Western Australian Current Regulations

HEALTH (PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 57

57 .         Terms used

                In this Part —

        adequately trained in first aid , in relation to a person undertaking a fumigation, means that the person —

            (a)         knows the first aid and emergency procedures set out in the material safety data sheet for the fumigant being used; and

            (b)         is trained in the use of the required respiratory equipment;

        AS 2476 means Australian Standard 2476‑2008 General fumigation procedures published by Standards Australia on 28 April 2008 as amended from time to time;

        AS/NZS 1715 means Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1715:2009 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment published by Standards Australia on 6 February 2009 as amended from time to time;

        AS/NZS 1716 means Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1716:2003 Respiratory protective devices published by Standards Australia on 1 December 2003 as amended from time to time;

        AS/NZS 2865 means Australian Standard 2865‑2009 Confined spaces published by Standards Australia on 4 September 2009 as amended from time to time;

        chamber fumigation means a fumigation undertaken inside a chamber adapted or constructed specifically for that purpose;

        fumigation area , in relation to a fumigation, means —

            (a)         for a chamber fumigation — the fumigation chamber;

            (b)         for a fumigation of a vessel — the vessel;

            (c)         for any other fumigation — the area that might reasonably be expected to be exposed to the fumigant;

        material safety data sheet , for a registered pesticide, has the meaning given in the Agvet Code of Western Australia section 3(1);

        NOHSC:1003 means the Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC: 1003 (1995)] published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in May 1995 as amended from time to time;

        proprietor’s technicians , in relation to a registered proprietor, means —

            (a)         the licensed technicians and provisional technicians employed by the proprietor; and

            (b)         if the proprietor is a licensed technician, the proprietor;

        qualified person , in relation to a fumigation, means —

            (a)         a licensed technician who is authorised to undertake the fumigation; or

            (b)         a person who is adequately trained in first aid;

        required respiratory equipment , in relation to a fumigation, means respiratory protective equipment that —

            (a)         satisfies the requirements of AS/NZS 1716; and

            (b)         is selected in accordance with AS/NZS 1715 as suitable for that fumigation;

        sheet fumigation means a fumigation undertaken in a gas tight enclosure created using a gas proof sheet fixed to an impermeable floor.