Medicines and Poisons (Pest Management Activities) Regulation 2021
sec.30Displaying warning signs
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sec.30 Displaying warning signs
A licensed technician carrying out a fumigation activity must place warning signs on any barricades erected under section 29 around the exposure area for the activity. The warning signs must be— sufficient in number to warn a person approaching the exposure area; and placed in a way that can be easily seen by a person approaching the exposure area; and placed before the fumigation activity is started; and kept in place for the entire exposure period for the fumigation activity. Each warning sign must be on a white background and state— contact details of the following, in print of a colour and size that is easy to read— if the licensed technician is carrying out the activity for the operator of a pest management business—the business; otherwise—the technician; and the following words in red print and capital letters with a height of at least 50mm— ‘danger’, ‘keep out’ and ‘fumigation in progress’; after the words mentioned in subparagraph (i) —‘with’ followed by the name of the fumigant being used for the fumigation activity. (sec.30-ssec.1) A licensed technician carrying out a fumigation activity must place warning signs on any barricades erected under section 29 around the exposure area for the activity. (sec.30-ssec.2) The warning signs must be— sufficient in number to warn a person approaching the exposure area; and placed in a way that can be easily seen by a person approaching the exposure area; and placed before the fumigation activity is started; and kept in place for the entire exposure period for the fumigation activity. (sec.30-ssec.3) Each warning sign must be on a white background and state— contact details of the following, in print of a colour and size that is easy to read— if the licensed technician is carrying out the activity for the operator of a pest management business—the business; otherwise—the technician; and the following words in red print and capital letters with a height of at least 50mm— ‘danger’, ‘keep out’ and ‘fumigation in progress’; after the words mentioned in subparagraph (i) —‘with’ followed by the name of the fumigant being used for the fumigation activity.
- (a) sufficient in number to warn a person approaching the exposure area; and
- (b) placed in a way that can be easily seen by a person approaching the exposure area; and
- (c) placed before the fumigation activity is started; and
- (d) kept in place for the entire exposure period for the fumigation activity.
- (a) contact details of the following, in print of a colour and size that is easy to read— (i) if the licensed technician is carrying out the activity for the operator of a pest management business—the business; (ii) otherwise—the technician; and
- (i) if the licensed technician is carrying out the activity for the operator of a pest management business—the business;