Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 2.5

2.5 .         Notification under section 23I of certain diseases

        (1)         For the purposes of section 23I(2)(a) of the Act, the kinds of disease affecting an employee to be notified by an employer to the Commissioner are the diseases set out in column 1 of the Table to this regulation that have been contracted in the course of the kind of work set out opposite that disease in column 2 of the Table.

Table

Disease	Work
1. Infectious diseases:         tuberculosis         viral hepatitis         legionnaires’ disease         HIV	Work involving exposure to human blood products, body secretions, excretions or other material which may be a source of infection
2. Occupational zoonoses:         Q fever         Anthrax         Leptospiroses         Brucellosis	Work involving the handling of or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool, hair, carcasses or animal waste products

        (2)         For the purposes of section 23I(3) of the Act, notification of a disease to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies is to be made —

            (a)         in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 2; or

            (b)         by telephone.

        (3)         The prescribed particulars for the purposes of the notification of a disease to which section 23I(2)(a) of the Act applies are —

            (a)         name and business address of the employer;

            (b)         name, sex and occupation of the employee;

            (c)         name and address of the workplace where the employee works;

            (d)         name of the disease; and

            (e)         date of diagnosis of the disease.

        [Regulation 2.5 amended in Gazette 14 Dec 2004 p. 6011.]