250kg or 250L	2 500kg or 2 500L
38	Category 1C	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
39	Corrosive to metals	Category 1	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
40	Any combination of chemicals from Items 36 to 39 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	1 000kg or 1 000L	10 000kg or 10 000L
41	Unstable explosives	5kg or 5L	50kg or 50L
42	Unstable chemicals	Any combination of chemicals from Items 10, 28 and 41 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own	5kg or 5L	50kg or 50L
43	Aerosols	Category 1, category 2, category 3 or any combination of categories 1, 2 and 3	5 000L	10 000L

Note—

1In item 2, Gases under pressure with acute toxicity, category 4 only applies up to a LC50 of 5000 ppmV. This is equivalent to dangerous goods of Division 2.3.

2Item 43 includes flammable aerosols.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 3 December 2020

No 307 of 2020