New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 62

62 Fire and explosion-particular risk control measures

(1) An employer must ensure that risks associated with fire or explosion at a place of work are controlled by:

(a) eliminating activities that have the potential to generate flammable or explosive atmospheres from the work process or, if elimination is not possible, minimising the potential for flammable or explosive atmospheres by providing adequate ventilation, and

(b) eliminating potential ignition sources, including naked flame, hot work and electrical equipment, and sources of static electricity, including friction, welding and slipping belts, from proximity to flammable substances, combustible dusts or waste materials, and

(c) enclosing work areas containing flammable or explosive atmospheres, and

(d) removing waste materials and accumulated dust on a regular basis, and

(e) providing for adequate storage, transportation and disposal of flammable substances, and

(f) any other measures necessary to control the risks.

(2) If flammable substances, combustible dusts or waste materials are present at a place of work, an employer must monitor the place regularly to ensure:

(a) the removal, on a regular basis, of waste material, including dust, that could pose a fire or explosion hazard, and

(b) the continued effectiveness of control measures taken with respect to potential ignition sources.

(3) This clause does not apply to a mining workplace that is a mine, or to a coal workplace, to the extent that more exacting standards are created by or under another Act in relation to risks associated with fire or explosion at that mining workplace or coal workplace than are made by this clause.

Maximum penalty: Level 4.