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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 328

Application of pt 7.1

328 Application of pt 7.1

(1) This part applies to—
(a) the use, handling and storage of hazardous chemicals at a workplace and the generation of hazardous substances at a workplace; and
(b) a pipeline used to convey a hazardous chemical; and
(c) the handling or storage of dangerous goods listed in column 2 of table 328, other than at a workplace, if the quantity of the dangerous goods is more than the relevant threshold mentioned in column 3 of the table.
(2) This part does not apply to a pipeline that is regulated under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 .
(3) This part does not apply to hazardous chemicals, and explosives within the meaning of the Explosives Act 1999 , being transported by road, rail, sea or air if the transport is regulated under—
(a) the Explosives Act 1999 ; or
(aa) the Rail Safety National Law (Queensland) ; or
(b) the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 ; or
(c) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .
(4) This part does not apply to the following hazardous chemicals in the circumstances described—
(a) hazardous chemicals in batteries when incorporated in plant;
(b) fuel, oils or coolants in a container fitted to a vehicle, vessel, aircraft, mobile plant, appliance or other device, if the fuel, oil or coolant is intended for use in the operation of the device;
(c) fuel in the fuel container of a domestic or portable fuel burning appliance, if the quantity of fuel does not exceed 25kg or 25L;
(d) hazardous chemicals in portable firefighting or medical equipment for use in a workplace;
(e) hazardous chemicals that form part of the integrated refrigeration system of refrigerated freight containers;
(f) potable liquids that are consumer products at retail premises.
(5) This part, other than the following sections and schedule 7 , does not apply to articles, substances and mixtures categorised only as explosives under the GHS—
(a) section 329 ;
(b) section 330 ;
(c) section 339 ;
(d) section 344 ;
(e) section 345 .
(6) This part does not apply to the following—
(a) food and beverages within the meaning of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code that are in a package and form intended for human consumption;
(b) tobacco or products made of tobacco;
(c) therapeutic goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) at the point of intake by or administration to humans;
(d) veterinary chemical products within the meaning of the Agvet Code at the point of intentional administration to animals.
(7) In this section—

"Agvet Code" means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code set out in the schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth) .

Table 328

Column 1
Item
Column 2
Dangerous Goods
Column 3
Threshold quantities
1 Liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) (dangerous goods class 2.1) If the LP gas is stored in packages outside a building, and connected by piping to appliances within the building that contain the gas—500L (water capacity)
2 Compressed gas of class 2.1 (excluding LP gas), class 2.2 or compressed oxygen If—(a) each is in one or more containers in an aggregate capacity not exceeding 50L; and(b) the dangerous goods as a whole form part of a welding set or are used or intended to be used with a portable flame torch.Compressed oxygen or air that is used or intended to be used for medical purposes.
3 Dangerous goods class 3 250L
4 Pool chlorine and spa sanitising agents 100kg or L
5 Sodium hypochlorite designated by UN number 1791 100L
6 Dangerous goods class 9 100kg or L
7 Dangerous goods packing group 1 5kg or L
8 C1 combustible liquids 1,000L
9 Dangerous goods class 2.3 Nil kg or L
10 Goods too dangerous to be transported Nil kg or L
11 Any dangerous goods other than those stated above 100kg or L



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