Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001

Contents (2001 - 648)

Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001
Status information
Chapter 1 Preliminary
- 1 Name of Regulation
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Application of Regulation
- 5 Meaning of “control” of risks
- 6 Application of provisions providing for alternative duties if primary duty not reasonably practicable
- 6A Duties to apply so far as is reasonably practicable
- 7 Application of provisions of Part 2 of the Act (relating to general duties of certain persons) to persons having duties under this Regulation
- 8 Responsibilities held by more than one responsible person
Chapter 2 Places of work—risk management and other matters
- Note
- 9 Employer to identify hazards
- 10 Employer to assess risks
- 11 Employer to eliminate or control risks
- 12 Employer to review risk assessments and control measures
- 13 Employer to provide instruction, training and information
- 14 Employer to provide supervision
- 15 Provision by an employer of personal protective equipment
- 16 Employer to obtain information
- 17 Employer to provide for emergencies
- 18 Employer to provide amenities
- 19 Maintenance of amenities and accommodation
- 20 Employer to provide first aid facilities and personnel
Chapter 3 Workplace consultation
- Note
- 21 Definitions
- 22 Setting up consultation arrangements (section 15 (f) of the Act)
- 23 Workgroups represented by OHS committees or OHS representatives
- 24 Minimum requirements for OHS committees
- 25 Minimum requirements for election of OHS representatives
- 26 Other agreed arrangements (sections 16 (c) and 17 (3) of the Act)
- 27 Related obligations of employer with respect to duty to consult
- 28 Employees to disclose certain matters
- 29 Procedure for resolving matter that may be risk to health and safety
- 30 Additional functions of OHS committees and OHS representatives (section 18 (d) of the Act)
- 31 Training to be undertaken by members of OHS committees and OHS representatives
- 32 Savings and transitional arrangements
Chapter 4 Work premises and working environment
- Note
- Part 4.1 Preliminary
  - 33 Definitions
- Part 4.2 Work premises
- Part 4.3 Use of places of work
- Part 4.4 Manual handling
- Part 4.5 Long distance truck driver fatigue
Chapter 5 Plant
- Note
- Part 5.1 Preliminary
  - 82 Definitions
  - 83 Plant affecting public safety
- Part 5.2 Design, manufacture and registration of plant
- Part 5.3 Supply of plant
- Part 5.4 Working with plant
Chapter 6 Hazardous substances
- Note
- Part 6.1 Preliminary
- Part 6.2 Manufacture of hazardous substances
- Part 6.3 Supply of hazardous substances
- Part 6.4 Use of hazardous substances
Chapter 6A Dangerous goods
- Note
- Part 6A.1 Preliminary
- Part 6A.2 Manufacture, import and supply of dangerous goods
- Part 6A.3 Obligations of occupiers
- Part 6A.4 Obligations of employers
- Part 6A.5 Specific provisions applying to all dangerous goods to which section 135A of Act applies
Chapter 6B Major hazard facilities
- Part 6B.1 Preliminary
- Part 6B.2 Hazard identification and risk assessment
  - 175C Extension of hazard identification and risk assessment provisions
  - 175D Regular risk assessments
- Part 6B.3 Duties in relation to major hazard facilities
  - 175E Duties in relation to major accidents at major hazard facilities
- Part 6B.4 Notification regarding operation of major hazard facilities and potential major hazard facilities
- Part 6B.5 WorkCover may determine potential major hazard facilities to be major hazard facilities
  - 175K WorkCover may determine a potential major hazard facility to be a major hazard facility
- Part 6B.6 Provisional registration and registration of major hazard facilities
- Part 6B.7 Duties of employees at major hazard facilities
  - 175X Duties of employees at major hazard facilities
- Part 6B.8 Miscellaneous
Chapter 7 Hazardous processes
- Note
- Part 7.1 Spray painting
- Part 7.2 Abrasive blasting
- Part 7.3 Welding
- Part 7.4 Electroplating
- Part 7.5 Molten metal
- Part 7.6 Lead processes and lead risk work
- Part 7.7 Electrical work
Chapter 8 Construction work
- Note
- Part 8.1 Preliminary
- Part 8.2 OHS induction training—construction work
- Part 8.3 Special workplace arrangements for construction work
- Part 8.4 Control of risks arising during construction work
- Part 8.5 Excavation work—particular provisions
- Part 8.6 Demolition work—particular provisions
- Part 8.7 Asbestos—particular provisions
- Part 8.8 Diving work—particular provisions
Chapter 9 Certification of workers
- Part 9.1A Licences for high risk work
- Part 9.1 Certificates of competency for pesticides, fumigants and certain loadshifting machines
- Part 9.2
  - 299–316 (Repealed)
Chapter 10 Licensing of certain businesses
- Part 10.1 Preliminary
  - 317 Definitions
- Part 10.2 Licences required for demolition or asbestos removal work
  - 318 Licensed work not to be carried on without a licence
- Part 10.3 Provisions relating to licences
- Part 10.4
  - 330 (Repealed)
Chapter 10A Registration of clothing factories
- Part 10A.1 Preliminary
  - 330A Definitions
- Part 10A.2 Registration
- Part 10A.3 Miscellaneous
  - 330G Manner of giving applications and notices
  - 330H Public register
- Part 10A.4 Savings and transitional provisions
  - 330I Savings and transitional provisions
Chapter 11 Permits for certain work
- Part 11.1 Preliminary
  - 331 Definitions
- Part 11.2 Permits required for demolition or friable asbestos removal work
  - 332 Demolition work or friable asbestos removal work not to be done without a permit
- Part 11.3 Provisions relating to permits
- Part 11.4 Savings and transitional provisions
  - 340 Savings and transitional provisions
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous
- Part 12.1 Notification of accidents and other matters
- Part 12.2 Prescription of additional serious incidents
  - 344 Non-disturbance of places and plant involved in serious incidents—additional serious incidents
- Part 12.3 Notifications of proposed work
  - 345 Proposed work in respect of which notice is required
  - 346 WorkCover or Department Head (Mining) to be notified of any reviews of risk assessments
- Part 12.4 Exemptions
- Part 12.5 Reviews of decisions
  - 351 Decisions subject to review by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal: section 36 of the Act
- Part 12.6 Penalty notice offences
- Part 12.7 Other miscellaneous provisions
Schedule 1 Standards covering design and manufacture of plant
Schedule 2 Penalty notices
Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions
Schedules 4, 4A (Repealed)
Schedule 5 Quantities of dangerous goods
Schedule 6 Placarding requirements
Schedule 7 Information to be contained in a manifest
Schedule 8 Identification of a major hazard facility
Historical notes

Repealed version for 7 June 2011 to 31 December 2011 (accessed 1 March 2019 at 08:58)

70 Purging before entry—particular risk control measures

(1) An employer must ensure that, if appropriate, a confined space is cleared of all contaminants by use of a suitable purging agent by which contaminants are displaced from the confined space before a person enters the confined space.
(2) An employer must ensure that pure oxygen or a gas mixture in a concentration of more than 21% of oxygen by volume is not used for the purging or ventilation of a confined space.
Maximum penalty: Level 4.