Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA)

South Australia

Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012

under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Chapter 1PreliminaryPart 1Introductory matters1Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012.

3Authorising provisions

Note—

Regulation 3 appears in some corresponding WHS laws but is not required in this State.

4Revocation

Note—

Regulation 4 appears in some corresponding WHS laws but is not required in this State.

5Definitions

In these regulations—

abrasive blasting means propelling a stream of abrasive material at high speed against a surface using compressed air, liquid, steam, centrifugal wheels or paddles to clean, abrade, etch or otherwise change the original appearance or condition of the surface;

accredited assessor means—

1. (a)

   a person who is accredited under Chapter 4 Part 5 to conduct assessments; or

2. (b)

   the regulator;

Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2012;

ADG Code means the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, approved by the Transport and Infrastructure Council, as in force or remade from time to time;

Note—

The ADG Code is accessible at control means a method of work, a process or a procedure designed to minimise risk, but does not include—

1. (a)

   an engineering control; or

2. (b)

   the use of personal protective equipment;

Agvet Code means, in Chapter 7 Part 1, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;

airborne contaminant means a contaminant in the form of a fume, mist, gas, vapour or dust, and includes micro-organisms;

amusement device means plant operated for hire or reward that provides entertainment, sightseeing or amusement through movement of the equipment, or part of the equipment, or when passengers or other users travel or move on, around or along the equipment, but does not include—

1. (a)

   a miniature train and railway system owned and operated by a model railway society, club or association; or

2. (b)

   a ride or device that is used as a form of transport and that is, in relation to its use for that purpose, regulated under another Act or an Act of the Commonwealth; or

3. (c)

   a boat or flotation device—

   1. (i)

      that is solely propelled by a person who is in or on the boat or device; and

   2. (ii)

      that is not attached to any mechanical elements or equipment outside the boat or device, and that does not rely on any artificial flow of water to move; or

4. (d)

   any plant specifically designed for a sporting, professional stunt, theatrical or acrobatic purpose or activity; or

5. (e)

   a coin-operated or token‑operated device that—

   1. (i)

      is intended to be ridden, at the one time, by not more than 4 children who must be below the age of 10 years; and

   2. (ii)

      is usually located in a shopping centre or similar public location; and

   3. (iii)

      does not necessarily have an operator;

article means a manufactured item, other than a fluid or particle, that—

1. (a)

   is formed into a particular shape or design during manufacture; and

2. (b)

   has hazard properties and a function that are wholly or partly dependent on the shape or design;

asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine or amphibole groups of rock forming minerals including the following:

1. (a)

   actinolite asbestos;

2. (b)

   grunerite (or amosite) asbestos (brown);

3. (c)

   anthophyllite asbestos;

4. (d)

   chrysotile asbestos (white);

5. (e)

   crocidolite asbestos (blue);

6. (f)

   tremolite asbestos;

7. (g)

   a mixture that contains 1 or more of the minerals referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f);

asbestos containing material (ACM) means any material or thing that, as part of its design, contains asbestos;

asbestos‑contaminated dust or debris (ACD) means dust or debris that has settled within a workplace and is, or is assumed to be, contaminated with asbestos;

asbestos management plan—see regulation 429 or 432;

asbestos register—see regulation 425;

asbestos‑related work means work involving asbestos (other than asbestos removal work to which Chapter 8 Part 7 applies) that is permitted under the exceptions set out in regulation 419(3), (4) and (5);

asbestos removal licence means a Class A asbestos removal licence or a Class B asbestos removal licence;

asbestos removal work means—

1. (a)

   work involving the removal of asbestos or ACM; or

2. (b)

   in Chapter 8 Part 10, Class A asbestos removal work or Class B asbestos removal work;

asbestos removalist means a person conducting a business or undertaking who carries out asbestos removal work;

asbestos waste means asbestos or ACM removed and disposable items used during asbestos removal work including plastic sheeting and disposable tools;

biological monitoring means—

1. (a)

   the measurement and evaluation of a substance, or its metabolites, in the body tissue, fluids or exhaled air of a person exposed to the substance; or

2. (b)

   blood lead level monitoring;

blood lead level means the concentration of lead in whole blood expressed in micromoles per litre (ìmol/L) or micrograms per decilitre (ìg/dL);

blood lead level monitoring means the testing of the venous or capillary blood of a person by a laboratory accredited by NATA, under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner, to determine the blood lead level;

boiler means—

1. (a)

   a vessel, or an arrangement of vessels and interconnecting parts, in which steam or vapour is generated or in which water or other liquid is heated at a pressure above that of the atmosphere by the application of fire, the products of combustion, electrical power or similar high temperature means; and

2. (b)

   the superheaters, reheaters, economisers, boiler piping, supports, mountings, valves, gauges, fittings, controls, boiler setting and other equipment directly associated with those vessels,

but does not include—

1. (c)

   except in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, a fully flooded or pressurised system where water or another liquid is heated to a temperature lower than the normal atmospheric boiling temperature of the liquid; or

2. (d)

   for the purposes of Chapter 5 Part 2 and Part 3 and in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, a boiler designed or manufactured to the following codes:

   1. (i)

      AMBSC Part 1 —Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code for Copper Boilers;

   2. (ii)

      AMBSC Part 2 —Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code for Steel Boilers;

   3. (iii)

      AMBSC Part 3 —Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code for Sub‑Miniature Boilers;

   4. (iv)

      AMBSC Part 4 —Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code for Duplex Steel Boilers; or

3. (e)

   in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4—

   1. (i)

      a direct fired process heater; or

   2. (ii)

      boilers with less than 5 square metres heating surface or 150 kilowatt output; or

   3. (iii)

      unattended boilers certified in compliance with AS 2593:2021 (Boilers—Safety management and supervision systems);

boom‑type elevating work platform means a telescoping device, hinged device, or articulated device, or any combination of these, used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated;

bridge crane means a crane that—

1. (a)

   consists of a bridge beam or beams, that are mounted to end carriages at each end; and

2. (b)

   is capable of travelling along elevated runways; and

3. (c)

   has 1 or more hoisting mechanisms arranged to traverse across the bridge;

building maintenance equipment means a suspended platform and associated equipment, including a building maintenance unit or a swing stage, that incorporates permanently installed overhead supports to provide access to the faces of a building for maintenance, but does not include a suspended scaffold;

building maintenance unit means a power operated suspended platform and associated equipment on a building specifically designed to provide permanent access to the faces of the building for maintenance;

bulk, in relation to a hazardous chemical, means any quantity of a hazardous chemical that is—

1. (a)

   in a container with a capacity exceeding 500 litres or net mass of more than 500 kilograms; or

2. (b)

   if the hazardous chemical is a solid—an undivided quantity exceeding 500 kilograms;

C1 combustible liquid means, in Chapter 7 Part 1, combustible liquid that has a flash point of 150°C or less;

capacity, of a container (in Chapter 7), means the internal volume of the container at a temperature of 15°C expressed in litres;

card holder means the person to whom a general construction induction training card is issued;

certificate of medical fitness means a certificate of medical fitness that complies with regulation 169;

certification, in relation to a specified VET course, means—

1. (a)

   a statement of attainment issued by an RTO stating that the person to whom it is issued has successfully completed the specified VET course; or

2. (b)

   in the case of high risk work—a notice of satisfactory assessment stating that the person to whom it is issued has successfully completed the specified VET course; or

3. (c)

   an equivalent statement or notice issued by a corresponding RTO;

certified safety management system, in Chapter 8, means a safety management system that complies with AS 4801:2001 (Occupational health and safety management systems), or an equivalent system determined by the regulator;

chemical identity means a name, in accordance with the nomenclature systems of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or the Chemical Abstracts Service, or a technical name, that gives a chemical a unique identity;

class means—

1. (a)

   in relation to high risk work, a class of work specified in Schedule 3;

2. (b)

   in relation to asbestos removal work, Class A asbestos removal work or Class B asbestos removal work;

Class A asbestos removal licence means a licence that authorises the carrying out of Class A asbestos removal work and Class B asbestos removal work by or on behalf of the licence holder;

Class A asbestos removal work means work that is required to be licensed under regulation 485;

Class B asbestos removal licence means a licence that authorises the carrying out of Class B asbestos removal work by or on behalf of the licence holder;

Class B asbestos removal work means work that is required to be licensed under regulation 487, but does not include Class A asbestos removal work;

class label means a pictogram described in the ADG Code for a class, or division of a class, of dangerous goods;

clearance certificate—see regulation 474;

clearance inspection—see regulation 473;

combustible dust means finely divided solid particles (including dust, fibres or flyings), that are—

1. (a)

   suspended in air or settle out of the atmosphere under their own weight; and

2. (b)

   able to burn or glow in air; and

3. (c)

   able to form an explosive mixture with air at atmospheric pressure and normal temperature;

combustible liquid means a liquid, other than a flammable liquid, that has a flash point, and a fire point, less than its boiling point;

combustible substance means a substance that is combustible, and includes dust, fibres, fumes, mists or vapours produced by the substance;

Examples—

Wood, paper, oil, iron filings.

competency assessment, in Chapter 4 Part 5, means an assessment in relation to the completion of a specified VET course to carry out a class of high risk work;

competent person means—

1. (a)

   for electrical work on energised electrical equipment or energised electrical installations (other than testing referred to in regulations 150 and 165)—a person registered to undertake the work under the Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995;

2. (b)

   for general diving work—see regulations 174 and 177;

3. (c)

   for a major inspection of mobile cranes and tower cranes under regulation 235—see regulation 235;

4. (d)

   for inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways under regulation 241—see regulation 241;

5. (e)

   for design verification under regulation 252—a person who has the skills, qualifications, competence and experience to design the plant or verify the design;

6. (f)

   for a clearance inspection under regulation 473—a person who has acquired through training or experience the knowledge and skills of relevant asbestos removal industry practice and holds—

   1. (i)

      a certification in relation to the specified VET course for asbestos assessor work; or

   2. (ii)

      a tertiary qualification in occupational health and safety, occupational hygiene, science, building, construction or environmental health;

7. (g)

   for any other case—a person who has acquired through training, qualification or experience the knowledge and skills to carry out the task;

concrete placing boom means plant incorporating an articulating boom, capable of power operated slewing and luffing to place concrete by way of pumping through a pipeline attached to, or forming part of, the boom of the plant;

confined space means an enclosed or partially enclosed space that—

1. (a)

   is not designed or intended primarily to be occupied by a person; and

2. (b)

   is, or is designed or intended to be, at normal atmospheric pressure while any person is in the space; and

3. (c)

   is or is likely to be a risk to health and safety from—

   1. (i)

      an atmosphere that does not have a safe oxygen level; or

   2. (ii)

      contaminants, including airborne gases, vapours and dusts, that may cause injury from fire or explosion; or

   3. (iii)

      harmful concentrations of any airborne contaminants; or

   4. (iv)

      engulfment,

but does not include a mine shaft or the workings of a mine;

confined space entry permit means a confined space entry permit issued under regulation 67;

construction project—see regulation 292;

construction work—see regulation 289;

consumer product means a thing that—

1. (a)

   is packed or repacked primarily for use by a household consumer or for use in an office; and

2. (b)

   if the thing is packed or repacked primarily for use by a household consumer—is packed in the way and quantity in which it is intended to be used by a household consumer; and

3. (c)

   if the thing is packed or repacked primarily for use in an office—is packed in the way and quantity in which it is intended to be used for office work;

container, in relation to a hazardous chemical, means anything in or by which a hazardous chemical is, or has been, wholly or partly covered, enclosed or packed, including anything necessary for the container to perform its function as a container;

contaminant means any substance that may be harmful to health or safety;

controlled, in relation to the processing of a CSS—see regulation 529B;

control measure, in relation to a risk to health and safety, means a measure to eliminate or minimise the risk;

conveyor means equipment or apparatus operated by power other than manual power and by which loads are raised, lowered or transported or capable of being raised, lowered, transported, or continuously driven, by—

1. (a)

   an endless belt, rope or chain or other similar means; or

2. (b)

   buckets, trays or other containers or fittings moved by an endless belt, rope, chain or similar means; or

3. (c)

   a rotating screw; or

4. (d)

   a vibration or walking beam; or

5. (e)

   a powered roller conveyor if the rollers are driven by an endless belt, rope or chain or other similar means,

and includes the superstructure, gear and auxiliary equipment used in connection with that equipment or apparatus;

correct classification means the set of hazard classes and hazard categories assigned to a hazardous chemical when it is correctly classified;

Note—

Part 1 of Schedule 9 sets out when a hazardous chemical is correctly classified.

crane means an appliance intended for raising or lowering a load and moving it horizontally including the supporting structure of the crane and its foundations, but does not include any of the following:

1. (a)

   an industrial lift truck;

2. (b)

   earthmoving machinery;

3. (c)

   an amusement device;

4. (d)

   a tractor;

5. (e)

   an industrial robot;

6. (f)

   a conveyor;

7. (g)

   building maintenance equipment;

8. (h)

   a suspended scaffold;

9. (i)

   a lift;

crystalline silica—see regulation 529A;

crystalline silica substance (CSS)—see regulation 529A;

current certificate of medical fitness means a certificate of medical fitness that—

1. (a)

   was issued within the past 12 months; and

2. (b)

   has not expired or been revoked;

demolition work means work to demolish or dismantle a structure, or part of a structure that is loadbearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure, but does not include—

1. (a)

   the dismantling of formwork, falsework, or other structures designed or used to provide support, access or containment during construction work; or

2. (b)

   the removal of power, light or telecommunication poles;

derrick crane means a slewing strut‑boom crane with its boom pivoted at the base of a mast that is—

1. (a)

   guyed (guy‑derrick) or held by backstays (stiff‑legged derrick); and

2. (b)

   capable of luffing under load;

designer, in relation to plant, a substance or a structure, has the same meaning as it has in section 22 of the Act;

determined major hazard facility means a facility that has been determined under regulation 541 or 542 to be a major hazard facility;

direct fired process heater means an arrangement of 1 or more coils, located in the radiant zone or convection zone, or both, of a combustion chamber, the primary purpose of which is to raise the temperature of a process fluid circulated through the coils, to allow distillation, fractionalism, reaction or other petrochemical processing of the process fluid, whether that fluid is liquid or gas, or a combination of liquid and gas;

dogging work means—

1. (a)

   the application of slinging techniques, including the selection and inspection of lifting gear, to safely sling a load; or

2. (b)

   the directing of a plant operator in the movement of a load when the load is out of the operator's view;

duty holder, in Chapter 3 Part 1, means a person referred to in regulation 32;

EANx, in Chapter 4 Part 8, means a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen in which the volume of oxygen is at least 22%;

earthmoving machinery means operator controlled plant used to excavate, load, transport, compact or spread earth, overburden, rubble, spoil, aggregate or similar material, but does not include a tractor or industrial lift truck;

electrical equipment—see regulation 144 (and regulation 148 for Division 3 of Chapter 4 Part 7);

electrical installation—see regulation 145 (and regulation 148 for Division 3 of Chapter 4 Part 7);

electrical risk means risk to a person of death, shock or other injury caused directly or indirectly by electricity;

electrical work—see regulation 146;

electricity supply authority means an electricity entity within the meaning of the Electricity Act 1996 that is licensed to carry on, or is exempted under that Act from the requirement to hold a licence authorising the entity to carry on, the following operations:

1. (a)

   the generation of electricity;

2. (b)

   the operation of a transmission or distribution network;

emergency service organisation means—

1. (a)

   an emergency services organisation within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005; and

2. (b)

   SA Ambulance Service Inc; and

3. (c)

   South Australia Police; and

4. (d)

   in relation to a particular emergency within the meaning of the Emergency Management Act 2004—the control agency for the emergency under that Act;

engineered stone—see regulation 529A(1);

engineering control means a control measure that is physical in nature, including a mechanical device or process;

entry, by a person into a confined space, means the person's head or upper body is in the confined space or within the boundary of the confined space;

essential services means the supply of—

1. (a)

   gas, water, sewerage, telecommunications, electricity and similar services; or

2. (b)

   chemicals, fuel and refrigerant in pipes or lines;

excavation means a trench, tunnel or shaft, but does not include—

1. (a)

   a mine; or

2. (b)

   a well within the meaning of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004;

3. (c)

   a trench for use as a place of interment;

excavation work means work to—

1. (a)

   make an excavation; or

2. (b)

   fill or partly fill an excavation;

exploration site, in Chapter 10, means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of exploring for minerals by mechanical means that disturb the ground;

exposure standard, except in Chapter 4 Part 1, means an exposure standard in the Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants;

exposure standard for noise—see regulation 56;

external review means an external review under Chapter 11 Part 1;

extraction site, in Chapter 10, means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of extracting minerals from the ground or injecting minerals into the ground;

extra-low voltage means voltage that does not exceed 50 volts alternating current (50V AC) or 120 volts ripple‑free direct current (120V ripple‑free DC);

facility, in Chapter 9, means a workplace at which Schedule 15 chemicals are present or likely to be present;

fall arrest system means plant or material designed to arrest a fall;

Example—

An industrial safety net, a catch platform, a safety harness system (other than a system that relies entirely on a restraint technique system).

fault, in relation to plant, means a break or defect that may cause the plant to present a risk to health and safety;

female of reproductive capacity, in Chapter 7 Part 2, means a female other than a female who provides information stating that she is not of reproductive capacity;

fire risk hazardous chemical means a hazardous chemical that—

1. (a)

   is any of the following:

   1. (i)

      a flammable gas;

   2. (ii)

      a flammable liquid (hazard category 1 to 3);

   3. (iii)

      a flammable solid;

   4. (iv)

      a substance liable to spontaneous combustion;

   5. (v)

      a substance which, in contact with water, emits flammable gases;

   6. (vi)

      an oxidizing substance;

   7. (vii)

      an organic peroxide; and

2. (b)

   burns readily or supports combustion;

fitness criteria, in relation to diving work, means the fitness criteria specified in clause M4 of Appendix M to AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations—Standard operational practice);

flammable gas has the same meaning as it has in the GHS;

flammable liquid means a flammable liquid within the meaning of the GHS that has a flash point of less than 93°C;

forklift truck, in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, means a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting media made up of a mast and an elevating load carriage to which is attached a pair of fork arms or other arms that can be raised 900mm or more above the ground, but does not include a pedestrian‑operated truck or a pallet truck;

friable asbestos means material that—

1. (a)

   is in a powder form or that can be crumbled, pulverised or reduced to a powder by hand pressure when dry; and

2. (b)

   contains asbestos;

gantry crane means a crane that—

1. (a)

   consists of a bridge beam or beams supported at 1 or both ends by legs mounted to end carriages;

2. (b)

   is capable of travelling on supporting surfaces or deck levels, whether fixed or not; and

3. (c)

   has a crab with 1 or more hoisting units arranged to travel across the bridge;

gas cylinder means a rigid vessel—

1. (a)

   that does not exceed 3 000 litres water capacity and is without openings or integral attachments on the shell other than at the ends; and

2. (b)

   that is designed for the storage and transport of gas under pressure; and

3. (c)

   that is covered by AS 2030.1:2009 (Gas cylinders—General requirements);

general construction induction training means training delivered in Australia by an RTO for the specified VET course for general construction induction training;

general construction induction training card means—

1. (a)

   in Division 2 of Chapter 6 Part 5—a general construction induction training card issued under that Division;

2. (b)

   in any other case—a general construction induction training card issued—

   1. (i)

      under Division 2 of Chapter 6 Part 5 or under a corresponding WHS law; or

   2. (ii)

      by an RTO under an agreement between the regulator and an RTO or a corresponding regulator and an RTO;

general construction induction training certification means a certification for the completion of the specified VET course for general construction induction training;

general diving work means work carried out in or under water while breathing compressed gas, and includes—

1. (a)

   incidental diving work; and

2. (b)

   limited scientific diving work,

but does not include high risk diving work;

genuine research means systematic investigative or experimental activities that are carried out for either acquiring new knowledge (whether or not the knowledge will have a specific practical application) or creating new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services;

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

Note—

The Schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.

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.

hazard category means a division of criteria within a hazard class in the GHS;

hazard class means the nature of a physical, health or environmental hazard under the GHS;

hazard pictogram means a graphical composition, including a symbol plus other graphical elements, that is assigned in the GHS to a hazard class or hazard category;

hazard statement means a statement assigned in the GHS to a hazard class or hazard category describing the nature of the hazards of a hazardous chemical including, if appropriate, the degree of hazard;

hazardous area means an area in which—

1. (a)

   an explosive gas is present in the atmosphere in a quantity that requires special precautions to be taken for the construction, installation and use of plant; or

2. (b)

   a combustible dust is present, or could reasonably be expected to be present, in the atmosphere in a quantity that requires special precautions to be taken for the construction, installation and use of plant;

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:

1. (a)

   acute toxicity—oral—category 5;

2. (b)

   acute toxicity—dermal—category 5;

3. (c)

   acute toxicity—inhalation—category 5;

4. (d)

   skin corrosion/irritation—category 3;

5. (e)

   aspiration hazard—category 2;

6. (f)

   flammable gas—category 2;

7. (g)

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

8. (h)

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

9. (i)

   hazardous to the ozone layer;

Note—

The Schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.

hazardous manual task means a task that requires a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any person, animal or thing that involves 1 or more of the following:

1. (a)

   repetitive or sustained force;

2. (b)

   high or sudden force;

3. (c)

   repetitive movement;

4. (d)

   sustained or awkward posture;

5. (e)

   exposure to vibration;

   Examples—

   1A task requiring a person to restrain live animals.

   2A task requiring a person to lift or move loads that are unstable or unbalanced or are difficult to grasp or hold.

   3A task requiring a person to sort objects on a conveyor belt.

Hazchem Code means a Hazchem Code under the ADG Code, also known as an Emergency Action Code;

head or upper body means the area of a person's body at or above the person's shoulders;

health monitoring, of a person, means monitoring the person to identify changes in the person's health status because of exposure to certain substances;

heritage boiler means a boiler that—

1. (a)

   was manufactured before 1952; and

2. (b)

   is used for a historical purpose or activity, including an activity that is ancillary to a historical activity;

   Examples—

   1Historical activity: a historical display, parade, demonstration or re‑enactment.

   2Activity ancillary to a historical activity: restoring, maintaining, modifying, servicing, repairing or housing a boiler used, or to be used, for a historical activity.

high risk, in relation to the processing of a CSS, means the processing of a CSS that is reasonably likely to result in a risk to the health of a person at the workplace;

high risk construction work—see regulation 291;

high risk diving work means work—

1. (a)

   carried out in or under water or any other liquid while breathing compressed gas; and

2. (b)

   involving 1 or more of the following:

   1. (i)

      construction work;

      Notes—

      1Subparagraph (ii) includes some additional construction‑related activities.

      2For construction work generally, see Chapter 6. For the meaning of construction work, see regulation 289.

   2. (ii)

      work of the kind described in paragraph (d) of the definition of construction work in regulation 289(3);

   3. (iii)

      inspection work carried out in order to determine whether or not work described in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is necessary;

   4. (iv)

      the recovery or salvage of a large structure or large item of plant for commercial purposes,

but does not include minor work carried out in the sea or the waters of a bay or inlet or a marina that involves cleaning, inspecting, maintaining or searching for a vessel or mooring;

high risk work means any work set out in Schedule 3 as being within the scope of a high risk work licence;

high risk work licence means any of the licences listed in Schedule 3;

hoist means an appliance intended for raising or lowering a load or people, and includes an elevating work platform, a mast climbing work platform, personnel and materials hoist, scaffolding hoist and serial hoist, but does not include a lift or building maintenance equipment;

ignition source means a source of energy capable of igniting flammable or combustible substances;

importer, in relation to plant, a substance or a structure, has the same meaning as it has in section 24 of the Act;

incidental diving work means general diving work that—

1. (a)

   is incidental to the conduct of the business or undertaking in which the diving work is carried out; and

   Example—

   Acting underwater is incidental to the business or undertaking of filming.

2. (b)

   involves limited diving;

independent, in relation to clearance inspections and air monitoring under Chapter 8, means—

1. (a)

   not involved in the removal of the asbestos; and

2. (b)

   not involved in a business or undertaking involved in the removal of the asbestos,

in relation to which the inspection or monitoring is conducted;

industrial lift truck means powered mobile plant, designed to move goods, materials or equipment that is equipped with an elevating load carriage and is in the normal course of use equipped with a load‑holding attachment but does not include a mobile crane or earthmoving machinery;

industrial robot means plant that is a multifunctional manipulator and its controllers, capable of handling materials, parts or tools, or specialised devices, through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks;

inflatable device (continuously blown) means an amusement device that is an inflatable device that relies on a continuous supply of air pressure to maintain its shape;

inrush hazard, in Chapter 10, means a hazard involving the potential inrush of any substance;

in situ asbestos means asbestos or ACM fixed or installed in a structure, equipment or plant but does not include naturally occurring asbestos;

intermediate bulk container (IBC) has the same meaning as IBC has in the ADG Code;

internal review means internal review under Chapter 11 Part 1;

in transit, in relation to a thing, means that the thing—

1. (a)

   is supplied to, or stored at, a workplace in containers that are not opened at the workplace; and

2. (b)

   is not used at the workplace; and

3. (c)

   is kept at the workplace for not more than 5 consecutive days;

lead means lead metal, lead alloys, inorganic lead compounds and lead salts of organic acids;

lead process—see regulation 392;

lead process area means a workplace or part of a workplace where a lead process is carried out;

lead risk work—see regulation 394;

licence holder means—

1. (a)

   in the case of a high risk work licence—the person who is licensed to carry out the work; or

2. (b)

   in the case of an asbestos assessor licence—the person who is licensed—

   1. (i)

      to carry out air monitoring during Class A asbestos removal work or Class B asbestos removal work; and

   2. (ii)

      to carry out clearance inspections of Class A asbestos removal work; and

   3. (iii)

      to issue clearance certificates in relation to Class A asbestos removal work; or

3. (c)

   in the case of an asbestos removal licence—the person conducting the business or undertaking to whom the licence is granted; or

4. (d)

   in the case of a major hazard facility licence, the operator of the major hazard facility to whom the licence is granted or transferred;

licensed asbestos assessor means a person who holds an asbestos assessor licence;

licensed asbestos removalist means a person conducting a business or undertaking who is licensed under these regulations to carry out Class A asbestos removal work or Class B asbestos removal work;

licensed asbestos removal work means asbestos removal work for which a Class A asbestos removal licence or Class B asbestos removal licence is required;

licensed major hazard facility means a major hazard facility that is licensed under Chapter 9 Part 7;

lift means plant that is, or is intended to be, permanently installed in or attached to a structure, in which people, goods or materials may be raised or lowered within a car or cage, or on a platform and the movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides, and includes—

1. (a)

   a chairlift, escalator, moving walkway and stairway lift; and

2. (b)

   any supporting structure, machinery, equipment, gear, lift well, enclosures and entrances;

limited diving means diving that does not involve any of the following:

1. (a)

   diving to a depth below 30 metres;

2. (b)

   the need for a decompression stop;

3. (c)

   the use of mechanical lifting equipment or a buoyancy lifting device;

4. (d)

   diving beneath anything that would require the diver to move sideways before being able to ascend;

5. (e)

   the use of plant that is powered from the surface;

6. (f)

   diving for more than 28 days during a period of 6 months;

limited scientific diving work means general diving work that—

1. (a)

   is carried out for the purpose of professional scientific research, natural resource management or scientific research as an educational activity; and

2. (b)

   involves only limited diving;

local authority, in relation to a facility, means the local authority for the local authority area in which the facility and the surrounding area are located;

local community, in relation to a major hazard facility, means the community in the surrounding area;

lower explosive limit (LEL), in relation to a flammable gas, vapour or mist, means the concentration of the gas, vapour or mist in air below which the propagation of a flame does not occur on contact with an ignition source;

maintain, in relation to plant or a structure in Chapter 5, includes repair or servicing of plant or a structure;

major hazard facility means a facility—

1. (a)

   at which Schedule 15 chemicals are present or likely to be present in a quantity that exceeds their threshold quantity; or

2. (b)

   that is determined by the regulator under Chapter 9 Part 2 to be a major hazard facility;

major hazard facility licence means a licence granted under Chapter 9 Part 7 in relation to a major hazard facility;

major incident—see regulation 531;

major incident hazard means a hazard that could cause, or contribute to causing, a major incident;

manifest means a written summary of the hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored at a workplace;

Note—

See Schedule 12 (Manifest requirements) for what a manifest must contain.

manifest quantity, in relation to a Schedule 11 hazardous chemical, means the manifest quantity referred to in Schedule 11, table 11.1, column 5 for that hazardous chemical;

manufacturer, in relation to plant, a substance or a structure, has the same meaning as it has in section 23 of the Act;

mast climbing work platform means a hoist with a working platform used for temporary purposes to raise personnel and materials to the working position by means of a drive system mounted on an extendable mast that may be tied to a structure;

materials hoist means a hoist that—

1. (a)

   consists of a car, bucket or platform cantilevered from, and travelling up and down outside, a face of the support of a structure; and

2. (b)

   is used for hoisting things and substances but not persons;

membrane filter method means the membrane filter method described in the Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres [NOHSC:3003 (2005)];

mine—see regulation 609;

mine holder—see regulation 614;

Note—

A mine holder is a person conducting a business or undertaking.

mine operator—see regulation 613;

Note—

A mine operator is a person conducting a business or undertaking.

mineral—see regulation 611;

mining operations—see regulation 610;

mixture in Chapter 7 Part 1, means a combination of, or a solution composed of, 2 or more substances that do not react with each other;

mobile crane means a crane capable of travelling over a supporting surface without the need for fixed runways and relying only on gravity for stability;

modification, in relation to a facility—see regulation 534;

musculoskeletal disorder means an injury to, or disease of, the musculoskeletal system, whether occurring suddenly or over time, but does not include an injury caused by crushing, entrapment or cutting resulting principally from the mechanical operation of plant;

NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia;

NATA‑accredited laboratory means a testing laboratory accredited by NATA, or recognised by NATA either solely or with someone else;

naturally occurring asbestos means the natural geological occurrence of asbestos minerals found in association with geological deposits including rock, sediment or soil;

non‑friable asbestos means material containing asbestos that is not friable asbestos, including material containing asbestos fibres reinforced with a bonding compound;

Note—

Non‑friable asbestos may become friable asbestos through deterioration (see definition of friable asbestos).

non‑slewing mobile crane means a mobile crane incorporating a boom or jib that cannot be slewed, and includes—

1. (a)

   an articulated mobile crane; or

2. (b)

   a locomotive crane,

but does not include vehicle tow trucks;

notice of satisfactory assessment means a notice stating that the person to whom it is issued has successfully completed a specified VET course;

operator, in relation to a facility or a proposed facility—see regulation 533;

operator protective device, includes a roll-over protective structure, falling object protective structure, operator restraining device and seat belt;

order-picking forklift truck, in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4, means a forklift truck where the operator's controls are incorporated with the lifting media and elevate with the lifting media;

packaged hazardous chemicals means Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals in a container with—

1. (a)

   a capacity not exceeding 500 litres; or

2. (b)

   a net mass not exceeding 500 kilograms;

passenger ropeway—

1. (a)

   means a powered ropeway used for transporting, in a horizontal or inclined plane, passengers moved by a carrier that is—

   1. (i)

      attached to or supported by a moving rope; or

   2. (ii)

      attached to a moving rope but supported by a standing rope or other overhead structure; and

2. (b)

   includes the prime mover, any associated transmission machinery and any supporting structure and equipment; but

3. (c)

   does not include any of the following:

   1. (i)

      a cog railway;

   2. (ii)

      a cable car running on rails;

   3. (iii)

      a flying fox or similar device;

   4. (iv)

      an elevating system for vehicles or boat style carriers associated with amusement devices;

      Example—

      An elevating system for a log ride or boat flume ride.

person with management or control of plant at a workplace has the same meaning as it has in section 21 of the Act;

person with management or control of a workplace has the same meaning as it has in section 20 of the Act;

personal protective equipment means anything used or worn by a person to minimise risk to the person's health and safety, including air supplied respiratory equipment;

personnel and materials hoist means a hoist—

1. (a)

   that is a cantilever hoist, a tower hoist or several winches configured to operate as a hoist; and

2. (b)

   that is intended to carry goods, materials or people;

pipeline means pipe work that crosses a boundary of a workplace, beginning or ending at the nearest fluid or slurry control point (along the axis of the pipeline) to the boundary;

pipe work means a pipe or assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves and pipe accessories used to convey a hazardous chemical;

placard means a sign or notice—

1. (a)

   displayed or intended for display in a prominent place, or next to a container or storage area for hazardous chemicals at a workplace; and

1. (b)

   that contains information about the hazardous chemical stored in the container or storage area;

placard quantity, in relation to a Schedule 11 hazardous chemical, means the placard quantity referred to in Schedule 11, table 11.1 column 4 for the Schedule 11 hazardous chemical;

plant, in Chapter 5 Part 2 and Chapter 5 Part 3, includes a structure;

platform height, in relation to an inflatable device (continuously blown), means the height of the highest part of the device designed to support persons using it (the platform), as measured from the surface supporting the device to the top surface of the platform when the device is inflated but unloaded;

porcelain product does not include a product that contains resin;

portal boom crane means a boom crane or a jib crane that is mounted on a portal frame that, in turn, is supported on runways along which the crane travels;

powered mobile plant means plant that is provided with some form of self‑propulsion that is ordinarily under the direct control of an operator;

precautionary statement means a phrase prescribed by the GHS that describes measures that are recommended to be taken to prevent or minimise—

1. (a)

   the adverse effects of exposure to a hazardous chemical; or

2. (b)

   improper handling of a hazardous chemical;

presence‑sensing safeguarding system includes—

1. (a)

   a sensing system that uses 1 or more forms of radiation either self‑generated or otherwise generated by pressure; and

2. (b)

   the interface between the final switching devices of the sensing system and the machine primary control elements; and

3. (c)

   the machine stopping capabilities, by which 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;

pressure equipment means boilers, pressure vessels and pressure piping;

pressure piping—

1. (a)

   means an assembly of pipes, pipe fittings, valves and pipe accessories subject to internal or external pressure and used to contain or convey fluid or to transmit fluid pressure; and

2. (b)

   includes distribution headers, bolting, gaskets, pipe supports and pressure containing accessories; but

3. (c)

   does not include—

   1. (i)

      a boiler or pressure vessel; or

   2. (ii)

      any piping that is regulated under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000, the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 or the Gas Act 1997;

pressure vessel—

1. (a)

   means a vessel subject to internal or external pressure; and

2. (b)

   includes—

   1. (i)

      interconnected parts and components, valves, gauges and other fittings up to the first point of connection to connecting piping; and

   2. (ii)

      fired heaters; and

   3. (iii)

      gas cylinders; but

3. (c)

   does not include a boiler or pressure piping;

primary emergency service organisations means the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service and the South Australian Country Fire Service;

principal contractor, in relation to a construction project—see regulation 293;

principal mining hazard—see regulation 612;

processing, in relation to a CSS—see regulation 529A;

product identifier means the name or number used to identify a product on a label or in a safety data sheet;

prohibited carcinogen means a substance—

1. (a)

   listed in Schedule 10, table 10.1, column 2; and

2. (b)

   present in a concentration of—

   1. (i)

      for a solid or liquid—0.1% or more, determined as a weight/weight (w/w) concentration; and

   2. (ii)

      for a gas—0.1% or more, determined as a volume/volume (v/v) concentration;

proposed facility means—

1. (a)

   an existing workplace that is to become a facility due to the introduction of Schedule 15 chemicals; or

2. (b)

   a facility that is being designed or constructed;

proposed major hazard facility means—

1. (a)

   an existing facility or other workplace that is to become a major hazard facility due to the introduction of Schedule 15 chemicals or the addition of further Schedule 15 chemicals; or

2. (b)

   a major hazard facility that is being designed or constructed;

psychosocial hazard—see regulation 55A;

psychosocial risk—see regulation 55B;

quantity, in Chapter 7, means—

1. (a)

   for a hazardous chemical that is not a liquid or a gas or a gas under pressure and is in a container or storage or handling system—the mass in kilograms of the hazardous chemical in the container or storage or handling system; and

2. (b)

   for a hazardous chemical that is a liquid and is not a gas under pressure and is in a container or storage or handling system—the net capacity in litres of the container or storage or handling system; and

3. (c)

   for a hazardous chemical that is a gas or gas under pressure in a container or storage or handling system—the water capacity in litres of the container or storage or handling system; and

4. (d)

   for a hazardous chemical that is not a liquid and is in bulk and not in a container—the undivided mass in kilograms; and

5. (e)

   for a hazardous chemical that is a thing and is not a gas—the net capacity of the part of the thing that comprises a hazardous chemical;

R.C.D. means a residual current device as defined in AS/NZS 3760 In‑service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment;

reach stacker means a powered reach stacker that incorporates an attachment for lifting and lowering a shipping container;

reciprocating steam engine means equipment that is driven by steam acting on a piston causing the piston to move, and includes an expanding (steam) reciprocating engine;

registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);

registered training organisation (RTO) means a training organisation that—

1. (a)

   is listed as a registered training organisation on the National Register established under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth; and

2. (b)

   has entered into an agreement with the regulator to deliver training and conduct assessments;

relevant fee, in relation to a matter, means the fee prescribed for the purposes of the Act or these regulations for that matter;

research chemical means a substance or mixture that—

1. (a)

   is manufactured in a laboratory for genuine research; and

2. (b)

   is not for use or supply for a purpose other than analysis or genuine research;

respirable asbestos fibre means an asbestos fibre that—

1. (a)

   is less than 3 micrometres wide; and

2. (b)

   more than 5 micrometres long; and

3. (c)

   has a length to width ratio of more than 3:1;

restricted carcinogen means a substance—

1. (a)

   listed in Schedule 10, table 10.2, column 2 for a use listed in column 3; and

2. (b)

   present in a concentration of—

   1. (i)

      for a solid or liquid—0.1% or more, determined as a weight/weight (w/w) concentration; and

   2. (ii)

      for a gas—0.1% or more, determined as a volume/volume (v/v) concentration;

retailer means a person whose principal business is supplying consumer products to members of the public who are not engaged in the further supply of those products;

rigging work means—

1. (a)

   the use of mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or members of a structure to ensure the stability of those members; or

2. (b)

   the setting up or dismantling of cranes or hoists;

rope, in Chapter 10, includes cable;

safe oxygen level means a minimum oxygen content of air of 19.5% by volume under normal atmospheric pressure and a maximum oxygen content of air of 23.5% by volume under normal atmospheric pressure;

Safe Work Australia means Safe Work Australia as established under section 5 of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 of the Commonwealth;

safe work method statement means—

1. (a)

   in relation to electrical work on energised electrical equipment—a safe work method statement prepared under regulation 161;

2. (b)

   in relation to high risk construction work—a safe work method statement referred to in regulation 299 (as revised under regulation 302);

safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared under regulation 330 or 331;

scaffold means a temporary structure specifically erected to support access or working platforms;

scaffolding work means erecting, altering or dismantling a temporary structure that is or has been erected to support a platform and from which a person or object could fall more than 4 metres from the platform or the structure;

Schedule 11 hazardous chemical means a hazardous chemical or combination of hazardous chemicals specified in Schedule 11, table 11.1;

Schedule 15 chemical means a hazardous chemical that—

1. (a)

   is specified in Schedule 15, table 15.1; or

2. (b)

   belongs to a class, type or category of hazardous chemicals specified in Schedule 15, table 15.2;

self‑erecting tower crane means a crane—

1. (a)

   that is not disassembled into a tower element and a boom or jib element in the normal course of use; and

2. (b)

   where the erection and dismantling processes are an inherent part of the crane's function;

shaft means a vertical or inclined way or opening, from the surface downwards or from any underground working, the dimensions of which (apart from the perimeter) are less than its depth (and in Chapter 10, shaft includes a drift or horizontal shaft);

signal word means the word "danger" or "warning" used on a label to indicate to a label reader the relative severity level of a hazard, and to alert the reader to a potential hazard, under the GHS;

silica risk control plan means, in relation to the processing of a CSS that is high risk, a silica risk control plan prepared under regulation 529CB;

sintered stone does not include a product that contains resin;

slewing mobile crane means a mobile crane incorporating a boom or jib that can be slewed, but does not include—

1. (a)

   a front‑end loader; or

2. (b)

   a backhoe; or

3. (c)

   an excavator; or

4. (d)

   other earth moving equipment,

when configured for crane operation;

slinging techniques means the exercising of judgment in relation to the suitability and condition of lifting gear and the method of slinging, by consideration of the nature of the load, its mass and its centre of gravity;

specified VET course means—

1. (a)

   in relation to general construction induction training—the VET course Work Safely in the Construction Industry or a corresponding subsequent VET accredited course; or

2. (b)

   in relation to Class A asbestos removal work—the VET course Remove friable asbestos; or

3. (c)

   in relation to Class B asbestos removal work—the VET course Remove non friable asbestos; or

4. (d)

   in relation to the supervision of asbestos removal work—the VET course Supervise asbestos removal; or

5. (e)

   in relation to asbestos assessor work—the VET course Conduct asbestos assessment associated with removal; or

6. (f)

   in relation to high risk work—the relevant VET course specified in Schedule 4;

steam turbine means equipment that is driven by steam acting on a turbine or rotor to cause a rotary motion;

structure, in Chapter 6—see regulation 290;

substance, in Chapter 7 Part 1, means a chemical element or compound in its natural state or obtained or generated by a process—

1. (a)

   including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the element or compound and any impurities deriving from the process; but

2. (b)

   excluding any solvent that may be separated without affecting the stability of the element or compound, or changing its composition;

supplier, in relation to plant, a substance or a structure, has the same meaning as it has in section 25 of the Act;

surrounding area, in relation to a facility, means the area surrounding the facility in which the health and safety of persons could potentially be adversely affected by a major incident occurring;

suspended scaffold means a scaffold incorporating a suspended platform that is capable of being raised or lowered when in use;

technical name, in the definition of chemical identity, means a name that is—

1. (a)

   ordinarily used in commerce, regulations and codes to identify a substance or mixture, other than an International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or Chemical Abstracts Service name; and

2. (b)

   recognised by the scientific community;

temporary work platform means—

1. (a)

   a fixed, mobile or suspended scaffold; or

2. (b)

   an elevating work platform; or

3. (c)

   a mast climbing work platform; or

4. (d)

   a work box supported by a crane, hoist, forklift truck or other form of mechanical plant; or

5. (e)

   building maintenance equipment, including a building maintenance unit; or

6. (f)

   a portable or mobile fabricated platform; or

7. (g)

   any other temporary platform that—

   1. (i)

      provides a working area; and

   2. (ii)

      is designed to prevent a fall;

theatrical performance means acting, singing, playing a musical instrument, dancing or otherwise performing literary or artistic works or expressions of traditional custom or folklore;

threshold quantity, in relation to a Schedule 15 chemical, means—

1. (a)

   the threshold quantity of a specific hazardous chemical as determined under clause 3 of Schedule 15; or

2. (b)

   the aggregate threshold quantity of 2 or more hazardous chemicals as determined under clause 4 of Schedule 15;

tower crane means—

1. (a)

   a crane that has a boom or a jib mounted on a tower structure; and

2. (b)

   in Schedule 3—

   1. (i)

      the crane, if a jib crane, may be a horizontal or luffing jib type; and

   2. (ii)

      the tower structure may be demountable or permanent,

but does not include a self‑erecting tower crane;

tractor means a motor vehicle whether wheeled or track mounted, designed to provide power and movement to any attached machine or implement by a transmission shaft, belt or linkage system but does not include earthmoving machinery;

trench means a horizontal or inclined way or opening—

1. (a)

   the length of which is greater than its width and greater than or equal to its depth; and

2. (b)

   that commences at and extends below the surface of the ground; and

3. (c)

   that is open to the surface along its length;

tunnel means an underground passage or opening that—

1. (a)

   is approximately horizontal; and

2. (b)

   commences at the surface of the ground or at an excavation;

UN number has the same meaning as it has in Attachment 2 of the ADG Code;

vehicle hoist means a device to hoist vehicles designed to provide access for under‑chassis examination or service;

vehicle loading crane means a crane mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of loading and unloading the vehicle;

VET course has the same meaning as it has in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth;

WHS management plan, in relation to a construction project, means a management plan prepared or revised under Chapter 6 Part 4;

winder, in Chapter 10, means any plant that is used to move, by means of 1 or more ropes, conveyances in a shaft for the transport of persons, material or plant;

work box means a personnel carrying device, designed to be suspended from a crane, to provide a working area for a person elevated by and working from the device;

Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants means the Workplace Exposure for Airborne Contaminants published by Safe Work Australia on its website on 18 April 2013 as in force or remade from time to time;

work positioning system means any plant or structure, other than a temporary work platform, that enables a person to be positioned and safely supported at a location for the duration of the relevant work being carried out.

6Determination of safety management system

The regulator may make a determination for the purposes of the definition of certified safety management system.

7Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking: persons excluded

1. (1)

   For the purposes of section 5(6) of the Act, a strata title body corporate that is responsible for any common areas used only for residential purposes may be taken not to be a person conducting a business or undertaking in relation to those premises.

2. (2)

   Subregulation (1) does not apply if the strata title body corporate engages any worker as an employee.

3. (3)

   For the purposes of section 5(6) of the Act, an incorporated association may be taken not to be a person conducting a business or undertaking if the incorporated association consists of a group of volunteers working together for 1 or more community purposes where—

   1. (a)

      the incorporated association, either alone or jointly with any other similar incorporated association, does not employ any person to carry out work for the incorporated association; and

   2. (b)

      none of the volunteers, whether alone or jointly with any other volunteers, employs any person to carry out work for the incorporated association.

4. (4)

   In this regulation—

strata title body corporate means—

1. (a)

   a strata corporation within the meaning of the Strata Titles Act 1988; or

2. (b)

   a community corporation within the meaning of the Community Titles Act 1996.

8Meaning of supply

For the purposes of section 6(3)(b) of the Act, a supply of a thing does not include the supply of a thing by a person who does not control the supply and has no authority to make decisions about the supply.

Examples—

1An auctioneer who auctions a thing without having possession of the thing.

2A real estate agent acting in his or her capacity as a real estate agent.

8AMeaning of emergency services worker

Pursuant to paragraph (e) of the definition of emergency services worker in section 4 of the Act, a person engaged in the provision of emergency ambulance services on behalf of SA Ambulance Service Inc under section 57 of the Health Care Act 2008 is brought within the ambit of the definition.

8BMeaning of dangerous goods

For the purposes of the definition of dangerous goods in Schedule 1 of the Act, the following are prescribed:

1. (a)

   anything that is a dangerous good within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances (Dangerous Goods Transport) Regulations 2008;

2. (b)

   a good of a kind that is described in column 2 of the table in regulation 328(3).

8CMeaning of high risk plant

For the purposes of the definition of high risk plant in Schedule 1 of the Act, plant specified in Schedule 5 Part 2 that is required to be registered under Chapter 5 Part 3 is prescribed.

8DInfringement offences

An offence against these regulations for which an expiation fee is prescribed is declared to be an infringement offence for the purposes of the Act.

9Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act

If a note at the foot of a provision of these regulations states "WHS Act" followed by a reference to a section number, the regulation provision sets out the way in which a person's duty or obligation under that section of the Act is to be performed in relation to the matters and to the extent set out in the regulation provision.

Note—

A failure to comply with a duty or obligation under a section of the Act referred to in a "WHS Act" note is an offence to which a penalty applies.

Part 2Application

10Application of Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant

The following provisions of the Act are excluded from the operation of Schedule 1 to the Act:

1. (a)

   Divisions 2 to 8 of Part 5;

2. (b)

   Part 6;

3. (c)

   Part 7.

11Application of these regulations

A duty imposed on a person under a provision of these regulations in relation to health and safety does not limit or affect any duty the person has under the Act or, unless otherwise expressly provided, any other provision of these regulations.

12Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things

If these regulations require an assessment of risks to health and safety associated with a hazard, task, thing or circumstance, an assessment of risks associated with a class of hazards, tasks, things or circumstances may be conducted if—

1. (a)

   all hazards, tasks, things or circumstances in the class are the same; and

2. (b)

   the assessment of risks for the class does not result in any worker or other person being exposed to a greater, additional or different risk to health and safety than if the risk assessment were carried out in relation to each individual hazard, task, thing or circumstance.

Part 3Incorporated documents

13Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated

A reference to any document applied, adopted or incorporated by, or referred to in, these regulations is to be read as a reference to that document as in force at the time the document is applied, adopted, incorporated or referred to unless express provision is made to the contrary.

14Inconsistencies between provisions

If a provision of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by, or referred to in, these regulations is inconsistent with any provision in these regulations, the provision of these regulations prevails.

15References to standards

1. (1)

   In these regulations, a reference consisting of the words "Australian Standard" or the letters "AS" followed in either case by a number or a number accompanied by a reference to a calendar year is a reference to the standard so numbered published by or on behalf of Standards Australia.

2. (2)

   In these regulations, a reference consisting of the expression "Australian/New Zealand Standard" or "AS/NZS" followed in either case by a number or a number accompanied by a reference to a calendar year is a reference to the standard so numbered published jointly by or on behalf of Standards Australia and the Standards Council of New Zealand.

Note—

A person is only required to comply with an Australian Standard or Australian/New Zealand Standard that is applied, adopted or incorporated by, or otherwise referred to in, a regulation to the extent the regulation provides, whether expressly or by necessary implication.

For example, in regulation 5, definition of boiler, there is an exception in paragraph (e)(iii). The definition does not require a person to comply with AS 2593:2004, but equipment must be certified in compliance with AS 2593:2004 in order to fall within that particular exception.

The reference to an Australian Standard in this case is part of a description of equipment excluded from the definition of boiler. As a result, the equipment is not covered by particular provisions of these regulations relating to high risk work.

Chapter 2Representation and participationPart 1RepresentationDivision 1Work groups

16Negotiations for and determination of work groups

Negotiations for and determination of work groups and variations of work groups must be directed at ensuring that the workers are grouped in a way that—

1. (a)

   most effectively and conveniently enables the interests of the workers in relation to work health and safety to be represented; and

2. (b)

   has regard to the need for a health and safety representative for the work group to be readily accessible to each worker in the work group.

Note—

Under the Act, a work group may be determined for workers at more than one workplace (section 51(3)) or for workers carrying out work for 2 or more persons conducting businesses or undertakings at 1 or more workplaces (Subdivision 3 of Division 3 of Part 5 of the Act).

17Matters to be taken into account in negotiations

For the purposes of sections 52(6) and 56(4) of the Act, negotiations for and determination of work groups and variation of agreements concerning work groups must take into account all relevant matters including the following:

1. (a)

   the number of workers;

2. (b)

   the views of workers in relation to the determination and variation of work groups;

3. (c)

   the nature of each type of work carried out by the workers;

4. (d)

   the number and grouping of workers who carry out the same or similar types of work;

5. (e)

   the areas or places where each type of work is carried out;

6. (f)

   the extent to which any worker must move from place to place while at work;

7. (g)

   the diversity of workers and their work;

8. (h)

   the nature of any hazards at the workplace or workplaces;

9. (i)

   the nature of any risks to health and safety at the workplace or workplaces;

10. (j)

    the nature of the engagement of each worker, for example as an employee or as a contractor;

11. (k)

    the pattern of work carried out by workers, for example whether the work is full‑time, part‑time, casual or short‑term;

12. (l)

    the times at which work is carried out;

13. (m)

    any arrangements at the workplace or workplaces relating to overtime or shift work.

Division 2Health and safety representatives

18Procedures for election of health and safety representatives

1. (1)

   This regulation sets out minimum procedural requirements for the election of a health and safety representative for a work group for the purposes of section 61(2) of the Act.

2. (2)

   The person conducting the election must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the following procedures are complied with:

   1. (a)

      each person conducting a business or undertaking in which a worker in the work group works is informed of the date on which the election is to be held as soon as practicable after the date is determined;

   2. (b)

      all workers in the work group are given an opportunity to—

      1. (i)

         nominate for the position of health and safety representative; and

      2. (ii)

         vote in the election;

   3. (c)

      all workers in the work group and all relevant persons conducting a business or undertaking are informed of the outcome of the election.

19Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must not unreasonably delay the election of a health and safety representative.

20Removal of health and safety representatives

1. (1)

   For the purposes of section 64(2)(d) of the Act, the majority of the members of a work group may remove a health and safety representative for the work group if the members sign a written declaration that the health and safety representative should no longer represent the work group.

2. (2)

   A member of the work group nominated by the members who signed the declaration must, as soon as practicable—

   1. (a)

      inform the following persons of the removal of the health and safety representative:

      1. (i)

         the health and safety representative who has been removed;

      2. (ii)

         each person conducting a business or undertaking in which a worker in the work group works; and

   2. (b)

      take all reasonable steps to inform all members of the work group of the removal.

3. (3)

   The removal of the health and safety representative takes effect when the persons referred to in subregulation (2)(a) and the majority of members of the work group have been informed of the removal.

21Training for health and safety representatives

1. (1)

   In approving a course of training in work health and safety for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Act, the regulator may have regard to any relevant matters including—

   1. (a)

      the content and quality of the curriculum, including its relevance to the powers and functions of a health and safety representative; and

   2. (b)

      the qualifications, knowledge and experience of the person who is to provide the course.

2. (2)

   An approval by the regulator of a course of training in work health and safety for the purposes of section 72 may be varied or revoked by the regulator.

3. (3)

   The regulator may impose conditions on an approval under this regulation and may vary those conditions.

4. (4)

   For the purposes of section 72(1)(b) of the Act, a health and safety representative is entitled to attend any course of training approved by the regulator under this regulation and 5 days training under section 72(9)(a) of the Act will constitute initial training for the purposes of sections 85(6) and 90(4) of the Act.

Note—

This regulation prescribes courses of training to which a health and safety representative is entitled. In addition to these courses, the health and safety representative and the person conducting the business or undertaking may agree that the representative will attend or receive further training.

Part 2Issue resolution22Agreed procedure – minimum requirements

1. (1)

   This regulation sets out minimum requirements for an agreed procedure for issue resolution at the workplace.

2. (2)

   The agreed procedure for issue resolution at a workplace must include the steps set out in regulation 23.

3. (3)

   A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that the agreed procedure for issue resolution at the workplace—

   1. (a)

      includes the steps specified in regulation 23; and

   2. (b)

      is set out in writing; and

   3. (c)

      is communicated to all workers to whom the agreed procedure applies.

Maximum penalty:

1. (a)

   In the case of an individual—$3 600.

2. (b)

   In the case of a body corporate—$18  000.

Expiation fee:

1. (a)

   In the case of an individual—$432.

2. (b)

   In the case of a body corporate—$2 160.

23Default procedure

1. (1)

   This regulation sets out the default procedure for issue resolution for the purposes of section 81(2) of the Act.

2. (2)

   Any party to the issue may commence the procedure by informing each other party—

   1. (a)

      that there is an issue to be resolved; and

   2. (b)

      the nature and scope of the issue.

3. (3)

   As soon as parties are informed of the issue, all parties must meet or communicate with each other to attempt to resolve the issue.

4. (4)

   The parties must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following:

   1. (a)

      the degree and immediacy of risk to workers or other persons involved in the issue;

   2. (b)

      the number and location of workers and other persons affected by the issue;

   3. (c)

      the measures (both temporary and permanent) that must be implemented to resolve the issue;

   4. (d)

      who will be responsible for implementing the resolution measures.

5. (5)

   A party may, in resolving the issue, be assisted or represented by a person nominated by the party.

6. (6)

   If the issue is resolved, details of the issue and its resolution must be set out in a written agreement if any party to the issue requests this.

   Note—

   Under the Act, parties to an issue include not only a person conducting a business or undertaking, a worker and a health and safety representative, but also representatives of these persons (see section 80 of the Act).

7. (7)

   If a written agreement is prepared all parties to the issue must be satisfied that the agreement reflects the resolution of the issue.

8. (8)

   A copy of the written agreement must be given to—

   1. (a)

      all parties to the issue; and

   2. (b)

      if requested, to the health and safety committee for the workplace.

9. (9)

   To avoid doubt, nothing in this procedure prevents a worker from bringing a work health and safety issue to the attention of the worker's health and safety representative.

Part 3Cessation of unsafe work24Continuity of engagement of worker

For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, the prescribed purposes are the assessment of eligibility for, or the calculation of benefits for, any benefit or entitlement associated with the worker's engagement, including 1 or more of the following:

1. (a)

   remuneration and promotion, as affected by seniority;

2. (b)

   superannuation benefits;

3. (c)

   leave entitlements;

4. (d)

   any entitlement to notice of termination of the engagement.

Part 4Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders25Training requirements for WHS entry permits

1. (1)

   The prescribed training for the purposes of sections 131 and 133 of the Act is training or refresher training, that is provided or approved by the regulator, in relation to the following:

   1. (a)

      the right of entry requirements under Part 7 of the Act;

   2. (b)

      the issue resolution requirements under the Act and these regulations;

   3. (c)

      the duties under, and the framework of, the Act and these regulations;

   4. (d)

      the requirements for the management of risks under section 17 of the Act;

   5. (e)

      the meaning of reasonably practicable as set out in section 18 of the Act;

   6. (f)

      the relationship between the Act and these regulations and the Fair Work Act or the Fair Work Act 1994.

2. (2)

   The training must include providing the participant with information about the availability of any guidance material published by the regulator in relation to the Act and these regulations.

3. (3)

   For the purposes of approving training, the regulator may have regard to any relevant matters, including—

   1. (a)

      the content and quality of the curriculum, including its relevance to the powers and functions of a WHS permit holder; and

   2. (b)

      the qualifications, knowledge and experience of the person who is to provide the course.

4. (4)

   Training in relation to the matters referred to in subregulation (1) that occurred before the commencement of this regulation may be approved by the regulator for the purposes of this regulation.

5. (5)

   An approval of training by the regulator for the purposes of this regulation may be varied or revoked by the regulator.

6. (6)

   The regulator may impose conditions on an approval under this regulation and may vary those conditions.

26Form of WHS entry permit

A WHS entry permit must include the following:

1. (a)

   the section of the Act under which the WHS entry permit is issued;

2. (b)

   the full name of the WHS entry permit holder;

3. (c)

   the name of the union that the WHS entry permit holder represents;

4. (d)

   a statement that the WHS entry permit holder is entitled, while the WHS entry permit is in force, to exercise the rights given to the WHS entry permit holder under the Act;

5. (e)

   the date of issue of the WHS entry permit;

6. (f)

   the expiry date for the WHS entry permit;

7. (g)

   the signature of the WHS entry permit holder;

8. (h)

   any conditions on the WHS entry permit.

27Notice of entry – general

A notice of entry under Part 7 of the Act must—

1. (a)

   be written; and

2. (b)

   include the following:

   1. (i)

      the full name of the WHS entry permit holder;

   2. (ii)

      the name of the union that the WHS entry permit holder represents;

   3. (iii)

      the section of the Act under which the WHS entry permit holder is entering or proposing to enter the workplace;

   4. (iv)

      the name and address of the workplace entered or proposed to be entered;

   5. (v)

      the date of entry or proposed entry;

   6. (vi)

      the additional information and other matters required under regulation 28, 29 or 30 (as applicable).

28Additional requirements – entry under section 117

1. (1)

   The following requirements are prescribed under section 117(3)(b) of the Act:

   1. (a)

      notice to the Executive Director about the proposed entry must be given by contacting the Department by telephone using a number determined by the Executive Director and published on a website maintained or used by the Department;

   2. (b)

      the WHS entry permit holder must provide the following information:

      1. (i)

         his or her full name;

      2. (ii)

         his or her permit number;

      3. (iii)

         the name and address of the workplace proposed to be entered;

      4. (iv)

         the date of proposed entry;

      5. (v)

         so far as is practicable, particulars of the suspected contravention to which the notice relates;

      6. (vi)

         whether there is considered to be a serious risk to the health or safety of a person emanating from an immediate or imminent risk and, if so, any details about the situation known to the WHS entry permit holder.

2. (2)

   The following requirements are prescribed for the purposes of a report to the Executive Director under section 117 of the Act:

   1. (a)

      the report must be set out in a document that is furnished to the Executive Director at an email address, postal address or fax number determined by the Executive Director and published on a website maintained or used by the Department; and

   2. (b)

      the report must set out the following information:

      1. (i)

         the WHS entry permit holder's full name;

      2. (ii)

         the permit number;

      3. (iii)

         the name and address of the workplace that was entered;

      4. (iv)

         the date of entry;

      5. (v)

         details of any contravention of the Act that, in the opinion of the WHS entry permit holder, has occurred.

3. (3)

   A notice of entry under section 119 of the Act in relation to an entry under section 117 must also include the following:

   1. (a)

      so far as is practicable, the particulars of the suspected contravention to which the notice relates;

   2. (b)

      a declaration stating—

      1. (i)

         that the union is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a worker who carries out work at the workplace entered and is a member, or eligible to be a member, of that union; and

      2. (ii)

         the provision in the union's rules that entitles the union to represent the industrial interests of that worker; and

      3. (iii)

         that the suspected contravention relates to, or affects, that worker.

   Note—

   Section 130 of the Act provides that a WHS entry permit holder is not required to disclose the name of any worker to the person conducting the business or undertaking, and may do so only with the consent of the worker.

29Additional requirements – entry under section 120

A notice of entry under section 120 of the Act in relation to an entry under that section must also include the following:

1. (a)

   so far as is practicable, the particulars of the suspected contravention to which the notice relates;

2. (b)

   a description of the employee records and other documents, or of the classes of records and documents, directly relevant to the suspected contravention, that are proposed to be inspected;

3. (c)

   a declaration stating—

   1. (i)

      that the union is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a worker who is a member, or eligible to be a member, of that union; and

   2. (ii)

      the provision in the union's rules that entitles the union to represent the industrial interests of that worker; and

   3. (iii)

      that the suspected contravention relates to, or affects, that worker; and

   4. (iv)

      that the records or documents proposed to be inspected relate to that contravention.

Note—

Section 130 of the Act provides that a WHS entry permit holder is not required to disclose the name of any worker to the person conducting the business or undertaking, and may do so only with the consent of the worker.

30Additional requirements – entry under section 121

A notice of entry under section 122 of the Act in relation to an entry under section 121 must also include a declaration stating—

1. (a)

   that the union is entitled to represent the industrial interests of a worker who carries out work at the workplace proposed to be entered and is a member, or eligible to be a member, of that union; and

2. (b)

   the provision in the union's rules that entitles the union to represent the industrial interests of that worker.

Note—

Section 130 of the Act provides that a WHS entry permit holder is not required to disclose the name of any worker to the person conducting the business or undertaking, and may do so only with the consent of the worker.

31Register of WHS entry permit holders

For the purposes of section 151 of the Act, the authorising authority must publish on its website—

1. (a)

   an up‑to‑date register of WHS entry permit holders; and

2. (b)

   the date on which the register was last updated.

Chapter 3General risk and workplace managementPart 1Managing risks to health and safety32Application of Chapter 3 Part 1

This Part applies to a person conducting a business or undertaking who has a duty under these regulations to manage risks to health and safety.

33Specific requirements must be complied with

Any specific requirements under these regulations for the management of risk must be complied with when implementing the requirements of this Part.

Examples—

1. 1

   A requirement not to exceed an exposure standard.

2. 2

   A duty to implement a specific control measure.

3. 3

   A duty to assess risk.

34Duty to identify hazards

A duty holder, in managing risks to health and safety, must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards that could give rise to risks to health and safety.

35Managing risks to health and safety

A duty holder, in managing risks to health and safety, must—

1. (a)

   eliminate risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable; and

2. (b)

   if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety—minimise those risks so far as is reasonably practicable.

36Hierarchy of control measures

1. (1)

   This regulation applies if it is not reasonably practicable for a duty holder to eliminate risks to health and safety.

2. (2)

   A duty holder, in minimising risks to health and safety, must implement risk control measures in accordance with this regulation.

3. (3)

   The duty holder must minimise risks, so far as is reasonably practicable, by doing 1 or more of the following:

   1. (a)

      substituting (wholly or partly) the hazard giving rise to the risk with something that gives rise to a lesser risk;

   2. (b)

      isolating the hazard from any person exposed to it;

   3. (c)

      implementing engineering controls.

4. (4)

   If a risk then remains, the duty holder must minimise the remaining risk, so far as is reasonably practicable, by implementing administrative controls.

5. (5)

   If a risk then remains, the duty holder must minimise the remaining risk, so far as is reasonably practicable, by ensuring the provision and use of suitable personal protective equipment.

Note—

A combination of the controls set out in this regulation may be used to minimise risks so far as is reasonably practicable if a single control is not sufficient for the purpose.

37Maintenance of control measures

A duty holder who implements a control measure to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety must ensure that the control measure is, and is maintained so that it remains, effective, including by ensuring that the control measure is and remains—

1. (a)

   fit for purpose; and

2. (b)

   suitable for the nature and duration of the work; and

1. 2.3

   The contact details of, and the way to contact, the persons at the mine responsible for liaising with emergency services.

2. 2.4

   A list of 24 hour emergency contacts.

3. 2.5

   Arrangements for assisting emergency services.

3—Notifications

1. 3.1

   In the event of the occurrence of a notifiable incident or an event that could reasonably be expected to lead to a notifiable incident, procedures for notifying—

   1. (a)

      any person whose health or safety may be affected, even if—

      1. (i)

         the person is located underground; or

      2. (ii)

         there is no electrical power that can be used for the notification; and

   2. (b)

      the emergency services in circumstances where emergency services are required.

2. 3.2

   On-site and off-site warning systems.

3. 3.3

   Contact details for emergency services and other support services that can assist in providing resources and implementing evacuation plans in an emergency.

4. 3.4

   On-site communication systems.

4—Resources and equipment

1. 4.1

   On-site emergency resources, including—

   1. (a)

      first aid equipment, facilities, services and personnel; and

   2. (b)

      emergency equipment and personnel; and

   3. (c)

      gas detectors, wind velocity detectors, sand, lime, neutralising agents, absorbents, spill bins and decontamination equipment.

2. 4.2

   Off-site emergency resources, including arrangements for obtaining additional external resources (specific to the likely incidents), including mines rescue services, as necessary.

3. 4.3

   Arrangements for mines rescue that state the following:

   1. (a)

      the minimum mines rescue training to be provided;

   2. (b)

      any arrangements for the mine operator and mine operators of mines in the vicinity to assist each other in an emergency;

   3. (c)

      how inertisation equipment is to be used;

   4. (d)

      the procedures to be followed in carrying out mines rescue.

4. 4.4

   For an underground mine, a means of communication between the surface of the mine and any underground area of the mine where persons are located, that is effective even if there is no electrical connection between the surface and the relevant underground area.

5—Procedures

1. 5.1

   Procedures for the safe evacuation of, and accounting for, all persons at the mine.

2. 5.2

   Procedures and control points for utilities, including gas, water and electricity.

3. 5.3

   Procedures in the event of the ventilation system at the mine failing totally or for more than 30 minutes.

Schedule 23—Information to be included in notification of mining incident

Regulation 675V

1—Person injured

1. 1.1

   The name, date of birth and gender of any person who has suffered an illness or injury as a result of the incident.

2. 1.2

   If a person who has suffered an illness or injury as a result of the incident is a worker, the following information:

   1. (a)

      the worker's occupation;

   2. (b)

      the worker's usual start and finish time, and start time on the day of the incident;

   3. (c)

      the number of hours worked immediately before the incident;

   4. (d)

      the name of the person conducting the business or undertaking in which the person works;

   5. (e)

      the nature of the engagement of the worker.

3. 1.3

   If the worker is self-employed, the name of the business or undertaking.

4. 1.4

   The industry in which the business or undertaking is primarily conducted.

2—Incident

1. 2.1

   When the incident occurred, including—

   1. (a)

      the date of the incident;

   2. (b)

      the time of the incident;

   3. (c)

      in the case of an illness, the date on which the illness was first reported by or on behalf of the person suffering the illness.

2. 2.2

   A description of the incident, including—

   1. (a)

      what each affected person was doing just before the incident; and

   2. (b)

      a description of all substances, including hazardous chemicals, and all plant and processes involved in the incident; and

   3. (c)

      the classification of—

      1. (i)

         the mechanism of the incident; and

      2. (ii)

         the agency of the illness or injury (that is, how the incident caused the illness or injury); and

      3. (iii)

         the nature and bodily location of the illness or injury.

3. 2.3

   In item 2.2(c)—

classification means the code assigned by the Types of Occurrence Classification System published by the National Health and Safety Committee, as in force from time to time.

1. 2.4

   Item 2.2(c) applies only in relation to an incident that occurs after 1 January 2015.

3—Consequences of incident

1. 3.1

   Whether or not the incident has resulted in any of the following:

   1. (a)

      a fatality;

   2. (b)

      permanent incapacity;

   3. (c)

      the inability of a worker to work for 1 day or more, not including the incident day, whether the worker is rostered on that day or not;

   4. (d)

      the worker carrying out restricted work;

   5. (e)

      medical treatment.

2. 3.2

   An indication of whether the incident is likely to result in any of the circumstances referred to in item 3.1.

3. 3.3

   An indication of whether the incident has the potential to result in any of the circumstances referred to in item 3.1.

Schedule 24—Information to be included in mine quarterly report

Regulation 675W

1—Meaning of incident

In this Schedule—

incident means—

1. (a)

   a notifiable incident; or

2. (b)

   an incident within the meaning of regulation 675V.

2—Mine holder

The name of the mine holder for the mine.

3—Mine operator

The name of the mine operator of the mine.

4—The mine

The location of the mine.

5—Commodity processed

A description of the primary commodity processed at the mine site during the reporting period.

6—Number of workers

The average number of workers who worked at the mine site during the reporting period.

7—Number of hours worked

The total number of hours (including additional shifts and overtime) worked at the mine during the reporting period.

8—Number of incidents

The total number of incidents occurring during the reporting period.

9—Number of lost time injuries

The total number of incidents that resulted in the inability of a worker to work for 1 day or more (not including the incident day) during the reporting period.

10—Days lost from work

The total number of days (not including the incident day) lost from work by workers during the reporting period as a result of incidents.

11—Number of restricted duty days

The total number of days on which workers carried out restricted duties during the reporting period as a result of incidents.

12—Number of workers placed on restricted duties

The total number of workers placed on restricted duties during the reporting period as a result of incidents.

13—Number of medical treatment injuries

1. 13.1

   The total number of injuries and illnesses of workers arising from incidents that required medical treatment during the reporting period but did not result in the inability of a worker to work for 1 day or more (not including the incident day).

2. 13.2

   In item 13.1—

medical treatment means the management or care of a patient including—

1. (a)

   the suturing of a wound;

2. (b)

   the treatment of fractures;

3. (c)

   the treatment of bruises by drainage of blood;

4. (d)

   the treatment of second and third degree burns,

but does not include diagnostic procedures, observation, counselling, first aid or therapeutic measures taken solely for preventative purposes.

14—Number of deaths

The total number of deaths that occurred during the reporting period as a result of incidents.

15—Other information

The information set out in Schedule 23 in relation to each incident, if that information has not already been provided to the regulator.

Legislative history

Notes

• •

  This version is comprised of the following:

Chapter 1	1.9.2024
Chapter 2	1.1.2014
Chapter 3	25.12.2023
Chapter 4	1.7.2024
Chapter 5	25.12.2023
Chapter 6	16.7.2015
Chapter 7	1.1.2021
Chapter 8	1.1.2021
Chapter 8A	1.9.2024
Chapter 9	1.7.2017
Chapter 10	1.1.2021
Chapter 11	1.7.2024
Schedule 2	1.7.2020
Schedule 3	1.1.2017
Schedule 4	1.1.2017
Schedule 5	1.1.2021
Schedule 6	1.1.2021
Schedule 7	1.1.2021
Schedule 8	1.1.2021
Schedule 9	1.1.2014
Schedule 10	1.1.2014
Schedule 11	1.1.2021
Schedule 12	1.1.2014
Schedule 13	1.9.2023
Schedule 14	1.1.2014
Schedule 15	11.9.2014
Schedule 16	1.1.2014
Schedule 17	1.1.2014
Schedule 18	1.1.2014
Schedule 19	1.1.2014
Schedule 20	1.1.2014
Schedule 21	1.1.2014
Schedule 22	1.1.2014
Schedule 23	1.1.2014
Schedule 24	1.1.2014

• •

  Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• •

  Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• •

  For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or revoked by principal regulations

  The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 revoked the following:

  Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 2010

  Principal regulations and variations

  New entries appear in bold.

  Year	No	Reference	Commencement
  2012	268	Gazette 20.12.2012 p5765	1.1.2013 except rr 168—170—1.7.2013 and except rr 58, 164, 172—175, 176(2) & (3), 177—182, 298—303, 307—315, 340, 361, 376, 380—382, 390, 391, 402—418, 431—434—1.1.2014 and except rr 429 & 430—1.7.2014 and except r 488—1.1.2015 and except r 348 which was deleted by 235/2015 without coming into operation and except r 347 (as varied by 279/2013 r 4 and further varied by 239/2014 r 4(2))—1.1.2016: r 2
  2013	141	Gazette 6.6.2013 p2360	1.7.2013: r 2
  2013	279	Gazette 12.12.2013 p4655	12.12.2013 except rr 5—45, 48, 50—56—1.1.2014: r 2
  2014	137	Gazette 19.6.2014 p2661	1.7.2014: r 2
  2014	239	Gazette 11.9.2014 p4342	11.9.2014: r 2
  2014	279	Gazette 11.12.2014 p6735	11.12.2014: r 2
  2015	32	Gazette 19.3.2015 p1246	1.7.2015: r 2
  2015	52	Gazette 28.5.2015 p2303	1.7.2015: r 2
  2015	160	Gazette 18.6.2015 p2811	1.7.2015: r 2
  2015	183	Gazette 16.7.2015 p3455	16.7.2015: r 2
  2015	235	Gazette 19.11.2015 p4983	19.11.2015: r 2
  2016	38	Gazette 26.5.2016 p1908	1.7.2016: r 2
  2016	140	Gazette 23.6.2016 p2370	1.7.2016: r 2
  2016	285	Gazette 15.12.2016 p5010	1.1.2017: r 2
  2017	35	Gazette 16.5.2017 p1222	1.7.2017: r 2
  2017	58	Gazette 16.5.2017 p1295	1.7.2017: r 2
  2017	153	Gazette 22.6.2017 p2408	1.7.2017: r 2
  2018	71	Gazette 14.6.2018 p2156	1.7.2018: r 2
  2018	165	Gazette 21.6.2018 p2450	1.7.2018: r 2
  2018	252	Gazette 20.12.2018 p4358	20.12.2018: r 2
  2019	21	Gazette 14.3.2019 p858	1.7.2019: r 2
  2019	151	Gazette 13.6.2019 p2101	1.7.2019: r 2
  2019	156	Gazette 13.6.2019 p2144	1.7.2019: r 2
  2020	49	Gazette 30.4.2020 p839	1.7.2020: r 2
  2020	141	Gazette 4.6.2020 p2984	1.7.2020: r 2
  2020	276	Gazette 24.9.2020 p4668	24.9.2020: r 2
  2020	295	Gazette 19.11.2020 p5080	1.1.2021: r 2
  2020	307	Gazette 3.12.2020 p5453	1.1.2021: r 2
  2021	75	Gazette 10.6.2021 p2143	1.7.2021: r 2
  2022	48	Gazette 23.6.2022 p1933	1.7.2022: r 2
  2023	52	Gazette 26.5.2023 p1387	1.7.2023: r 2
  2023	83	Gazette 3.8.2023 p2606	1.9.2023: r 2
  2023	92	Gazette 25.8.2023 p3116	25.12.2023: r 2
  2024	42	Gazette 6.6.2024 p1334	1.7.2024: r 2
  2024	59	Gazette 27.6.2024 p1938	1.7.2024: r 2
  2024	60	Gazette 27.6.2024 p1951	1.9.2024: r 2

  Provisions varied

  New entries appear in bold.

  Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

  Provision	How varied	Commencement
  Ch 1
  Ch 1 Pt 1
  r 2
  r 2(3)	(i) deleted by 279/2013 r 4(1)	12.12.2013
  r 2(5)	varied by 279/2013 r 4(2)	12.12.2013
  varied by 239/2014 r 4(1)	11.9.2014
  r 2(6)	inserted by 239/2014 r 4(2)	11.9.2014
  varied by 235/2015 r 4	19.11.2015
  r 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.7.2016
  r 5
  ADG Code	varied by 285/2016 r 4(1)	1.1.2017
  Agvet Code	inserted by 285/2016 r 4(2)	1.1.2017
  boiler	varied by 279/2013 r 5(1)	1.1.2014
  amended by 83/2023 r 3	1.9.2023
  C1 combustible liquid	inserted by 285/2016 r 4(3)	1.1.2017
  combustible dust	substituted by 279/2013 r 5(2)	1.1.2014
  combustible liquid	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(2)	1.1.2014
  competent person	varied by 279/2013 r 5(3)	1.1.2014
  concrete placement unit with delivery boom	deleted by 279/2013 r 5(4)	1.1.2014
  concrete placing boom	varied by 285/2016 r 4(4)	1.1.2017
  controlled	inserted by 59/2024 r 3(1)	1.7.2024
  substituted by 60/2024 r 3(1)	1.9.2024
  crystalline silica	inserted by 60/2024 r 3(2)	1.9.2024
  crystalline silica substance (CSS)	inserted by 60/2024 r 3(2)	1.9.2024
  engineered stone	inserted by 59/2024 r 3(2)	1.7.2024
  exploration site	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(5)	1.1.2014
  exposure standard	varied by 279/2013 r 5(6)	1.1.2014
  extraction site	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(7)	1.1.2014
  fitness criteria	varied by 307/2020 r 4(1)	1.1.2021
  gantry crane	varied by 279/2013 r 5(8)	1.1.2014
  GHS	varied by 307/2020 r 4(2)	1.1.2021
  GHS 3	inserted by 307/2020 r 4(3)	1.1.2021
  hazardous chemical	substituted by 307/2020 r 4(4)	1.1.2021
  high risk	inserted by 60/2024 r 3(3)	1.9.2024
  incidental diving work	(c) deleted by 279/2013 r 5(9)	1.1.2014
  inflatable device (continuously blown)	substituted by 279/2013 r 5(10)	1.1.2014
  inrush hazard	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(10)	1.1.2014
  licence holder	varied by 307/2020 r 4(5)	1.1.2021
  mine	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(11)	1.1.2014
  mine holder	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(11)	1.1.2014
  mine operator	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(11)	1.1.2014
  mineral	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(11)	1.1.2014
  mining operations	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(11)	1.1.2014
  passenger ropeway	varied by 279/2013 r 5(12), (13)	1.1.2014
  porcelain product	inserted by 59/2024 r 3(3)	1.7.2024
  powered mobile plant	examples deleted by 279/2013 r 5(14)	1.1.2014
  pressure piping	varied by 285/2016 r 4(5)	1.1.2017
  primary emergency service organisation	deleted by 279/2013 r 5(15)	1.1.2014
  primary emergency service organisations	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(15)	1.1.2014
  principal mining hazard	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(16)	1.1.2014
  processing	inserted by 59/2024 r 3(4)	1.7.2024
  substituted by 60/2024 r 3(4)	1.9.2024
  psychosocial hazard	inserted by 92/2023 r 3	25.12.2023
  psychosocial risk	inserted by 92/2023 r 3	25.12.2023
  relevant fee	varied by 141/2020 r 4	1.7.2020
  rope	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(17)	1.1.2014
  shaft	varied by 279/2013 r 5(18)	1.1.2014
  silica risk control plan	inserted by 60/2024 r 3(5)	1.9.2024
  sintered stone	inserted by 59/2024 r 3(5)	1.7.2024
  specified VET course	varied by 279/2013 r 5(19)	1.1.2014
  steam turbine	inserted by 285/2016 r 4(6)	1.1.2017
  tower crane	varied by 285/2016 r 4(7), (8)	1.1.2017
  turbine	deleted by 285/2016 r 4(9)	1.1.2017
  winder	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(20)	1.1.2014
  Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants	inserted by 279/2013 r 5(21)	1.1.2014
  r 15
  note	inserted by 92/2023 r 4	25.12.2023
  Ch 2
  Ch 2 Pt 1
  r 20
  r 20(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 6	1.1.2014
  Ch 2 Pt 3
  r 24	varied by 279/2013 r 7	1.1.2014
  Ch 3
  Ch 3 Pt 2 Div 4
  r 43
  r 43(3)	varied by 279/2013 r 8	1.1.2014
  Ch 3 Pt 2 Div 11	inserted by 92/2023 r 5	25.12.2023
  Ch 4
  Ch 4 Pt 5
  r 82
  r 82(1a)	r 82(1b) varied and redesignated as r 82(1a) by 279/2013 r 9(1), (2)	1.1.2014
  r 82(1b)	r 82(1a) redesignated as r 82(1b) by 279/2013 r 9(2)	1.1.2014
  r 82(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 9(3)	1.1.2014
  r 82(3)	inserted by 279/2013 r 9(4)	1.1.2014
  r 84
  r 84(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 10	1.1.2014
  r 85
  r 85(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 11(1)	1.1.2014
  substituted by 239/2014 r 5	11.9.2014
  r 85(2a)	inserted by 239/2014 r 5	11.9.2014
  r 85(3)	varied by 279/2013 r 11(2)	1.1.2014
  r 85(4)	varied by 279/2013 r 11(3)	1.1.2014
  r 91A	inserted by 279/2013 r 12	1.1.2014
  r 96	varied by 285/2016 r 5	1.1.2017
  r 98
  r 98(1)	varied by 285/2016 r 6	1.1.2017
  r 104
  r 104(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 13(1), (2)	1.1.2014
  r 105
  r 105(5)	varied by 58/2017 r 4	1.7.2017
  r 106
  r 106(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 14(1)	1.1.2014
  r 106(3) and (4)	inserted by 279/2013 r 14(2)	1.1.2014
  r 108	substituted by 279/2013 r 15	1.1.2014
  r 109
  r 109(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 16	1.1.2014
  r 127
  r 127(1)	varied by 285/2016 r 7	1.1.2017
  Ch 4 Pt 7
  r 144
  r 144(1)
  electrical equipment	amended by 83/2023 r 4	1.9.2023
  r 163	amended by 83/2023 r 5	1.9.2023
  r 164A	deleted by 285/2016 r 8	1.1.2017
  Ch 4 Pt 8
  r 171	substituted by 279/2013 r 17	1.1.2014
  substituted by 239/2014 r 6	11.9.2014
  r 171(3)
  relevant competencies	varied by 307/2020 r 5	1.1.2021
  r 171A
  r 171A(1)	r 171A inserted by 279/2013 r 17	1.1.2014
  r 171A varied and redesignated as r 171A(1) by 239/2014 r 7(1), (2)	11.9.2014
  varied by 307/2020 r 6(1)	1.1.2021
  r 171A(2)	inserted by 239/2014 r 7(2)	11.9.2014
  deleted by 307/2020 r 6(2)	1.1.2021
  r 172
  r 172(1)	substituted by 279/2013 r 18	1.1.2014
  r 173
  r 173(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 19	1.1.2014
  substituted by 307/2020 r 7	1.1.2021
  r 174	varied by 279/2013 r 20	1.1.2014
  r 183	varied by 307/2020 r 8	1.1.2021
  r 184	varied by 307/2020 r 9	1.1.2021
  Ch 4 Pt 9	inserted by 83/2023 r 6	1.9.2023
  deleted by 59/2024 r 4	1.7.2024
  Ch 5
  Ch 5 Pt 1
  r 206
  r 206(3)	varied by 279/2013 r 21	1.1.2014
  r 221
  r 221(2)
  harness	amended by 83/2023 r 7	1.9.2023
  r 223
  r 223(6)	varied by 307/2020 r 10	1.1.2021
  Ch 5 Pt 2
  r 235
  r 235(3)	inserted by 279/2013 r 22(1)	1.1.2014
  r 235(6)	substituted by 279/2013 r 22(2)	1.1.2014
  r 235(7)	deleted by 279/2013 r 22(2)	1.1.2014
  r 238
  r 238(1) and (2)	substituted by 279/2013 r 23	1.1.2014
  r 238(3)	inserted by 92/2023 r 6	25.12.2023
  r 239
  r 239(1) and (2)	varied by 279/2013 r 24(1), (2)	1.1.2014
  r 240
  r 240(1)	varied by 239/2014 r 8(1), (2)	11.9.2014
  r 240(2)	varied by 239/2014 r 8(3)	11.9.2014
  r 241
  r 241(2)	varied by 239/2014 r 9(1), (2)	11.9.2014
  r 241(5)	varied by 279/2013 r 25	1.1.2014
  varied by 239/2014 r 9(3)	11.9.2014
  r 242
  r 242(1)	amended by 92/2023 r 7(1)	25.12.2023
  r 242(1a)	inserted by 92/2023 r 7(2)	25.12.2023
  r 242(2)	amended by 92/2023 r 7(3)	25.12.2023
  r 242(3) and (4)	inserted by 92/2023 r 7(4)	25.12.2023
  Ch 5 Pt 3
  r 244
  r 244(3)	inserted by 279/2013 r 26	1.1.2014
  r 252
  r 252(2)	substituted by 239/2014 r 10	11.9.2014
  r 252(3)	deleted by 239/2014 r 10	11.9.2014
  r 274
  r 274(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 27	1.1.2014
  r 279
  r 279(2)	varied by 239/2014 r 11	11.9.2014
  r 280
  r 280(5)	varied by 58/2017 r 5	1.7.2017
  r 288
  r 288(1)	varied by 285/2016 r 9	1.1.2017
  r 288D	varied by 239/2014 r 12	11.9.2014
  Ch 6
  Ch 6 Pt 1
  r 292	varied by 183/2015 r 4	16.7.2015
  Ch 7
  Ch 7 Pt 1
  r 328
  r 328(8) before deletion by 285/2016
  combustible liquid	deleted by 279/2013 r 31	1.1.2014
  r 328(8)	deleted by 285/2016 r 10	1.1.2017
  r 335
  r 335(2)	varied by 285/2016 r 11(1)	1.1.2017
  r 335(3)	varied by 285/2016 r 11(2)	1.1.2017
  r 335(7) and (8)	inserted by 285/2016 r 11(3)	1.1.2017
  r 338
  r 338(1)	r 338 redesignated as r 338(1) by 307/2020 r 11	1.1.2021
  r 338(2)	inserted by 307/2020 r 11	1.1.2021
  r 341
  r 341(1)	r 341 redesignated as r 341(1) by 285/2016 r 12	1.1.2017
  r 341(2)	inserted by 285/2016 r 12	1.1.2017
  substituted by 307/2020 r 12	1.1.2021
  r 342
  r 342(1a)	inserted by 285/2016 r 13(1)	1.1.2017
  substituted by 307/2020 r 13(1)	1.1.2021
  r 342(2a)	inserted by 285/2016 r 13(2)	1.1.2017
  substituted by 307/2020 r 13(2)	1.1.2021
  r 347
  r 347(3)	varied by 279/2013 r 28	1.1.2014
  note	varied by 239/2014 r 13(1), (2)	11.9.2014
  omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.1.2016
  r 348 before deletion by 235/2015
  note	varied by 239/2014 r 14(1), (2)	11.9.2014
  r 348	deleted by 235/2015 r 5	19.11.2015
  r 359
  r 359(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 29	1.1.2014
  r 361
  r 361(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 30	1.1.2014
  Ch 7 Pt 2
  r 394	varied by 21/2019 r 4	1.7.2019
  r 407
  r 407(1)	varied by 21/2019 r 5	1.7.2019
  r 415
  r 415(1)	varied by 21/2019 r 6	1.7.2019
  r 417
  r 417(3)	varied by 21/2019 r 7

1.7.2019
Ch 8
Ch 8 Pt 3
r 421
r 421(1)	r 421 redesignated as r 421(1) by 279/2013 r 32	1.1.2014
r 421(2)	inserted by 279/2013 r 32	1.1.2014
varied by 239/2014 r 15	11.9.2014
Ch 8 Pt 7
r 458
r 458(3)	varied by 239/2014 r 16	11.9.2014
r 459	varied by 285/2016 r 14(1), (2)	1.1.2017
Ch 8 Pt 8
heading	varied by 285/2016 r 15	1.1.2017
varied by 307/2020 r 14	1.1.2021
r 475
r 475(1)	varied by 307/2020 r 15(1)	1.1.2021
r 475(2)	varied by 307/2020 r 15(2)	1.1.2021
r 475(6)	varied by 285/2016 r 16	1.1.2017
note	deleted by 307/2020 r 15(3)	1.1.2021
r 476
r 476(1)	varied by 307/2020 r 16(1)	1.1.2021
r 476(2)	varied by 307/2020 r 16(2)	1.1.2021
Ch 8A	inserted by 59/2024 r 5	1.7.2024
heading	substituted by 60/2024 r 4	1.9.2024
Ch 8A Pt 1
rr 529A—529C	substituted by 60/2024 r 5	1.9.2024
rr 529CA—529CE	inserted by 60/2024 r 5	1.9.2024
Ch 8A Pts 4 and 5	deleted by 60/2024 r 6	1.9.2024
Ch 8 Pt 10
r 489	varied by 307/2020 r 17	1.1.2021
r 491
r 491(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 33	1.1.2014
r 513
r 513(1)	varied by 285/2016 r 17	1.1.2017
r 517
r 517(3)	varied by 279/2013 r 34	1.1.2014
r 519
r 519(5)	varied by 58/2017 r 6	1.7.2017
Ch 9
Ch 9 Pt 1
r 530
r 530(2)	varied by 285/2016 r 18	1.1.2017
Ch 9 Pt 2
r 547
r 547(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 35	1.1.2014
Ch 9 Pt 3
r 552	varied by 279/2013 r 36	1.1.2014
r 557
r 557(9)	inserted by 279/2013 r 37	1.1.2014
r 558
r 558(5)	inserted by 279/2013 r 38	1.1.2014
r 559
r 559(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 39(1), (2)	1.1.2014
r 559(5) and (6)	inserted by 279/2013 r 39(3)	1.1.2014
Ch 9 Pt 7
r 598	varied by 279/2013 r 40	1.1.2014
r 599
r 599(3)	varied by 58/2017 r 7	1.7.2017
Ch 10	substituted by 279/2013 r 41	1.1.2014
r 615A	inserted by 295/2020 r 4	1.1.2021
r 675S
r 675S(2)	substituted by 276/2020 r 4(1)	24.9.2020
r 675S(5)
Geocentric Datum of Australia	deleted by 276/2020 r 4(2)	24.9.2020
Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 or GDA94	inserted by 276/2020 r 4(2)	24.9.2020
Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 or GDA2020	inserted by 276/2020 r 4(2)	24.9.2020
Ch 11
Ch 11 Pt 1
r 676
r 676(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 42(1), (2)	1.1.2014
amended by 59/2024 r 6	1.7.2024
r 683
r 683(1)	varied by 58/2017 r 8(1)	1.7.2017
r 683(2)	varied by 58/2017 r 8(2)	1.7.2017
r 683(3)—(6)	deleted by 58/2017 r 8(3)	1.7.2017
Ch 11 Pt 1A before deletion by 58/2017
r 683A
r 683A(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 43	1.1.2014
r 683B
r 683B(1) and (2)	varied by 279/2013 r 44	1.1.2014
Ch 11 Pt 1A	deleted by 58/2017 r 9	1.7.2017
Ch 11
Ch 11 Pt 2 Div 1
r 684
r 684(4)	amended by 59/2024 r 7	1.7.2024
Ch 11 Pt 2 Div 3A	inserted by 59/2024 r 8	1.7.2024
Ch 11 Pt 2 Div 4
r 692	amended by 59/2024 r 9	1.7.2024
rr 694 and 695	substituted by 59/2024 r 10	1.7.2024
r 698
r 698(2)	amended by 59/2024 r 11	1.7.2024
Ch 11 Pt 3
r 699A	inserted by 279/2013 r 45	1.1.2014
r 702	varied by 239/2014 r 17	11.9.2014
varied by 32/2015 r 4	1.7.2015
r 704
r 704(1)	varied by 21/2019 r 8	1.7.2019
r 705	varied by 141/2020 r 5	1.7.2020
r 706
r 706(1)	varied by 32/2015 r 5(1), (2)	1.7.2015
r 706(3)	substituted by 32/2015 r 5(3)	1.7.2015
r 706(5)	varied by 32/2015 r 5(4)	1.7.2015
r 707
r 707(1)	varied by 141/2013 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2013
varied by 137/2014 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2014
varied by 52/2015 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2015
varied by 38/2016 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2016
varied by 35/2017 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2017
varied by 71/2018 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2018
varied by 156/2019 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2019
varied by 49/2020 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2020
varied by 75/2021 r 4(1), (2)	1.7.2021
amended by 48/2022 r 3(1), (2)	1.7.2022
amended by 52/2023 r 3(1), (2)	1.7.2023
amended by 42/2024 r 3(1), (2)	1.7.2024
r 707(2)	varied by 141/2013 r 4(1)	1.7.2013
varied by 137/2014 r 4(1)	1.7.2014
varied by 52/2015 r 4(1), (3)	1.7.2015
varied by 38/2016 r 4(1)	1.7.2016
varied by 35/2017 r 4(1)	1.7.2017
varied by 71/2018 r 4(1)	1.7.2018
varied by 156/2019 r 4(1)	1.7.2019
varied by 141/2020 r 4(1)	1.7.2020
varied by 75/2021 r 4(1)	1.7.2021
amended by 48/2022 r 3(1)	1.7.2022
amended by 52/2023 r 3(1)	1.7.2023
amended by 42/2024 r 3(1)	1.7.2024
Ch 11 Pt 4
r 720
r 720(3)	substituted by 239/2014 r 18	11.9.2014
r 723	substituted by 279/2013 r 46	12.12.2013
r 726 before deletion by 307/2020
r 726(1)	substituted by 279/2014 r 4	11.12.2014
r 726(2)	varied by 279/2013 r 47	12.12.2013
varied by 239/2014 r 19	11.9.2014
varied by 285/2016 r 19	1.1.2017
varied by 252/2018 r 4	20.12.2018
r 726	deleted by 307/2020 r 18	1.1.2021
r 730
r 730(1) and (2)	varied by 279/2013 r 48	1.1.2014
r 736	varied by 239/2014 r 20	11.9.2014
(c) deleted by 239/2014 r 20	11.9.2014
r 737	varied by 279/2013 r 49	12.12.2013
varied by 239/2014 r 21	11.9.2014
r 742	deleted by 58/2017 r 10	1.7.2017
Ch 11 Pt 5	inserted by 59/2024 r 12	1.7.2024
Sch 1	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.7.2013
Sch 2	varied by 141/2020 r 6	1.7.2020
cl 1	substituted by 141/2013 r 5	1.7.2013
varied by 279/2013 r 50(1), (2)	1.1.2014
substituted by 137/2014 r 5	1.7.2014
varied by 239/2014 r 22	11.9.2014
substituted by 160/2015 r 4	1.7.2015
substituted by 140/2016 r 4	1.7.2016
substituted by 153/2017 r 4	1.7.2017
substituted by 165/2018 r 4	1.7.2018
substituted by 151/2019 r 4	1.7.2019
deleted by 141/2020 r 6	1.7.2020
cl 2	deleted by 141/2020 r 6	1.7.2020
Sch 3
cl 1	varied by 279/2013 r 51(1)—(8)	1.1.2014
varied by 285/2016 r 20(1)—(3)	1.1.2017
Sch 4
cl 1	varied by 285/2016 r 21(1)—(3)	1.1.2017
Sch 5
cl 1	varied by 279/2013 r 52(1), (2)	1.1.2014
varied by 239/2014 r 23	11.9.2014
varied by 285/2016 r 22(1)	1.1.2017
varied by 307/2020 r 19(1)	1.1.2021
cl 2
cl 2(1)	varied by 279/2013 r 52(3), (4)	1.1.2014
varied by 307/2020 r 19(2), (3)	1.1.2021
cl 2(2)	varied by 285/2016 r 22(2)	1.1.2017
cl 3	varied by 279/2013 r 52(5)	1.1.2014
varied by 285/2016 r 22(3)	1.1.2017
varied by 307/2020 r 19(4)	1.1.2021
cl 4
cl 4(1)	substituted by 279/2013 r 52(6)	1.1.2014
varied by 307/2020 r 19(5), (6)	1.1.2021
Sch 6	varied by 307/2020 r 20(1)—(5)	1.1.2021
Sch 7
cl 1	varied by 307/2020 r 21(1), (2)	1.1.2021
cl 2	varied by 21/2019 r 9	1.7.2019
Sch 8
cl 2	varied by 307/2020 r 22(1)	1.1.2021
cl 3	varied by 307/2020 r 22(2)	1.1.2021
Sch 10
Table 10.3	varied by 279/2013 r 53	1.1.2014
Sch 11
cl 1	varied by 307/2020 r 23	1.1.2021
Sch 13
cl 3
cl 3(3)
red	varied by 285/2016 r 23	1.1.2017
amended by 83/2023 r 8(1)	1.9.2023
cl 5
cl 5(3)	amended by 83/2023 r 8(2)	1.9.2023
Sch 15
cl 1
LD50 (median lethal dose) for acute oral toxicity	deleted by 239/2014 r 24(1)	11.9.2014
LD50 for acute dermal toxicity	deleted by 239/2014 r 24(1)	11.9.2014
LC50 for acute toxicity on inhalation	deleted by 239/2014 r 24(1)	11.9.2014
cl 6
Table 15.3	substituted by 239/2014 r 24(2)	11.9.2014
Sch 16	varied by 279/2013 r 54	1.1.2014
Sch 18A before deletion by 58/2017	Sch 19 redesignated as Schedule 18A by 279/2013 r 55	1.1.2014
Sch 18A	deleted by 58/2017 r 11	1.7.2017
Schs 19—24	inserted by 279/2013 r 56	1.1.2014

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