WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS (NO 59 OF 2011)

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1.1--INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

• 1 Citation  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Authorising provisions  
• 4 Repeal  
• 5 Definitions  
• 6 Determination of safety management system  
• 7 Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking – persons excluded  
• 8 Meaning of supply  
• 9 Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act  

PART 1.2--APPLICATION

• 10 Application of the Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant  
• 11 Application of these Regulations  
• 12 Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things  

PART 1.3--INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS

• 13 Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated  
• 14 Inconsistencies between provisions  
• 15 References to standards  

CHAPTER 2--REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION

PART 2.1--REPRESENTATION

Division 1--Work groups

• 16 Negotiations for and determination of work groups  
• 17 Matters to be taken into account in negotiations  

Division 2--Health and safety representatives

• 18 Procedures for election of health and safety representatives  
• 19 Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election  
• 20 Removal of health and safety representatives  
• 21 Training for health and safety representatives  

PART 2.2--ISSUE RESOLUTION

• 22 Agreed procedure – minimum requirements  
• 23 Default procedure  

PART 2.3--CESSATION OF UNSAFE WORK

• 24 Continuity of engagement of worker  

PART 2.4--WORKPLACE ENTRY BY WHS ENTRY PERMIT HOLDERS

• 25 Training requirements for WHS entry permits  
• 26 Form of WHS entry permit  
• 27 Notice of entry – general  
• 28 Additional requirements – entry under section 117  
• 29 Additional requirements – entry under section 120  
• 30 Additional requirements – entry under section 121  
• 31 Register of WHS entry permit holders  

CHAPTER 3--GENERAL RISK AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

PART 3.1--MANAGING RISKS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

• 32 Application of Part 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 1--Information, training and instruction

• 39 Provision of information, training and instruction  

Division 2--General working environment

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

Division 3--First aid

• 42 Duty to provide first aid  

Division 4--Emergency plans

• 43 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan  

Division 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 6--Remote or isolated work

• 48 Remote or isolated work  

Division 7--Managing risks from airborne contaminants

• 49 Ensuring exposure standards for substances and mixtures not exceeded  
• 50 Monitoring airborne contaminant levels  

Division 8--Hazardous atmospheres

• 51 Managing risks to health and safety  
• 52 Ignition sources  

Division 9--Storage of flammable or combustible substances

• 53 Flammable and combustible material not to be accumulated  

Division 10--Falling objects

• 54 Management of risk of falling objects  
• 55 Minimising risk associated with falling objects  

CHAPTER 4--HAZARDOUS WORK

PART 4.1--NOISE

• 56 Meaning of exposure standard for noise  
• 57 Managing risk of hearing loss from noise  
• 58 Audiometric testing  
• 59 Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant  

PART 4.2--HAZARDOUS MANUAL TASKS

• 60 Managing risks to health and safety  
• 61 Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant or structures  

PART 4.3--CONFINED SPACES

Division 1--Preliminary

• 62 Confined spaces to which this Part applies  
• 63 Application to emergency service workers  

Division 2--Duties of designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer and constructor of plant or structure

• 64 Duty to eliminate or minimise risk  

Division 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  
• 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  
• 79 Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall  
• 80 Emergency and rescue procedures  

PART 4.5--HIGH RISK WORK

Division 1--Licensing of high risk work

• 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 supervision  
• 85 Evidence of licence – duty of person conducting business or undertaking  
Subdivision 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  
• 92 Duration of licence  
• 93 Licence document  
• 94 Licence document to be available  
• 95 Reassessment of competency of licence holder  
Subdivision 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--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 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  

Division 2--Accreditation of assessors

• 113 Accreditation required to assess competency for high risk work licence  
• 114 Accredited assessor must act in accordance with accreditation  
Subdivision 2--Accreditation process
• 115 Regulator may accredit assessors  
• 116 Application for accreditation  
• 117 Additional information  
• 118 Decision on application  
• 119 Matters to be taken into account  
• 120 Refusal to grant accreditation – process  
• 121 Conditions of accreditation  
• 122 Duration of accreditation  
• 123 Accreditation document  
• 124 Accreditation document to be available  
Subdivision 3--Amendment of accreditation document
• 125 Changes to information  
• 126 Accredited assessor to return accreditation document  
• 127 Replacement accreditation document  
• 128 Voluntary surrender of accreditation  
Subdivision 4--Renewal of accreditation
• 129 Regulator may renew accreditation  
• 130 Application for renewal  
• 131 Accreditation continues in force until application is decided  
• 132 Provisions relating to application  
Subdivision 5--Suspension and cancellation
• 133 Regulator may suspend or cancel accreditation  
• 134 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation  
• 135 Matters to be taken into account  
• 136 Notice to and submissions by accredited assessor  
• 137 Notice of decision  
• 138 Immediate suspension  
• 139 Accredited assessor to return accreditation document  
• 140 Regulator to return accreditation document after suspension  
Subdivision 6--Agreements with RTOs
• 141 Regulator may enter into agreement with RTO  

PART 4.6--DEMOLITION WORK

Division 1--Notice of demolition work

• 142 Notice of demolition work  

Division 2--Licensing of demolition work

• 143 Demolition work required to be licensed  

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

Division 1--Preliminary

• 144 Meaning of electrical equipment  
• 145 Meaning of electrical installation  
• 146 Meaning of electrical work  

Division 2--General risk management

• 147 Risk management  

Division 3--Electrical equipment and electrical installations

• 148 Electrical equipment and electrical installations to which this Division applies  
• 149 Unsafe electrical equipment  
• 150 Inspection and testing of electrical equipment  
• 151 Untested electrical equipment not to be used  

Division 4--Electrical work on energised electrical equipment

• 152 Application of Division 4  
• 153 Persons conducting a business or undertaking to which this Division applies  
• 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 5 Electrical equipment and installations and construction work -- additional duties
• 163 Duty of person conducting business or undertaking  

Division 6--Residual current devices

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

Division 7--Overhead and underground electric lines

• 166 Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking  

PART 4.8--DIVING WORK

Division 1--Preliminary

• 167 Purpose of Part 4.8  
Division 2 General diving work -- fitness and competence of worker
• 168 Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure fitness of workers  
• 169 Certificate of medical fitness  
• 170 Duty to keep certificate of medical fitness  
• 171 Competence of worker – general diving work  
• 172 Competence of worker – incidental diving work  
• 173 Competence of worker – limited scientific diving work  
• 174 Competence of competent person supervising general diving work  
• 175 Evidence of competence – duty of person conducting business or undertaking  
Division 3 Managing risks -- general diving work
• 176 Management of risks to health and safety  
• 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--High risk diving work

• 183 Duties of person conducting business or undertaking  
• 184 Duty of worker – competence  

CHAPTER 5--PLANT AND STRUCTURES

PART 5.1--GENERAL DUTIES FOR PLANT AND STRUCTURES

Division 1--Preliminary

• 185 Application of Part 5.1 to plant  
• 186 Application of Part 5.1 to structures  

Division 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 3--Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant

• 193 Control of risk  
• 194 Guarding  
• 195 Information must be obtained and provided  

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

Division 7--General duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plantNote for

• 203 Management of risks to health and safety  
Subdivision 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 3--Additional control measures for certain plant
• 214 Powered mobile plant – general control of risk  
• 215 Powered mobile plant – specific control measures  
• 216 Roll-over protection on tractors  
• 217 Protective structures on earthmoving machinery  
• 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 DESIGNSNOTES FOR PART

Division 1--Application of Part 5.2

• 227 Application of Part 5.2  

Division 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 3--Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking

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

Division 4--Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant

• 235 Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes  
• 236 Lifts  
• 237 Records of plant  
Subdivision 2--Control measures for amusement devices
• 238 Operation of amusement devices  
• 239 Storage of amusement devices  
• 240 Maintenance, inspection and testing of amusement device  
• 241 Annual inspection of amusement device  
• 242 Logbook and manuals for amusement device  

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

Division 1--Plant designs to be registered

• 243 Plant design to be registered  
• 244 Altered plant designs to be registered  
• 245 Recognition of designs registered by corresponding regulator  

Division 2--Items of plant to be registered

• 246 Items of plant to be registered  
• 247 Recognition of plant registered by corresponding regulator  

Division 3--Registration process for plant designs

• 248 Application of Division 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 circumstances  
• 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 4--Registration process for an item of plant

• 264 Application of Division 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--Changes to registration and registration documents

• 281 Application of Division  
• 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  

CHAPTER 6--CONSTRUCTION WORK

PART 6.1--PRELIMINARY

• 289 Meaning of construction work  
• 290 Meaning of structure  
• 291 Meaning of high risk construction work  
• 292 Meaning of construction project  
• 293 Meaning of principal contractor  

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 contractor  

PART 6.3--DUTIES OF PERSON CONDUCTING BUSINESS OR UNDERTAKINGNOTE FOR PART

Division 1--General

• 297 Management of risks to health and safety  
• 298 Security of workplace  
Division 2 High risk construction work -- safe work method statements
• 299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work  
• 300 Compliance with safe work method statement  
• 301 Safe work method statement – copy to be given to principal contractor  
• 302 Review of safe work method statement  
• 303 Safe work method statement must be kept  

Division 3--Excavation work

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

PART 6.4--ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR

• 307 Application of Part 6.4  
• 308 Specific control measure – signage identifying principal contractor  
• 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 risks  

PART 6.5--GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INDUCTION TRAINING

Division 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 jurisdictions  

Division 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  
• 325 RTO may enter agreement to issue cards  

Division 3--Duties of workers

• 326 Duties of workers  
• 327 Alteration of general construction induction training card  

CHAPTER 7--HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

PART 7.1--HAZARDOUS CHEMICALSNOTE FOR PART

Division 1--Application of Part 7.1

• 328 Application of Part 7.1  

Division 2--Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters

• 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 analysis  
• 332 Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner  
• 333 Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency service worker  
• 334 Packing hazardous chemicals  
• 335 Labelling hazardous chemicals  
Subdivision 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 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 sheets  
• 345 Changes to safety data sheets  

Division 3--Register and manifest of hazardous chemicals

• 346 Hazardous chemicals register  
Subdivision 2--Manifest of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals
• 347 Manifest of hazardous chemicals  
• 348 Regulator must be notified if manifest quantities to be exceeded  

Division 4--Placards

• 349 Outer warning placards – requirement to display  
• 350 Placard – requirement to display  
Division 5 Control of risk -- obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings Subdivision 1--General obligations relating to management of risk
• 351 Management of risks to health or safety  
• 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 2--Spills and damage
• 357 Containing and managing spills  
• 358 Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage  
Subdivision 3--Emergency plans and safety equipment
• 359 Fire protection and fire fighting equipment  
• 360 Emergency equipment  
• 361 Emergency plans  
• 362 Safety equipment  
Subdivision 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 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 with experience  
• 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 undertakings  
• 378 Health monitoring records  

Division 7--Induction, information, training and supervision

• 379 Duty to provide supervision  

Division 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 carcinogens  
• 384 Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens  
• 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 9--Pipelines

• 389 Management of risk by pipeline owner  
• 390 Pipeline builder's duties  
• 391 Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator  

PART 7.2--LEADNOTE FOR PART

Division 1--Lead process

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

Division 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 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 4--Health monitoring

• 405 Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work  
• 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 with relevant experience  
• 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 undertakings  
• 415 Removal of worker from lead risk work  
• 416 Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work  
• 417 Return to lead risk work after removal  
• 418 Health monitoring records  

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  

PART 8.3--MANAGEMENT OF ASBESTOS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

• 421 Application of Part 8.3  
• 422 Asbestos to be identified or assumed at workplace  
• 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 control  
• 429 Asbestos management plan  
• 430 Review of asbestos management plan  

PART 8.4--MANAGEMENT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS

• 431 Naturally occurring asbestos  
• 432 Asbestos management plan  
• 433 Review of asbestos management plan  
• 434 Training in relation to naturally occurring asbestos  

PART 8.5--ASBESTOS AT THE WORKPLACE

Division 1--Health monitoring

• 435 Duty to provide health monitoring  
• 436 Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided  
• 437 Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience  
• 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 undertakings  
• 444 Health monitoring records  

Division 2--Training

• 445 Duty to train workers about asbestos  

Division 3--Control on use of certain equipment

• 446 Duty to limit use of equipment  

PART 8.6--DEMOLITION AND REFURBISHMENT

• 447 Application of Part 8.6  
• 448 Review of asbestos register  
• 449 Duty to give asbestos register to person conducting business or undertaking of demolition or refurbishment  
• 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 premises  
• 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 WORKNOTE FOR PART

• 458 Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed  
• 459 Asbestos removal supervisor must be present or readily available  
• 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 work  
• 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 work  
• 468 Person with management or control of workplace must inform persons about asbestos removal work  
• 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 equipment  
• 473 Clearance inspection  
• 474 Clearance certificates  

PART 8.8--ASBESTOS REMOVAL REQUIRING CLASS A LICENCE

• 475 Air monitoring – asbestos removal requiring Class A licence  
• 476 Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high  
• 477 Removing friable asbestos  

PART 8.9--ASBESTOS-RELATED WORK

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

PART 8.10--LICENSING OF ASBESTOS REMOVALISTS AND ASBESTOS ASSESSORS

• 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 2 Asbestos assessors -- requirement to be licensed
• 489 Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence  
• 490 Recognition of asbestos assessor licences in other jurisdictions  

Division 3--Licensing process

• 491 Who may apply for a 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 matters  
• 499 Class B asbestos removal licence – regulator to be satisfied about additional matters  
• 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 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 the holder  
• 512 Licence holder to return licence  
• 513 Replacement licence document  
• 514 Voluntary surrender of licence  

Division 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 matters  
• 519 Status of licence during review  

Division 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 7--General

• 527 Asbestos removal licence register  
• 528 Asbestos assessors register  
• 529 Work must be supervised by named supervisor  

CHAPTER 9--MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

PART 9.1--PRELIMINARY

Division 1--Application and interpretation

• 530 This Chapter does not apply to certain facilities  
• 531 Meaning of major incident  
• 532 Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to be present  
• 533 Meaning of operator of a facility or proposed facility  
• 534 Meaning of modification of a facility  

Division 2--Requirement to be licensed

• 535 A major hazard facility must be licensed  

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 FACILITIESNOTES FOR PART

Division 1--Application of Part 9.3

• 550 Application of Part 9.3  

Division 2--Safety case outline

• 551 Safety case outline must be provided  
• 552 Content  
• 553 Alteration  

Division 3--Management of risk

• 554 Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards  
• 555 Safety assessment  
• 556 Control of risk  
• 557 Emergency plan  
• 558 Safety management system  
• 559 Review of risk management  

Division 4--Safety case

• 560 Safety case must be provided  
• 561 Content  
• 562 Coordination for multiple facilities  
• 563 Review  

PART 9.4--LICENSED MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES -- RISK MANAGEMENTNOTE FOR PART

• 564 Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards  
• 565 Safety assessment  
• 566 Control of risk  
• 567 Emergency plan  
• 568 Safety management system  
• 569 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  

PART 9.6--DUTIES OF WORKERS AT LICENSED MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

• 576 Duties  

PART 9.7--LICENSING OF MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

Division 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 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 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 4--Transfer of major hazard facility licence

• 600 Transfer of major hazard facility licence  

Division 5--Suspension and cancellation of major hazard facility licence

• 601 Cancellation of major hazard facility licence – on operator's application  
• 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 10--MINESNOTE FOR CHAPTER

CHAPTER 11--GENERAL

PART 11.1--REVIEW OF DECISIONS UNDER THESE REGULATIONS

Division 1--Reviewable decisions

Division 2--Internal review

Division 3--External review

PART 11.2--EXEMPTIONS

Division 1--General

Division 2--High risk work licences

Division 3--Major hazard facilities

Division 4--Exemption process

PART 11.3--MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1--General matters

Division 2--Infringement notice offences

CHAPTER 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) ACT 2011

PART 12.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

PART 12.2--GENERAL RISKS AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT

PART 12.3--HAZARDOUS WORK

PART 12.4--UPSTREAM DUTIES

PART 12.5--HIGH RISK WORK -- LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION

Division 1--High risk work licences

Division 2--Assessors

PART 12.6--DIVING WORK

PART 12.7--PLANT AND STRUCTURES

Division 1--General duties for existing plant

Division 2--Registration of plant designs and items of plant

PART 12.8--CONSTRUCTION WORK

Division 1--Duties relating to construction work

Division 2--General construction industry training

PART 12.9--HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

Division 2--Manifests and notification

PART 12.10--ASBESTOS

Division 1--Duties in relation to asbestos

Division 2--Licences

PART 12.11--MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES

PART 12.12--MISCELLANEOUS

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