Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.27

3.27 .         Gas cylinders to be secured

                A person who, at a workplace is an employer, the main contractor or a self-employed person must ensure that any gas cylinder at the workplace —

            (a)         is appropriately secured and protected from damage or the uncontrolled release of its contents while the cylinder is being used, moved, or stored; and

            (b)         is not lifted or lowered by mechanical means unless —

                  (i)         it is contained in an appropriate type of box; or

                  (ii)         it is lifted or lowered using attachments that are suitable for the task being performed.

        Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.27 amended in Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6229-30; 14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]