Workplace Health and Safety (Officers) Notice 1992 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1992 No. 279 Workplace Health and Safety Act 1989 WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY (OFFICERS) NOTICE 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Nomination of health and safety officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Workplace Health and Safety (Officers)1992 No. 279, 1992 ˙ Short title 1. This notice may be cited as the Workplace Health and Safety (Officers) Notice 1992 . ˙ Commencement 2. This notice commences on 1 July 1994. ˙ Definitions 3. In this notice— “community services industry” means an industry involved in— (a) health or welfare services; or (b) education services; or (c) library services; or (d) scientific research services; or (e) meteorological services; or (f) employment services; or (g) prison services; or (h) operating a museum; “financial, property and business services industry” means an industry involved in— (a) providing financial services; or (b) investing in predominantly financial securities, including, for example, mortgages, patents and copyrights; or (c) providing insurance services; or (d) managing or valuing real estate, other than agricultural or pastoral properties; or (e) selling, leasing or developing real estate; or (f) providing architectural, surveying, legal, accountancy, or other professional services; or

3 Workplace Health and Safety (Officers)1992 No. 279, 1992 (g) advertising, market research, management consultancy, data processing or other office services; or (h) credit assessing or reporting; or (i) cleaning, pest control or caretaking services; or (j) security services; or (k) packing of goods (other than agricultural produce, food, beverages and tobacco) or crating or packing goods for transport; or (l) leasing or hiring machinery, plant or equipment, other than transport equipment; “recreational, personal and other services industry” means an industry involved in— (a) entertainment services; or (b) recreational or sporting services; or (c) accommodation services; or (d) catering services; or (e) personal services, including, for example, babysitting, cremation, gardening and photography; “retail and wholesale trade industry” means an industry involved in selling new or used goods; “transport and storage industry” means an industry involved in— (a) passenger or freight transport; or (b) providing terminal facilities for passengers or freight; or (c) operating airports; or (d) selling or leasing aircraft or ships; or (e) motor vehicle parking; or (f) motor vehicle rental; or (g) stevedoring; or (h) harbour or navigation services; or

4 Workplace Health and Safety (Officers)1992 No. 279, 1992 (i) booking, forwarding, crating, storage or custom agency services; or (j) operating oil or gas pipelines. ˙ Nomination of health and safety officer 4. Workplaces in the following industries are determined to be workplaces in respect of which a health and safety officer must be nominated under section 58(1)(b) of the Act— (a) the community services and public administration industry; (b) the financial, property and business services industry; (c) the recreational, personal and other services industry; (d) the retail and wholesale trade industry; (e) the transport and storage industry. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Minister of Employment, Training and Industrial Relations on 19 August 1992. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 28 August 1992. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Employment, Vocational Education, Training and Industrial Relations. The State of Queensland 1992