Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - SCHEDULE 19

SCHEDULE 19 – Dictionary

"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—

(a) a person who is accredited under part 4.5 to conduct assessments; or

(b) the regulator.

Note—

A copy of the ADG code is available on the website of the National Transport Commission.

(a) an engineering control; or

(b) the use of personal protective equipment.

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

(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

(c) a boat or flotation device—

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

(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

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

(e) a coin-operated or token-operated device that—

(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

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

(iii) does not necessarily have an operator.

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

(b) has hazard properties and a function that are wholly or partly dependent on the shape or design.

(a) actinolite asbestos;

(b) grunerite (or amosite) asbestos (brown);

(c) anthophyllite asbestos;

(d) chrysotile asbestos (white);

(e) crocidolite asbestos (blue);

(f) tremolite asbestos;

(g) a mixture that contains 1 or more of the minerals mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) .

(a) for part 8.3 , see section 429 (2) ; or

(b) for part 8.4 , see section 432 (2) .

(a) work involving the removal of asbestos or ACM; or

(b) for part 8.10 , class A asbestos removal work or class B asbestos removal work.

(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

(b) blood lead level monitoring.

(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

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

(c) other than in schedule 3 , 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

(d) for parts 5.2 and 5 .3 and schedule 3 , a boiler designed or manufactured to the following codes—

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

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

(iii) AMBSC Part 3 — Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee Code for Sub-Miniature Boilers;

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

(e) for schedule 3 —

(i) a direct fired process heater; or

(ii) boilers with less than 5m 2 heating surface or 150 kilowatt output; or

(iii) unattended boilers certified in compliance with AS 2593:2004 (Boilers—Safety management and supervision systems).

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

(b) is capable of travelling along elevated runways; and

(c) has one or more hoisting mechanisms arranged to traverse across the bridge.

(a) in a container with a capacity exceeding 500L or net mass of more than 500kg; or

(b) if the hazardous chemical is a solid—an undivided quantity exceeding 500kg.

(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

(b) for 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

(c) an equivalent statement or notice issued by a corresponding RTO.

(a) for high risk work—a class of work stated in schedule 3 ;

(b) for asbestos removal work—class A asbestos removal work or class B asbestos removal work.

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

(b) able to burn or glow in air; and

(c) able to form an explosive mixture with air at atmospheric pressure and normal temperature.

Examples—

wood, paper, oil, iron filings

(a) for part 13.1 —means the commencement of the section in which the term is used; or

(b) for part 13.2 —see section 768 .

(a)

Note—

Paragraph not used. See note to section 3 .

(b) for general diving work—see sections 174 and 177 ; or

(c) for a major inspection of mobile cranes and tower cranes under section 235 —see section 235 ; or

(d) for inspection of amusement devices under section 241 —see section 241 ; or

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

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

(i) a certification for the specified VET course of asbestos assessor work; or

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

(iii) a certification for the specified VET course for class A asbestos removal work or class B asbestos removal work; or

(fa) for part 13.1 , division 9 —see section 744 ; or

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

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

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

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

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

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

(iii) harmful concentrations of any airborne contaminants; or

(iv) engulfment;

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

(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

(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.

(a) an endless belt, rope or chain or other similar means; or

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

(c) a rotating screw; or

(d) a vibration or walking beam; or

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

(a) does not include a spent conviction; and

(b) includes a finding of guilt, other than a finding of guilt that, if a conviction were recorded, would be a spent conviction.

Note—

Schedule 9 , part 1 sets out when a hazardous chemical is correctly classified.

(a) an industrial lift truck;

(b) earthmoving machinery;

(c) an amusement device;

(d) a tractor;

(e) an industrial robot;

(f) a conveyor;

(g) building maintenance equipment;

(h) a suspended scaffold;

(i) a lift.

(a) was issued within the past 12 months; and

(b) has not expired or been revoked.

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

(b) the removal of power, light or telecommunication poles.

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

(b) capable of luffing under load.

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

(b) the directing of a plant operator in the movement of a load when the load is out of the operator’s view.

(a) the Queensland Ambulance Service under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 ; and

(b) the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 .

(a) gas, water, sewerage, telecommunications, electricity and similar services; or

(b) chemicals, fuel and refrigerant in pipes or lines.

(a) a mine; or

(b) a water bore to which the Water Act 2000 applies; or

(c) a trench for use as a place of interment.

(a) make an excavation; or

(b) fill or partly fill an excavation.

Example—

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

(a) is any of the following—

(i) a flammable gas;

(ii) a flammable liquid (hazard category 1 to 3);

(iii) a flammable solid;

(iv) a substance liable to spontaneous combustion;

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

(vi) an oxidizing substance;

(vii) an organic peroxide; and

(b) burns readily or supports combustion.

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

(b) contains asbestos.

(a) consists of a bridge beam or beams supported at one or both ends by legs mounted to end carriages; and

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

(c) has a crab with one or more hoisting units arranged to travel across the bridge.

(a) that does not exceed 3,000L water capacity and is without openings or integral attachments on the shell other than at the ends; and

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

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

(a) for part 6.5 , division 2 , a general construction induction training card issued under that division; or

(b) otherwise—a general construction induction training card issued—

(i) under a corresponding WHS law; or

(ii) by an RTO under an agreement between the regulator and an RTO or a corresponding regulator and an RTO.

(a) incidental diving work; and

(b) limited scientific diving work;

Note—

The schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.

Note—

The schedule 6 tables replace some tables in GHS 3.

(a) acute toxicity—oral—category 5;

(b) acute toxicity—dermal—category 5;

(c) acute toxicity—inhalation—category 5;

(d) skin corrosion/irritation—category 3;

(e) aspiration hazard—category 2;

(f) flammable gas—category 2;

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

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

(i) hazardous to the ozone layer.

Note—

The schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.

(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

(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 and use of plant.

(a) repetitive or sustained force;

(b) high or sudden force;

(c) repetitive movement;

(d) sustained or awkward posture;

(e) exposure to vibration.

Examples—

1 A task requiring a person to restrain live animals.

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

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

(a) was manufactured before 1952; and

(b) is used for a historical purpose or activity, including an activity that is ancillary to a historical activity.

Example of a historical activity—

a historical display, parade, demonstration or re-enactment

Example of an activity ancillary to a historical activity—

restoring, maintaining, modifying, servicing, repairing or housing a boiler used, or to be used, for a historical activity

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

(b) involving one or more of the following—

(i) construction work;

Notes—

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

2 For construction work generally, see chapter 6 . For the meaning of construction work, see section 289 .

(ii) work of the kind described in section 289 (3) (d) ;

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

(iv) the recovery or salvage of a large structure or large item of plant for commercial purposes;

(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

(b) involves limited diving; and

(c) is carried out while being accompanied and supervised in the water by a person who has the qualifications or experience specified in section 171 .

(a) for a competent person for a clearance inspection under section 473 —not involved in the removal of the asbestos in relation to which the inspection is to be conducted; or

(b) otherwise—not involved in the removal of the asbestos or a business or undertaking involved in the removal of the asbestos.

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

(b) is not used at the workplace; and

(c) is kept at the workplace for not more than 5 consecutive days.

(a) for a high risk work licence—the person who is licensed to carry out the work; or

(aa) for a licence to carry out demolition work—the person who is licensed to carry out the work; or

(b) for an asbestos assessor licence—the person who is licensed—

(i) to carry out air monitoring during class A asbestos removal work; and

(ii) to carry out clearance inspections of class A asbestos removal work; and

(iii) to issue clearance certificates in relation to class A asbestos removal work; or

(c) for an asbestos removal licence—the person conducting the business or undertaking to whom the licence is issued; or

(d) for a major hazard facility licence—the operator of the major hazard facility to whom the licence is issued or transferred.

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

(b) any supporting structure, machinery, equipment, gear, lift well, enclosures and entrances.

(a) diving to a depth below 30m;

(b) the need for a decompression stop;

(c) the use of mechanical lifting equipment or a buoyancy lifting device;

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

(e) the use of plant that is powered from the surface;

(f) diving for more than 28 days during a period of 6 months.

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

(b) involves only limited diving.

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

(b) that is determined by the regulator under part 9.2 to be a major hazard facility.

Note—

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

(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

(b) is used for hoisting things and substances but not persons.

Note—

Non-friable asbestos may become friable asbestos through deterioration, see the definition of
"friable asbestos" .

(a) an articulated mobile crane; or

(b) a locomotive crane;

(a) put in motion an apparatus, device, machinery or motor in, on or attached to the quad bike; and

(b) drive or ride the quad bike.

(a) of a facility, in chapter 9 , see section 533 ; and

(b) of a major amusement park, in chapter 9A , see section 608C .

(a) a capacity not exceeding 500L; or

(b) a net mass not exceeding 500kg.

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

(b) that is intended to carry goods, materials or people.

(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

(b) that contains information about the hazardous chemical stored in the container or storage area.

(a) the adverse effects of exposure to a hazardous chemical; or

(b) improper handling of a hazardous chemical.

(a) a sensing system that uses one or more forms of radiation either self-generated or otherwise generated by pressure; and

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

(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.

(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

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

(c) does not include—

(i) a boiler or pressure vessel; or

(ii) any piping that is regulated under the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 .

(a) means a vessel subject to internal or external pressure; and

(b) includes—

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

(ii) fired heaters; and

(iii) gas cylinders; but

(c) does not include a boiler or pressure piping.

(a) the Queensland Ambulance Service under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 ; and

(b) the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990 .

(a) listed in schedule 10 , table 10.1, column 2; and

(b) present in a concentration of—

(i) for a solid or liquid—0·1% or more, determined as a weight/weight (w/w) concentration; and

(ii) for a gas—0·1% or more, determined as a volume/volume (v/v) concentration.

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

(b) a facility that is being designed or constructed.

(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

(b) a major hazard facility that is being designed or constructed.

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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.

(a) the Act ;

(b) the repealed Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 ;

(c) the repealed Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 ;

(d) a corresponding law or a law relating to work health and safety repealed by a corresponding law.

Note—

Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 7 , a reference in paragraphs (a) to (d) to a law includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the law, including, for example, regulations.

(a) is manufactured in a laboratory for genuine research; and

(b) is not for use or supply for a purpose other than analysis or genuine research.

(a) is less than 3 micrometres wide; and

(b) more than 5 micrometres long; and

(c) has a length to width ratio of more than 3:1.

(a) listed in schedule 10 , table 10.2, column 2 for a use listed in column 3; and

(b) present in a concentration of—

(i) for a solid or liquid—0·1% or more, determined as a weight/weight (w/w) concentration; and

(ii) for a gas—0·1% or more, determined as a volume/volume (v/v) concentration.

(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

(b) the setting up or dismantling of cranes or hoists.

(a) is stated in schedule 15 , table 15.1; or

(b) belongs to a class, type or category of hazardous chemicals specified in schedule 15 , table 15.2.

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

(b) where the erection and dismantling processes are an inherent part of the crane’s function.

(a) a front-end loader; or

(b) a backhoe; or

(c) an excavator; or

(d) other earth moving equipment;

(a) for general construction induction training—the VET course Work Safely in the Construction Industry or a corresponding subsequent VET accredited course; or

(b) for class A asbestos removal work—the VET course Remove friable asbestos; or

(c) for class B asbestos removal work—the VET course Remove non-friable asbestos; or

(d) for the supervision of class A asbestos removal work—the VET course Supervise asbestos removal; or

(e) for asbestos assessor work—the VET course Conduct asbestos assessment associated with removal; or

(f) for high risk work—the relevant VET course specified in schedule 4 .

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

(b) excluding any solvent that may be separated without affecting the stability of the element or compound, or changing its composition.

(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

(b) recognised by the scientific community.

(a) a fixed, mobile or suspended scaffold; or

(b) an elevating work platform; or

(c) a mast climbing work platform; or

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

(e) building maintenance equipment, including a building maintenance unit; or

(f) a portable or mobile fabricated platform; or

(g) any other temporary platform that—

(i) provides a working area; and

(ii) is designed to prevent a fall.

(a) the threshold quantity of a specific hazardous chemical as determined under schedule 15 , section 3 ; or

(b) the aggregate threshold quantity of 2 or more hazardous chemicals as determined under schedule 15 , section 4 .

Examples of major hazard facilities that may be a tier 1 major hazard facility—

warehouse, liquid petroleum gas depot, bulk ammonia storage facility

(a) chemical reactions;

(b) changes in state of the schedule 15 chemicals;

(c) operations at high or low temperatures and pressures.

Examples of major hazard facilities that may be a tier 2 major hazard facility—

pesticide formulators, acetylene producers, explosives manufacturers

Examples of major hazard facilities that may be a tier 3 major hazard facility—

• oil refineries

• chemical manufacturers producing products such as ammonium nitrate, chlorine, sodium cyanide or nitric acid

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

(b) in schedule 3 —

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

(ii) the tower structure may be demountable or permanent;

but, in schedule 3 , does not include a self-erecting tower crane.

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

(b) that commences at and extends below the surface of the ground; and

(c) that is open to the surface along its length.

(a) is approximately horizontal; and

(b) commences at the surface of the ground or at an excavation.