Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2003 (Qld)

Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2003

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2003 No. 102 Electrical Safety Act 2002 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 1997 3 Regulation amended in pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Amendment of s 52 (Notifying of serious bodily injury, work caused illness or dangerous event) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Amendment of s 53 (Recording work caused illnesses, work injuries or dangerous events) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Amendment of s 57 (Meaning of “high risk construction activity”). . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of s 64 (Principal contractor must not allow work to start unless particular things have been done) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Amendment of s 65A (Current construction workplace plan to be available for inspection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Amendment of s 65H (Availability and review of work method statement). 6 10 Amendment of s 65J (Principal contractor must sight general induction evidence before work starts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 Amendment of s 65K (Site-speciﬁc induction to be given) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 12 Amendment of s 65Q (Availability and review of work method statement). 7 13 Amendment of s 65R (Application of sdiv 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 14 Amendment of s 65S (Employer must ensure general induction evidence is held before work starts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15 Amendment of s 65T (Self-employed person must hold general induction evidence before work starts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 16 Amendment of s 65U (Worker must hold general induction evidence before work starts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 17 Amendment of pt 8A, hdg (Safe housekeeping practices for construction-type work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 18 Amendment of s 65X (What are safe housekeeping practices for an employer or self-employed person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 19 Amendment of s 65Y (Employer’s or self-employed person’s obligation about safe housekeeping practices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 20 Amendment of s 75E (Application of sdiv 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 21 Amendment of s 75J (Availability and review of work method statement) . 9 22 Amendment of pt 18, hdg (Construction-type work where there is a risk a person could fall) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 23 Amendment of s 183 (Risk of fall of less than 3 m in housing construction work or 2.4 m in other work or work on roof with a pitch of not more than 26º) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 24 Amendment of s 184 (Risk of fall of at least 3 m in housing construction work or 2.4 m in other work or work on roof with a pitch of more than 26º) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 25 Amendment of s 190 (What work may be done from single or extension ladder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 26 Amendment of s 191 (Work on a ladder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 27 Amendment of s 192 (Ladders generally). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 28 Amendment of s 193 (Work on platform supported by trestle ladders) . . . . 10 29 Amendment of s 194 (Platform supported by trestle ladders). . . . . . . . . . . . 10 30 Amendment of s 195 (Application of div 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 31 Amendment of pt 19, div 2, hdg (Demolition work and particular other work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 32 Amendment of s 201 (Work to which this division applies and who obligations apply to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 33 Amendment of s 203 (Control measures depending on height of building or other structure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 34 Amendment of s 208 (Load lifted over adjoining area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 35 Amendment of pt 19, div 3, hdg (Housing construction work or the type of work that is civil construction work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 36 Amendment of s 210 (Work to which this division applies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 37 Amendment of s 211 (Risk assessment and control measures). . . . . . . . . . . 12 38 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2002 39 Regulation amended in pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 40 Amendment of s 83 (Deﬁnitions for div 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 41 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

s1 4 s4 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2003 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 June 2003. PART 2—AMENDMENT OF WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 1997 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997. 4 Amendment of s 52 (Notifying of serious bodily injury, work caused illness or dangerous event) (1) Section 52, heading— omit, insert— ‘52 Notifying of particular workplace incidents ’. (2) Section 52(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) This section applies if any of the following workplace incidents happen at a workplace— (a) an incident resulting in a person suffering a work injury that is a serious bodily injury; (b) a work caused illness; (c) a dangerous event.’. (3) Section 52(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (6)(a), ‘the event’—

s5 5 s6 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 omit, insert— ‘the workplace incident’. (4) Section 52(2)(a) to (c), ‘an event’— omit, insert— ‘a workplace incident’. 5 Amendment of s 53 (Recording work caused illnesses, work injuries or dangerous events) (1) Section 53, heading— omit, insert— ‘53 Recording particular workplace incidents ’. (2) Section 53(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) This section applies if any of the following workplace incidents happen at a workplace— (a) an incident resulting in a person suffering a work injury; (b) a work caused illness; (c) a dangerous event.’. (3) Section 53(2), (3), (5) and (6)(a), ‘the event’— omit, insert— ‘the workplace incident’. (4) Section 53(4)(a), ‘event’— omit, insert — ‘the workplace incident’. 6 Amendment of s 57 (Meaning of “high risk construction activity”) (1) Section 57(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’.

s7 6 s9 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 (2) Section 57(2), deﬁnition “using explosives”, footnote— omit. (3) Section 57(2)— insert— ‘ “powder-actuated hand-held fastening tool” has the meaning given by AS/NZ 1873. 1 ’. 7 Amendment of s 64 (Principal contractor must not allow work to start unless particular things have been done) (1) Section 64(1), ‘construction-type work at a’— omit, insert— ‘construction work at the’. (2) Section 64(2) and (3), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 8 Amendment of s 65A (Current construction workplace plan to be available for inspection) Section 65A(a) and (b), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 9 Amendment of s 65H (Availability and review of work method statement) Section 65H(2), ‘statement 1 year’— omit, insert— ‘statement within 1 year’. 1 AS/NZ 1873 (Powder-actuated hand-held fastening tools)

s 10 7 s 14 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 10 Amendment of s 65J (Principal contractor must sight general induction evidence before work starts) Section 65J(a), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 11 Amendment of s 65K (Site-speciﬁc induction to be given) Section 65K(2) and (4), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 12 Amendment of s 65Q (Availability and review of work method statement) Section 65Q(2), ‘statement 1 year’— omit, insert— ‘statement within 1 year’. 13 Amendment of s 65R (Application of sdiv 2) Section 65R, ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 14 Amendment of s 65S (Employer must ensure general induction evidence is held before work starts) Section 65S(1)(b), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’.

s 15 8 s 19 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 15 Amendment of s 65T (Self-employed person must hold general induction evidence before work starts) Section 65T(b), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 16 Amendment of s 65U (Worker must hold general induction evidence before work starts) Section 65U(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 17 Amendment of pt 8A, hdg (Safe housekeeping practices for construction-type work) Part 8A, heading, ‘ CONSTRUCTION-TYPE ’— omit, insert— ‘ CONSTRUCTION ’. 18 Amendment of s 65X (What are safe housekeeping practices for an employer or self-employed person) Section 65X, ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 19 Amendment of s 65Y (Employer’s or self-employed person’s obligation about safe housekeeping practices) Section 65Y(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’.

s 20 9 s 24 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 20 Amendment of s 75E (Application of sdiv 1) Section 75E(b), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 21 Amendment of s 75J (Availability and review of work method statement) Section 75J(2), ‘statement 1 year’— omit, insert— ‘statement within 1 year’. 22 Amendment of pt 18, hdg (Construction-type work where there is a risk a person could fall) Part 18, heading, ‘ CONSTRUCTION-TYPE ’— omit, insert— ‘ CONSTRUCTION ’. 23 Amendment of s 183 (Risk of fall of less than 3 m in housing construction work or 2.4 m in other work or work on roof with a pitch of not more than 26 º ) Section 183(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 24 Amendment of s 184 (Risk of fall of at least 3 m in housing construction work or 2.4 m in other work or work on roof with a pitch of more than 26 º ) Section 184(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’.

s 25 10 s 29 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 25 Amendment of s 190 (What work may be done from single or extension ladder) Section 190(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 26 Amendment of s 191 (Work on a ladder) (1) Section 191(1), (3) and (6), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. (2) Section 191(6)(a), ‘vertical’— omit. 27 Amendment of s 192 (Ladders generally) Section 192(1), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 28 Amendment of s 193 (Work on platform supported by trestle ladders) Section 193(1), (3) and (4), ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 29 Amendment of s 194 (Platform supported by trestle ladders) Section 194(1) ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’.

s 30 11 s 32 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 30 Amendment of s 195 (Application of div 7) Section 195, ‘construction-type’— omit, insert— ‘construction’. 31 Amendment of pt 19, div 2, hdg (Demolition work and particular other work) Part 19, division 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘Division 2—Building work, other than housing construction work, and demolition work ’. 32 Amendment of s 201 (Work to which this division applies and who obligations apply to) (1) Section 201, heading, ‘ who obligations apply to ’— omit, insert— ‘ who division applies to ’. (2) Section 201(1)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) either— (i) building work other than housing construction work; or (ii) demolition work.’. (3) Section 201(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) This division applies to— (a) the principal contractor for a construction workplace where work to which this division applies is to be done; or (b) an employer or self employed person who is to do work to which this division applies at a workplace that is not a construction workplace.’.

s 33 12 s 37 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 33 Amendment of s 203 (Control measures depending on height of building or other structure) Section 203(2), ‘Before work’— omit, insert— ‘Before the work’. 34 Amendment of s 208 (Load lifted over adjoining area) Section 208(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) This section applies to work to which this division applies that is lifting a load over the adjoining area.’. 35 Amendment of pt 19, div 3, hdg (Housing construction work or the type of work that is civil construction work) Part 19, division 3, heading— omit, insert— ‘Division 3—Housing construction work and civil construction work ’. 36 Amendment of s 210 (Work to which this division applies) Section 210(b)— omit , insert— ‘(b) civil construction work or housing construction work.’. 37 Amendment of s 211 (Risk assessment and control measures) (1) Section 211(1)— omit, insert— ‘ (1) The principal contractor for a construction workplace where work to which this division applies is to be done must comply with subsection (2) before the work starts.

s 38 13 s 38 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 ‘ (1A) An employer or self employed person who is to do work to which this division applies at a workplace that is not a construction workplace must comply with subsection (2) before the work starts.’. (2) Section 211(2), from ‘must’ to ‘starts’— omit, insert— ‘must’. (3) Section 211(2)(b), ‘ Example ’— omit, insert— ‘ Examples ’ . 38 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 9, deﬁnitions “competent person”, “construction-type work”, “construction work” and “national standard” — omit. (2) Schedule 9 — insert— ‘ “competent person” — (a) for part 12, division 3, subdivision 2, see section 79A; or (b) for part 17, see section 167; or (c) for part 18, see section 181. “national standard” means the National Occupational Health and Safety Certiﬁcation Standard for Users and Operators of Industrial Equipment declared by NOHSC under the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 (Cwlth), part VI. 2 ’. 2 A copy of the standard is available at or may be purchased from the Government Info Shop, City Plaza, corner Adelaide and George Streets, Brisbane.

s 39 14 s 41 Workplace Health and Safety Amendment Regulation No. 102, 2003 (No. 2) 2003 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATION 2002 39 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002. 40 Amendment of s 83 (Deﬁnitions for div 5) (1) Section 83, deﬁnition “class 1 work”, paragraphs (a) and (b), ‘construction-type work’— omit, insert— ‘construction work’. (2) Section 83, deﬁnition “construction-type work”— omit. (3) Section 83, deﬁnition “construction wiring”, ‘construction-type work’— omit, insert— ‘construction work’. (4) Section 83, deﬁnition “construction work”, ‘section 14’— omit, insert— ‘section 13A’. 41 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary) Schedule 8, deﬁnition “construction-type work”— omit. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 29 May 2003. 2. Notiﬁed in the gazette on 30 May 2003. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Industrial Relations.