South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 529CE

529CE—Monitoring in relation to processing of CSS that is high risk

A person conducting a business or undertaking that is carrying out, or directing or allowing a worker to carry out, the processing of a CSS that is high risk, must—

            (a)         undertake air monitoring for respirable crystalline silica in accordance with regulation 50; and

            (b)         provide air monitoring results to the regulator, in a form approved by the regulator, if the airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica has exceeded the workplace exposure standard as soon as reasonably practicable and no more than 14 days from the date that the air monitoring result was reported to the person conducting a business or undertaking; and

            (c)         provide health monitoring for all workers carrying out the processing of a CSS that is high risk in accordance with Division 6 of Chapter 7 Part 1 of the Regulations.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$8 400.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$42 000.