South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 53

53—Flammable and combustible material not to be accumulated

        (1)         A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that, if flammable or combustible substances are kept at the workplace, the substances are kept at the lowest practicable quantity for the workplace.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$6 000.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

        (2)         In this regulation—

"flammable or combustible substances" include—

            (a)         flammable and combustible liquids, including waste liquids, in containers, whether empty or full; and

            (b)         gas cylinders, whether empty or full.