379—Duty to provide supervision
(1) A
person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must provide any
supervision to a worker that is necessary to protect the worker from risks to
the worker's health and safety arising from the work if, at the workplace, the
worker—
(a)
uses, handles, generates or stores a hazardous chemical; or
(b)
operates, tests, maintains, repairs or decommissions a storage or handling
system for a hazardous chemical; or
(c) is
likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(2) The person must
ensure that the supervision of the worker is suitable and adequate having
regard to—
(a) the
nature of the risks associated with the hazardous chemical; and
(b) the
information training and instruction required under regulation 39.
Note—
In addition, section 19(3)(f) of the Act requires the provision of
information, training, instruction and supervision.