WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011

Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1.1--INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

1. Name of regulation
5. Dictionary
6A. Offences are offences of strict liability
6B. Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
7. Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking—persons
8. Meaning of supply—Act, s 6 (3) (b)
9. Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act—Act, sch 3,
9A. Meaning of corresponding WHS law—Act, dict

PART 1.2--APPLICATION

10. Application of the Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant—Act,
10A. Application of the Act to dangerous goods—Act, sch 1, s 6,
11. Application of this regulation
12. Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or

PART 1.3--INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS

13. Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated
14. Inconsistencies between provisions
15. Disapplication of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)

CHAPTER 2--REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION

PART 2.1--REPRESENTATION

Division 2.1.1--Work groups

16. Negotiations for and determination of work groups
17. Matters to be taken into account in negotiations—Act, s 52 (6) and

Division 2.1.2--Health and safety representatives

18. Procedures for election of health and safety
19. Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election
20. Removal of health and safety
21. Training for health and safety representatives—Act, s 72 (1) and s
21A. Establishing a health and safety committee—major construction project—Act, s 75
21B. Training for health and safety committee members—major construction

PART 2.2--ISSUE RESOLUTION

22. Agreed procedure—minimum requirements
23. Default procedure—Act, s 81 (2)

PART 2.3--CESSATION OF UNSAFE WORK

24. Continuity of engagement of worker—Act, s 88

PART 2.4--WORKPLACE ENTRY BY WHS ENTRY PERMIT-HOLDERS

25. Training requirements for WHS entry permits—Act, s 131 and
26. Form of WHS entry permit
27. Notice of entry—general
28. Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 117—Act,
29. Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 120—Act,
30. Additional requirements—entry under Act, s 121—Act,
31. Register of WHS entry permit-holders—Act, s 151

CHAPTER 3--GENERAL RISK AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

PART 3.1--MANAGING RISKS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

32. Application—pt 3.1
33. Specific requirements must be complied with
34. Duty to identify hazards
35. Managing risks to health and safety
36. Hierarchy of control measures
37. Maintenance of control measures
38. Review of control measures

PART 3.2--GENERAL WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

Division 3.2.1--Information, training and instruction

39. Provision of information, training and

Division 3.2.2--General working environment

40. Duty in relation to general workplace facilities
41. Duty to provide and maintain adequate and accessible facilities

Division 3.2.3--First-aid

42. Duty to provide first-aid

Division 3.2.4--Emergency plans

43. Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan

Division 3.2.5--Personal protective equipment

44. Provision to workers and use of personal protective equipment
45. Personal protective equipment used by other persons
46. Duties of worker
47. Duty of person other than worker

Division 3.2.6--Remote or isolated work

48. Remote or isolated work—Act, s 19

Division 3.2.7--Managing risks from airborne contaminants

48A. Exposure standards
49. Ensuring exposure standards for substances and mixtures not exceeded
50. Monitoring airborne contaminant levels

Division 3.2.8--Hazardous atmospheres

51. Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19
52. Ignition sources—Act, s 19

Division 3.2.9--Storage of flammable or combustible substances

53. Flammable and combustible substances not to be accumulated

Division 3.2.10--Falling objects

54. Management of risk of falling objects—Act, s 19
55. Minimising risk associated with falling objects

Division 3.2.11--Psychosocial risks

55A. Meaning of psychosocial hazard—div 3.2.11
55B. Meaning of psychosocial risk—div 3.2.11
55C. Duty to manage psychosocial risk
55D. Psychosocial risks—control measures

CHAPTER 4--HAZARDOUS WORK

PART 4.1--NOISE

56. Meaning of exposure standard for noise
57. Managing risk of hearing loss from noise—Act, s 19
58. Audiometric testing
59. Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of

PART 4.2--HAZARDOUS MANUAL TASKS

60. Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19
61. Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant or

PART 4.3--CONFINED SPACES

Division 4.3.1--Preliminary

62. Confined spaces to which this part applies
63. Application to emergency services workers

Division 4.3.2--Duties of designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer and constructor of plant or structure

64. Duty to eliminate or minimise risk

Division 4.3.3--Duties of person conducting business or undertaking

65. Entry into confined space must comply with this division
66. Managing risks to health and safety—Act, s 19
67. Confined space entry permit
68. Signage
69. Communication and safety monitoring
70. Specific control—connected plant and services
71. Specific control—atmosphere
72. Specific control—flammable gases and vapours
73. Specific control—fire and explosion
74. Emergency procedures
75. Personal protective equipment in emergencies
76. Information, training and instruction for workers
77. Confined space entry permit and risk assessment must be kept

PART 4.4--FALLS

78. Management of risk of fall—Act, s 19
79. Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall
80. Emergency and rescue procedures

PART 4.5--HIGH RISK WORK

Division 4.5.1--Licensing of high risk work

Subdivision 4.5.1.1--Requirement to be licensed

81. Licence required to carry out high risk work
82. Exceptions
83. Recognition of high risk work licences in other jurisdictions
84. Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure direct
85. Evidence of licence—duty of person conducting business or

Subdivision 4.5.1.2--Licensing process

86. Who may apply for a licence
87. Application for high risk work licence
88. Additional information
89. Decision on application
90. Matters to be taken into account
91. Refusal to grant high risk work licence—process
91A. Conditions of licence
92. Duration of licence
93. Licence document
94. Licence document to be available
95. Reassessment of competency of licence-holder

Subdivision 4.5.1.3--Amendment of licence document

96. Notice of change of address
97. Licence-holder to return licence
98. Replacement licence document
99. Voluntary surrender of licence

Subdivision 4.5.1.4--Renewal of high risk work licence

100. Regulator may renew licence
101. Application for renewal
102. Licence continues in force until application is decided
103. Renewal of expired licence
104. Provisions relating to renewal of licence
105. Status of licence during review

Subdivision 4.5.1.5--Suspension and cancellation of high risk work
licence

106. Suspension or cancellation of licence
107. Matters taken into account
108. Notice to and submissions by licence-holder
109. Notice of decision
110. Immediate suspension
111. Licence-holder to return licence document
112. Regulator to return licence document after suspension

PART 4.6--DEMOLITION WORK

142. Notice of demolition work

PART 4.7--GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN WORKPLACES AND ENERGISED ELECTRICAL WORK

Division 4.7.1--Preliminary

144. Meaning of electrical equipment—pt 4.7
145. Meaning of electrical installation—pt 4.7
146. Meaning of electrical work—pt 4.7

Division 4.7.2--General risk management

147. Risk management—Act, s 19

Division 4.7.3--Electrical equipment and electrical installations

148. Electrical equipment and electrical installations—div 4.7.3
149. Unsafe electrical equipment
150. Inspection and testing of electrical equipment
151. Untested electrical equipment not to be used

Division 4.7.4--Electrical work on energised electrical equipment

152. Application—div 4.7.4
153. Persons conducting a business or undertaking—div 4.7.4
154. Electrical work on energised electrical equipment—prohibited
155. Duty to determine whether equipment is energised
156. De-energised equipment must not be inadvertently re-energised
157. Electrical work on energised electrical equipment—when permitted
158. Preliminary steps
159. Unauthorised access to equipment being worked on
160. Contact with equipment being worked on
161. How the work is to be carried out
162. Record keeping

Division 4.7.5--Electrical equipment and installations and construction work—additional duties

163. Duty of person conducting business or undertaking

Division 4.7.6--Residual current devices

164. Use of socket outlets in hostile operating environment
165. Testing of residual current devices

Division 4.7.7--Overhead and underground electric lines

166. Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking

PART 4.8--DIVING WORK

Division 4.8.1--Preliminary

167. Purpose—pt 4.8

Division 4.8.2--General diving work—fitness and competence of worker

168. Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure fitness of
169. Certificate of medical fitness
170. Duty to keep certificate of medical fitness
171. Competence of worker—general diving
171A. Competence of worker—general diving work—knowledge and
172. Competence of worker—incidental diving
173. Competence of worker—limited scientific diving
174. Competence of competent person supervising general diving
175. Evidence of competence—duty of person conducting business or

Division 4.8.3--Managing risks—general diving work

176. Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 19
177. Appointment of competent person to supervise diving work
178. Additional control—dive plan
179. Dive plan must be complied with
180. Additional control—dive safety log to be kept
181. Use of dive safety log
182. Record keeping

Division 4.8.4--High risk diving work

183. Duties of person conducting business or
184. Duty of worker—competence—Act, s 44

CHAPTER 5--PLANT AND STRUCTURES

PART 5.1--GENERAL DUTIES FOR PLANT AND STRUCTURES

Division 5.1.1--Preliminary

185. Application—pt 5.1 to plant
186. Application—pt 5.1 to structures

Division 5.1.2--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant

187. Provision of information to manufacturer
188. Hazard identified in design during manufacture
189. Guarding
190. Operational controls
191. Emergency stop controls
192. Warning devices

Division 5.1.3--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant

193. Control of risk—Act, s 23
194. Guarding
195. Information must be obtained and provided

Division 5.1.4--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant

196. Information to be obtained and provided by importer
197. Control of risk

Division 5.1.5--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant

198. Information to be obtained and provided by supplier
199. Supply of second-hand plant—duties of supplier
200. Second-hand plant to be used for scrap or spare parts

Division 5.1.6--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures

201. Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or
202. Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or

Division 5.1.7--General duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

Subdivision 5.1.7.1--Management of risks

203. Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 21

Subdivision 5.1.7.2--Additional control measures for general plant

204. Control of risks arising from installation or commissioning
205. Preventing unauthorised alterations to or interference with plant
206. Proper use of plant and controls
207. Plant not in use
208. Guarding
209. Guarding and insulation from heat and cold
210. Operational controls
211. Emergency stops
212. Warning devices
213. Maintenance and inspection of plant

Subdivision 5.1.7.3--Additional control measures for certain plant

214. Powered mobile plant—general control of
215. Powered mobile plant—specific control measures
216. Roll-over protection on tractors
218. Industrial lift trucks
219. Plant that lifts or suspends loads
220. Exception—plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a person
221. Plant used in connection with tree lopping
222. Industrial robots
223. Lasers
224. Pressure equipment
225. Scaffolds
226. Plant with presence-sensing safeguarding system—records

PART 5.2--ADDITIONAL DUTIES RELATING TO REGISTERED PLANT AND PLANT DESIGNS

Division 5.2.1--Application—pt 5.2

227. Application—pt 5.2

Division 5.2.2--Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking who designs plant to record plant design

228. Records and information
229. Record of standards or engineering principles used
230. Records to be available for inspection

Division 5.2.3--Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking

231. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture
232. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import
233. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply
234. Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that commission

Division 5.2.4--Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

Subdivision 5.2.4.1--Control measures for registered plant

235. Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes
236. Lifts
237. Records of plant

Subdivision 5.2.4.2--Control measures for amusement devices and passenger
ropeways

238. Operation of amusement devices and passenger ropeways
239. Storage of amusement devices and passenger ropeways
240. Maintenance, inspection and testing of amusement devices and passenger
241. Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways
242. Log book and manuals for amusement device

PART 5.3--REGISTRATION OF PLANT DESIGNS AND ITEMS OF PLANT

Division 5.3.1--Plant designs to be registered

243. Plant design to be registered—Act, s 42
244. Altered plant designs to be registered—Act, s 42
245. Recognition of designs registered by corresponding regulator

Division 5.3.2--Items of plant to be registered

246. Items of plant to be registered—Act, s 42
247. Recognition of plant registered by corresponding regulator

Division 5.3.3--Registration process for plant designs

248. Application—div 5.3.3
249. Who can apply to register a plant design
250. Application for registration
251. Design verification statement
252. Who can be the design verifier
253. Duty of design verifier
254. Design verification statements not to be made in certain
255. Additional information
256. Decision on application
257. Refusal of registration—process
258. Conditions of registration
259. Duration of registration of plant design
260. Plant design registration number
261. Registration document
262. Registration document to be available
263. Disclosure of design information

Division 5.3.4--Registration process for an item of plant

264. Application—div 5.3.4
265. Who can apply to register an item of plant
266. Application for registration
267. When is a person competent to inspect plant
268. Additional information
269. Decision on application
270. Refusal of registration—process
271. Conditions of registration
272. Duration of registration
273. Plant registration number
274. Registration document
275. Registration document to be available
276. Regulator may renew registration
277. Application for renewal
278. Registration continues in force until application is decided
279. Decision on application
280. Status of registration during review

Division 5.3.5--Changes to registration and registration documents

281. Application—div 5.3.5
282. Changes to information
283. Amendment of registration imposed by regulator
284. Amendment on application by registration holder
285. Minor corrections to registration
286. Regulator to give amended registration document
287. Registration holder to return registration document
288. Replacement registration document

Division 5.3.6--Cancellation of registration

288A. Application—div 5.3.6
288B. Regulator may cancel registration
288C. Cancellation process
288D. Registration holder to return registration document

CHAPTER 6--CONSTRUCTION WORK

PART 6.1--PRELIMINARY

289. Meaning of construction work—ch 6
290. Meaning of structure—ch 6
291. Meaning of high risk construction work—ch 6
292. Meaning of construction project—ch 6
293. Meaning of principal contractor—ch 6

PART 6.2--DUTIES OF DESIGNER OF STRUCTURE AND PERSON WHO COMMISSIONS CONSTRUCTION WORK

294. Person who commissions work must consult with designer
295. Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design
296. Person who commissions project must give information to principal

PART 6.3--DUTIES OF PERSON CONDUCTING BUSINESS OR UNDERTAKING

Division 6.3.1--General

297. Management of risks to health and safety—Act, s 19
298. Security of workplace

Division 6.3.2--High risk construction work—safe work method statements

299. Safe work method statement required for high risk construction
300. Compliance with safe work method statement
301. Safe work method statement—copy to be given to principal
302. Review of safe work method statement
303. Safe work method statement must be kept

Division 6.3.3--Excavation Work

304. Excavation work—underground essential services information
305. Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation
306. Additional controls—trenches

PART 6.4--ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR

307. Application—pt 6.4
308. Specific control measure—signage identifying principal
309. WHS management plan—preparation
310. WHS management plan—duty to inform
311. WHS management plan—review
312. High risk construction work—safe work method statements
313. Copy of WHS management plan must be kept
314. Further health and safety duties—specific regulations
315. Further health and safety duties—specific

PART 6.5--GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDUCTION TRAINING

Division 6.5.1--General construction induction training requirements

316. Duty to provide general construction induction training
317. Duty to ensure worker has been trained
318. Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other

Division 6.5.2--General construction induction training cards

319. Issue of card
320. Content of card
321. Replacement card
322. Refusal to issue or replace card
323. Cancellation of card—grounds
324. Cancellation of card—process

Division 6.5.3--Duties of workers

326. Duties of workers
327. Alteration of general construction induction training card
CH--APTER 7 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
PART 7.1 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

--Division 7.1.1 Application—pt 7.1

328. Application—pt 7.1

--Division 7.1.2 Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters
Subdivision 7.1.2.1 Obligations of manufacturers and importers

329. Classification of hazardous chemicals
330. Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets
331. Safety data sheets—research chemical, waste product or sample for
332. Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical
333. Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency service
334. Packing hazardous chemicals
335. Labelling hazardous chemicals
Subdivision 7.1.2.2 Obligations of suppliers
336. Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals
337. Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals
338. Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals
339. Supplier to provide safety data sheets
340. Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens
Subdivision 7.1.2.3 Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
341. Labelling hazardous chemicals—general requirement
342. Labelling hazardous chemicals—containers
343. Labelling hazardous chemicals—pipe work
344. Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data
345. Changes to safety data sheets

--Division 7.1.3 Register and manifest of hazardous chemicals
Subdivision 7.1.3.1 Hazardous chemicals register

346. Hazardous chemicals register
Subdivision 7.1.3.2 Manifest of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals
347. Manifest of hazardous chemicals
348. Regulator must be notified if manifest quantities to be exceeded

--Division 7.1.4 Placards

349. Outer warning placards—requirement to display
350. Placard—requirement to display

--Division 7.1.5 Control of risk—obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
Subdivision 7.1.5.1 General obligations relating to management of risk

351. Management of risks to health or safety—Act, s 19
352. Review of control measures
353. Safety signs
354. Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction
355. Specific control—fire and explosion
356. Keeping hazardous chemicals stable
Subdivision 7.1.5.2 Spills and damage
357. Containing and managing spills
358. Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage
Subdivision 7.1.5.3 Emergency plans and safety equipment
359. Fire protection and firefighting equipment
360. Emergency equipment
361. Emergency plans
362. Safety equipment
Subdivision 7.1.5.4 Storage and handling systems
363. Control of risks from storage or handling systems
364. Containers for hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored in bulk
365. Stopping use and disposing of handling systems
366. Stopping use of underground storage and handling systems
367. Notification of abandoned tank

--Division 7.1.6 Health monitoring

368. Duty to provide health monitoring
369. Duty to inform of health monitoring
370. Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided
371. Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner
372. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
373. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
374. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
375. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
376. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
377. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or
378. Health monitoring records

--Division 7.1.7 Induction, information, training and supervision

379. Duty to provide supervision

--Division 7.1.8 Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use

380. Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens
381. Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens
382. Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals
383. Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted
384. Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted
385. Changes to information in application to be reported
386. Regulator may cancel authorisation
387. Statement of exposure to be given to workers
388. Records to be kept

--Division 7.1.9 Pipelines

389. Management of risk by pipeline owner
390. Pipeline builder's duties
391. Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline
PART 7.2 LEAD

--Division 7.2.1 Lead process

392. Meaning of lead process—pt 7.2
393. Regulator may decide lead process
394. Meaning of lead risk work—pt 7.2
395. Duty to give information about health risks of lead process

--Division 7.2.2 Control of risk

396. Containment of lead contamination
397. Cleaning methods
398. Prohibition on eating, drinking and smoking
399. Provision of changing and washing facilities
400. Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment
401. Review of control measures

--Division 7.2.3 Lead risk work

402. Identifying lead risk work
403. Notification of lead risk work
404. Changes to information in notification of lead risk work

--Division 7.2.4 Health monitoring

405. Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk
406. Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided
407. Frequency of biological monitoring
408. Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner
409. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
410. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
411. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
412. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
413. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
414. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or
415. Removal of worker from lead risk work
416. Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk
417. Return to lead risk work after removal
418. Health monitoring records

CHAPTER 7A--CRYSTALLINE SILICA

418A. Definitions—ch 7A
418B. Uncontrolled dry cutting of engineered stone
418BAA. Uncontrolled dry cutting of other crystalline silica
418C. Effective control measures for cutting engineered stone
418CAA. Effective control measures for cutting other crystalline silica
418D. Duty to train workers about crystalline silica awareness

CHAPTER 8--ASBESTOS

PART 8.1--PROHIBITIONS AND AUTHORISED CONDUCT

419. Work involving asbestos or ACM—prohibitions and exceptions

PART 8.2--GENERAL DUTY

420. Exposure to airborne asbestos at workplace—Act, s 19

PART 8.3--MANAGEMENT OF ASBESTOS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

421. Application—pt 8.3
422. Asbestos to be identified or assumed at workplace
422A. Asbestos risk assessment
422B. Asbestos risk assessment—review
423. Analysis of sample
424. Presence and location of asbestos to be indicated
425. Asbestos register
426. Review of asbestos register
427. Access to asbestos register
428. Transfer of asbestos register by person relinquishing management or
429. Asbestos management plan
430. Review of asbestos management plan

PART 8.4--MANAGEMENT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS

431. Naturally occurring asbestos—Act, s 20
432. Naturally occurring asbestos—asbestos management plan
433. Naturally occurring asbestos—review of asbestos management plan
434. Training in relation to naturally occurring asbestos

PART 8.5--ASBESTOS AT THE WORKPLACE

Division 8.5.1--Health monitoring

435. Duty to provide health monitoring
436. Duty to ensure appropriate health monitoring provided
437. Duty to ensure health monitoring supervised by registered medical practitioner with
438. Duty to pay costs of health monitoring
439. Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner
440. Duty to obtain health monitoring report
441. Duty to give health monitoring report to worker
442. Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator
443. Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or
444. Health monitoring records

Division 8.5.2--Training

445. Duty to train workers about asbestos awareness
445A. Duty to train workers about working with asbestos

Division 8.5.3--Control on use of certain equipment

446. Duty to limit use of equipment

PART 8.6--DEMOLITION AND REFURBISHMENT

447. Application—pt 8.6
448. Review of asbestos register
449. Duty to give asbestos register to person conducting business or undertaking of
450. Duty to obtain asbestos register
451. Determining presence of asbestos or ACM
452. Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition
453. Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition of residential
454. Emergency procedure
455. Emergency procedure—residential premises
456. Identification and removal of asbestos before refurbishment
457. Refurbishment of residential premises

PART 8.7--ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORK

458. Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed
459. Asbestos removal supervisor must be present
460. Asbestos removal worker must be trained
461. Licensed asbestos removalist must keep training records
462. Duty to give information about health risks of licensed asbestos removal
463. Asbestos removalist must obtain register
464. Asbestos removal control plan
465. Asbestos removal control plan to be kept and available
466. Regulator must be notified of asbestos removal
467. Licensed asbestos removalist must inform certain persons about intended asbestos removal
468. Person with management or control of workplace must inform persons about asbestos
469. Signage and barricades for asbestos removal work
470. Limiting access to asbestos removal area
471. Decontamination facilities
472. Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective
473. Clearance inspection
474. Clearance certificates

PART 8.8--ASBESTOS REMOVAL REQUIRING CLASS A ASBESTOS REMOVAL LICENCE

475. Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal
476. Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high
477. Removing friable asbestos

PART 8.9--ASBESTOS-RELATED WORK

478. Application—pt 8.9
479. Uncertainty as to presence of asbestos
480. Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos-related
481. Asbestos-related work to be in separate area
482. Air monitoring
483. Decontamination facilities
484. Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective

PART 8.10--LICENSING OF ASBESTOS REMOVALISTS AND ASBESTOS ASSESSORS

Division 8.10.1--Asbestos removalists—requirement to be licensed

485. Requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence
486. Exception to requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence
487. Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence
488. Recognition of asbestos removal licences in other jurisdictions

Division 8.10.2--Asbestos assessors—requirement to be licensed

489. Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence
490. Recognition of asbestos assessor licences in other jurisdictions

Division 8.10.3--Licensing process

491. Who may apply for licence
492. Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence
493. Content of application—Class A asbestos removal licence
494. Content of application—Class B asbestos removal licence
495. Content of application—asbestos assessor licence
496. Additional information
497. Decision on application
498. Class A asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about additional
499. Class B asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about additional
500. Matters to be taken into account
501. Refusal to grant licence—process
502. Conditions of licence
503. Duration of licence
504. Licence document
505. Licence document to be available

Division 8.10.4--Amendment of licence and licence document

506. Changes to information
507. Change to nominated supervisor
508. Amendment imposed by regulator
509. Amendment on application by licence-holder
510. Minor corrections to licence
511. Regulator to give amended licence to holder
512. Licence-holder to return licence
513. Replacement licence document
514. Voluntary surrender of licence

Division 8.10.5--Renewal of licence

515. Regulator may renew licence
516. Application for renewal
517. Provisions relating to renewal of licence
518. Renewal of asbestos removal licence—regulator to be satisfied about certain
519. Status of licence during review

Division 8.10.6--Suspension and cancellation of licence

520. Suspension or cancellation of licence
521. Matters taken into account
522. Notice to and submissions by licence-holder
523. Notice of decision
524. Immediate suspension
525. Licence-holder to return licence document
526. Regulator to return licence document after suspension

Division 8.10.7--General

527. Asbestos removal licence register
528. Asbestos assessors register
529. Work must be supervised by named supervisor
CH--APTER 9 MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES
PART 9.1 PRELIMINARY

--Division 9.1.1 Application and interpretation

530. This chapter does not apply to certain facilities
531. Meaning of major incident—ch 9
532. Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to be
533. Meaning of operator of a facility or proposed
534. Meaning of modification of a major hazard facility

--Division 9.1.2 Requirement to be licensed

535. A major hazard facility must be licensed—Act, s 41
PART 9.2 DETERMINATIONS ABOUT MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES
536. Operators of certain facilities must notify regulator
537. Notification—proposed facilities
538. Content of notification
539. When regulator may conduct inquiry
540. Inquiry procedure
541. Determination in relation to facility, on inquiry
542. Determination in relation to over-threshold facility
543. Suitability of facility operator
544. Conditions on determination of major hazard facility
545. Notice and effect of determinations
546. When regulator may revoke a determination
547. Re-notification if quantity of Schedule 15 chemicals increases
548. Notification by new operator
549. Time in which major hazard facility licence must be applied for
PART 9.3 DUTIES OF OPERATORS OF DETERMINED MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

--Division 9.3.1 Application—pt 9.3

550. Application—pt 9.3

--Division 9.3.2 Determined major hazard facility—safety case outline

551. Safety case outline must be provided
552. Safety case outline—content
553. Safety case outline—alteration

--Division 9.3.3 Determined major hazard facility—management of risk

554. Determined major hazard facility—identification of major incidents and major incident
555. Determined major hazard facility—safety assessment
556. Determined major hazard facility—control of
557. Determined major hazard facility—emergency plan
558. Determined major hazard facility—safety management system
559. Determined major hazard facility—review of risk management

--Division 9.3.4 Determined major hazard facility—safety case

560. Safety case must be provided
561. Safety case—content
562. Coordination for multiple facilities
563. Review
PART 9.4 LICENSED MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES--RISK MANAGEMENT
564. Licensed major hazard facility—identification of major incidents and major incident
565. Licensed major hazard facility—safety assessment
566. Licensed major hazard facility—control of
567. Licensed major hazard facility—emergency plan
568. Licensed major hazard facility—safety management system
569. Licensed major hazard facility—review of risk management
570. Safety case—review
571. Information for visitors
572. Information for local community—general
573. Information for local community—major incident
PART 9.5 CONSULTATION AND WORKERS' SAFETY ROLE
574. Safety role for workers
575. Operator of major hazard facility must consult with workers—Act, s 49
PART 9.6 DUTIES OF WORKERS AT LICENSED MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES
576. Licensed major hazard facility—duties of workers
PART 9.7 LICENSING OF MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

--Division 9.7.1 Licensing process

577. Who may apply for a licence
578. Application for major hazard facility licence
579. Additional information
580. Decision on application
581. Matters to be taken into account
582. When decision is to be made
583. Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence—process
584. Conditions of licence
585. Duration of licence
586. Licence document
587. Licence document to be available

--Division 9.7.2 Amendment of licence and licence document

588. Changes to information
589. Amendment imposed by regulator
590. Amendment on application by operator
591. Minor corrections to major hazard facility licence
592. Regulator to give amended licence document to operator
593. Operator to return licence
594. Replacement licence document

--Division 9.7.3 Renewal of major hazard facility licence

595. Regulator may renew licence
596. Application for renewal
597. Licence continues in force until application is decided
598. Provisions relating to renewal of licence
599. Status of major hazard facility licence during review

--Division 9.7.4 Transfer of major hazard facility licence

600. Transfer of major hazard facility licence

--Division 9.7.5 Suspension and cancellation of major hazard facility licence

601. Cancellation of major hazard facility licence—on operator's
602. Suspension or cancellation of licence—on regulator's initiative
603. Matters to be taken into account
604. Notice to and submissions by operator
605. Notice of decision
606. Immediate suspension
607. Operator to return licence document
608. Regulator to return licence document after suspension

CHAPTER 11--GENERAL

PART 11.1--REVIEW OF DECISIONS UNDER THIS REGULATION

Division 11.1.1--Reviewable decisions

676. Which decisions under this regulation are reviewable

Division 11.1.2--Internal review

677. Exemptions
678. Application for internal review
679. Internal reviewer
680. Decision of internal reviewer
681. Decision on internal review
682. Internal review—reviewable decision continues

Division 11.1.3--External review

683. Application for external review

PART 11.2--EXEMPTIONS

Division 11.2.1--General

684. General power to grant exemptions
685. Matters to be considered in granting exemptions

Division 11.2.2--High risk work licences

686. High risk work licence—exemption
687. High risk work licence—regulator to be satisfied about certain

--Division 11.2.3 Major hazard facilities

688. Major hazard facility—exemption
689. Major hazard facility—regulator to be satisfied about certain

Division 11.2.4--Exemption process

690. Application for exemption
691. Conditions of exemption
692. Form of exemption document
693. Compliance with conditions of exemption
694. Notice of decision in relation to exemption
695. Publication of notice of exemption
696. Notice of refusal of exemption
697. Amendment or cancellation of exemption
698. Notice of amendment or cancellation

PART 11.2A--LICENCE REGISTER

698A. Licence register

PART 11.3--MISCELLANEOUS

699. Incident notification—prescribed serious
700. Inspectors' identity cards—Act, s 157 (1) (e)
701. Review of decisions under the Act—stay of decision—Act, s
702. Confidentiality of information—exception relating administration or enforcement of other
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SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
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