(1) A person
conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must provide any
supervision to a worker that is necessary to protect the worker from risks to
the worker’s health and safety arising from the work if, at the
workplace, the worker —
(a)
uses, handles, generates or stores a hazardous chemical; or
(b)
operates, tests, maintains, repairs or decommissions a storage or handling
system for a hazardous chemical; or
(c) is
likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(2) The person must
ensure that the supervision of the worker is suitable and adequate having
regard to —
(a) the
nature of the risks associated with the hazardous chemical; and
(b) the
information, training and instruction required under regulation 39.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
Note for this subregulation:
In addition,
section 19(3)(f) of the Act requires the provision of information,
training, instruction and supervision.