Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.35

3.35 .         Responsibilities of users of personal protective clothing and equipment

                A person to whom personal protective clothing or equipment is provided or made available for use at a workplace —

            (a)         must use the protective clothing or equipment in a manner in which he or she has been properly instructed to use it;

            (b)         must not misuse or damage the clothing or equipment; and

            (c)         must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any —

                  (i)         damage to;

                  (ii)         malfunction of; or

                  (iii)         need to clean or sterilize,

                the clothing or equipment, notify the person providing the clothing or equipment of the damage, malfunction or need to clean or sterilize the clothing or equipment.

        Penalty: the regulation 1.15 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.35 amended in Gazette 14 Dec 2004 p. 6016-17.]