New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 53

53 Ventilation-particular risk control measures

(1) An employer must ensure that:

(a) mechanical ventilation appropriate for the work being carried out is used to control atmospheric contaminants and that the ventilation is maintained regularly, and

(b) if a mechanical ventilation system is used to control exposure to a contaminant, the system:

(i) is located as close as is practicable to the source of the contaminant to minimise the risk of inhalation by a person at work, and

(ii) is used for as long as the contaminant is present, and

(iii) is kept free from accumulations of dust, fibre and other waste materials and is maintained regularly, and

(iv) if the system is provided to control contaminants arising from flammable or combustible substances-is designed and constructed so as to prevent the occurrence of fire or explosion, and

(c) if a ducted ventilation system is used, an inspection point is fitted at any place where blockages in the ventilation system are likely to occur.

(2) This clause does not apply to the underground parts of a mining workplace or a coal workplace.

Maximum penalty: Level 4.