Victorian Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2007 (SR NO 54 OF 2007) - REG 4.4.16

r. 4.4.16

    (1)     An employer must provide for the laundering or disposal of protective clothing and work clothing if it is likely that the clothing is contaminated with lead dust.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

        500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (2)     The employer must ensure a person does not remove clothing required to be laundered or disposed of under subregulation (1) from the workplace, except to transfer the clothing to a commercial laundry or for disposal.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

        500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (3)     The employer must ensure that clothing to be laundered or disposed of under subregulation (1), is bagged and labelled to identify the contents.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

        500 penalty units for a body corporate.