Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 51

51 Managing risks to health and safety

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must manage risks to health and safety associated with a hazardous atmosphere at the workplace under part 3.1 .

Notes—

1 WHS Act — section 19 (see section 9 ).

2 For general risk management requirements, see part 3.1 .

(2) An atmosphere is a
"hazardous atmosphere" if—

(a) the atmosphere does not have a safe oxygen level; or

(b) the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere increases the fire risk; or

(c) the concentration of flammable gas, vapour, mist, or fumes exceeds 5% of the LEL for the gas, vapour, mist or fumes; or

(d) a hazardous chemical in the form of a combustible dust is present in a quantity and form that would result in a hazardous area.