Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.2.2.

Manufacturers

3.2.2. Manufacturers



(1) A manufacturer of plant must ensure, by taking noise emission and exposure
into account, that the plant is so manufactured that its sound power level is
as low as is reasonably practicable.

Note Act compliance-section 29 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) If plant, when used at a workplace for the purpose for which it is
manufactured, may cause an employee's exposure to noise to exceed the noise
exposure standard, the manufacturer of the plant must-

   (a)  determine its sound power level; and

   (b)  when supplying the plant to another person, ensure that the plant is
        accompanied by a record that states the sound power level of the
        plant.

Note Act compliance-section 29 (see regulation 1.1.7).