Tasmanian Numbered Regulations

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998

- (S.R. 1998, NO. 152)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Penalties
   5.      Accountable person

   PART 2 - General Application

   6.      Adoption of Standards
   7.      Compliance with other legislation
   8.      Notice under section 38 of Act
   9.      Provision of training and service
   10.     Certain provisions of no effect
   11.     Transferred responsibilities
   12.     Records
   13.     Appeal procedure

   PART 3 - Obligations

           Division 1 - General obligations in relation to workplace hazards

   14.     Complaints
   15.     Consultation
   16.     Disclosure of information
   17.     Hazards and risks in workplace
   18.     Risk assessment
   19.     Control of risk
   20.     Provision of information
   21.     Monitoring
   22.     Health surveillance
   23.     Action on reports of hazardous situations
   24.     Emergency procedures and training
   25.     Rescue arrangements
   26.     Alcohol, drugs and smoking in workplace
   27.     Safety of facilities
   28.     Structures
   29.     Access and egress
   30.     Body corporate ceasing to do business

           Division 2 - Employees' safety representatives

   31.     Election under section 32 of Act
   32.     Certificate of appointment
   33.     Training
   34.     Employees' safety representative's functions
   35.     Employer to provide information
   36.     Process on contravention of Act or regulations
   37.     Direction to cease work
   38.     Cancellation of appointment

           Division 3 - Competency requirements

   39.     Requirement to hold a certificate of competency
   40.     Application for certificate of competency
   41.     Issue of certificate
   42.     Cancellation or suspension of certificate of competency
   43.     Reciprocal cancellation or suspension
   44.     Register of qualifications

           Division 4 - Registration of assessors and plant inspectors

   45.     Application for registration
   46.     Issue of registration
   47.     Recognition of qualifications
   48.     Contravention of condition
   49.     Cancellation or suspension of registration
   50.     Work requiring registration
   51.     Expiry and renewal of registration
   52.     Assessor to maintain records
   53.     Inspection of registered plant
   54.     Use of registered plant
   55.     Invalidation of certificate of inspection
   56.     Repair and maintenance of registered plant
   57.     Responsibilities of registered plant inspectors

           Division 5 - Personal protective equipment

   58.     Personal protection
   59.     Areas to be signposted
   60.     Use of air-supplied respiratory equipment

           Division 6 - Work injuries and accidents

   61.     Notice of serious accident or dangerous incident
   62.     Notice of dangerous incident
   63.     Recurrence to be prevented
   64.     Reporting of accidents

   PART 4 - Hazards – Generalised

           Division 1 - Manual Handling

   65.     Manual handling

           Division 2 - Control of workplace hazardous substancesSubdivision 1 - Application

   66.     Application of Division 2 of Part 4
   67.     Scheduled carcinogenic substances
   68.     Lead process
   69.     Classification of hazardous substances
   70.     Material Safety Data Sheets
   71.     Labels
   72.     Disclosure of ingredients
   73.     Disclosure of chemical name
   74.     Other relevant information
   75.     Duties in relation to MSDS
   76.     Labels
   77.     Registers
   78.     Other relevant information
   79.     Prohibition of scheduled substances for specific uses

           Division 3 - PlantSubdivision 1 - Specific duties for control of risk

   80.     Electrical installations
   81.     Plant under pressure
   82.     Amusement structures
   83.     Maintenance during operation
   84.     Lock-off requirements
   85.     Repair
   86.     Explosive-powered tools
   87.     Mine winders
   88.     Hoisting appliances and cranes
   89.     Brittle roofs
   90.     Alteration
   91.     Disposal of plant
   92.     Prohibited types of nail guns
   93.     Hiring of plant
   94.     Ladders
   95.     Record keeping
   96.     Registration of plant design
   97.     Application for registration of plant design
   98.     Signing of statements
   99.     Grant or refusal of application for registration of plant design
   100.    Provision of registration number
   101.    Disclosure of information
   102.    Registration of items of plant
   103.    Application for registration of item of plant
   104.    Grant or refusal of application for registration of plant
   105.    Invalidation of registration of plant
   106.    Change in ownership of plant

           Division 4 - Noise

   107.    Exposure standard for noise
   108.    Noise identification
   109.    Noise assessment
   110.    Risk control
   111.    Audiometric testing

           Division 5 - Confined spaces

   112.    Entering a confined space

           Division 6 - Fire prevention

   113.    Fire prevention
   114.    Emergency facilities
   115.    Portable fire extinguishers

           Division 7 - Workplace facilities

   116.    Workplace facilities

           Division 8 - Remote or isolated work

   117.    Isolated work

           Division 9 - Asbestos

   118.    Identification, risk assessment and duties
   119.    Notice of intention to remove asbestos
   120.    Licensing of asbestos removalists
   121.    Asbestos removal licence
   122.    Suspension or cancellation of licence
   123.    Removal requirements
   124.    Waste collection and disposal
   125.    Prohibited or restricted processes

           Division 10 - Diving

   126.    Underwater diving
   127.    General diving requirements

           Division 11 - Construction notification

   128.    Construction notification

   PART 5 - Miscellaneous

   129.    Savings provision
   130.    Rescissions and revocations
   131.    Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare (Forest Industries) Regulations 1990 rescinded
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