Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 319R

An employer must ensure that employees who are likely to be exposed to risks associated with high risk crystalline silica work are given information, instruction and training in—

        (a)     the health risks associated with exposure to crystalline silica dust; and

        (b)     the need for, and proper use of, any risk control measures required under these Regulations; and

        (c)     how the risk control measures are to be implemented.

Penalty:     60 penalty units for a natural person;

    300 penalty units for a body corporate.

Note

Regulation 163 sets out the duty of an employer to control risks associated with silica dust produced or generated at a workplace. See also regulation 154.

Subdivision 3—Specific measures to control risks associated with engineered stone

Reg. 319S inserted by S.R. No. 137/2021 reg. 7.