New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 10

10 Application of the Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant

(1) The following provisions of the Act are excluded from the operation of Schedule 1 to the Act--

(a) Divisions 2 to 8 of Part 5,

(b) Part 6,

(c) Part 7.

(1A) Dangerous goods (within the meaning of the ADG Code) listed in Column 2 of the Table to clause 328(1A) are prescribed for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Act as dangerous goods if the quantity of the goods at a place is more than the relevant threshold for the goods referred to in Column 3 of that Table.

(1B) The following plant is prescribed as high risk plant for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Act--

(a) boilers categorised as hazard level A, B or C according to criteria in section 2.1 of AS 4343-2005 (Pressure equipment--Hazard levels) ,

(b) pressure vessels categorised as hazard level A, B or C according to the criteria in section 2.1 of AS 4343-2005 (Pressure equipment--Hazard levels) , except--

(i) LP Gas fuel vessels for automotive use, and

(ii) serially produced vessels,

(c) lifts and escalators and moving walkways,

(d) amusement devices covered by section 2.1 of AS 3533.1-2009 (Amusement rides and devices--Design and construction) , except devices specified in subclause (1C),

(e) gas cylinders.

(1C) Subclause (1B)(d) does not apply to the following--

(a) class 1 devices,

(b) playground devices,

(c) water slides where water facilitates patrons to slide easily, predominantly under gravity, along a static structure,

(d) wave generators where patrons do not come into contact with the parts of machinery used for generating water waves,

(e) inflatable devices that are sealed,

(f) inflatable devices that do not use a non-return valve.