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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS (NO 59 OF 2011) - REG 405

Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that health monitoring is provided to a worker:

(a)     before the worker first commences lead risk work for the person; and

(b)     1 month after the worker first commences lead risk work for the person.

Maximum penalty:

(a)     in the case of an individual – $6 000.

(b)     in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.

Note for subregulation (1)

Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.

    (2)     If work is identified as lead risk work after a worker commences the work, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that health monitoring of the worker is provided:

(a)     as soon as practicable after the lead risk work is identified; and

(b)     1 month after the first monitoring of the worker under paragraph (a).

Maximum penalty:

(a)     in the case of an individual – $6 000.

(b)     in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.

Note for subregulation (2)

Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.



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