Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.2.9.

Review of risk control measures

3.2.9. Review of risk control measures



(1) An employer must ensure that any measures implemented to control an
employee's exposure to noise are reviewed and, if necessary, revised-

   (a)  before any alteration is made to plant used or a system of work that
        is likely to result in exposure to noise above the noise exposure
        standard; or

   (b)  if the report by the person who conducts an audiological examination
        under regulation 3.2.12 states that the employee has suffered hearing
        loss that is likely to be due to exposure to noise; or

   (c)  after any incident occurs to which Part 5 of the Act applies that
        involves exposure to noise above the noise exposure standard; or

   (d)  if, for any other reason, the risk control measures do not adequately
        control noise exposure to a level at or below the noise exposure
        standard; or

   (e)  after receiving a request from a health and safety representative.

Note Act compliance-section 21 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) A health and safety representative may make a request under subregulation
(1)(e) if the health and safety representative believes on reasonable grounds
that-



   (a)  any of the circumstances referred to in subregulations (1)(a) to
        (1)(d) exists; or

   (b)  the employer has failed-

   (i)  to properly review the risk control measures; or

   (ii) to take account of any of the circumstances in subregulations (1)(a)
        to (1)(d) in conducting a review of, or revising, the risk control
        measures.