Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 46

46 Duties of worker

(1) This section applies if a person conducting a business or undertaking provides a worker with personal protective equipment.

(2) The worker must, so far as the worker is reasonably able, use or wear the equipment in accordance with any information, training or reasonable instruction by the person conducting the business or undertaking.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(3) The worker must not intentionally misuse or damage the equipment.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(4) The worker must inform the person conducting the business or undertaking of any damage to, defect in or need to clean or decontaminate any of the equipment of which the worker becomes aware.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.