Medicines and Poisons (Pest Management Activities) Regulation 2021
sec.49Exposure, spillage or other release
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sec.49 Exposure, spillage or other release
This section applies if— a qualified person is carrying out a pest management activity; and an incident happens involving the exposure, spillage or other release of a fumigant or pesticide that is likely to require medical treatment. exposure of a member of the public to a fumigant or pesticide during application spillage of a pesticide at a residence The qualified person must notify the chief executive, orally or in writing, about the occurrence of the incident. The notification must— be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 business day, after the incident; and include enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location. If the notification is given orally, the qualified person must give the chief executive a written notice of the notification within 7 days after the incident happened. (sec.49-ssec.1) This section applies if— a qualified person is carrying out a pest management activity; and an incident happens involving the exposure, spillage or other release of a fumigant or pesticide that is likely to require medical treatment. exposure of a member of the public to a fumigant or pesticide during application spillage of a pesticide at a residence (sec.49-ssec.2) The qualified person must notify the chief executive, orally or in writing, about the occurrence of the incident. (sec.49-ssec.3) The notification must— be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 business day, after the incident; and include enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location. (sec.49-ssec.4) If the notification is given orally, the qualified person must give the chief executive a written notice of the notification within 7 days after the incident happened.
- (a) a qualified person is carrying out a pest management activity; and
- (b) an incident happens involving the exposure, spillage or other release of a fumigant or pesticide that is likely to require medical treatment. Examples of incidents— • exposure of a member of the public to a fumigant or pesticide during application • spillage of a pesticide at a residence
- • exposure of a member of the public to a fumigant or pesticide during application
- • spillage of a pesticide at a residence
- • exposure of a member of the public to a fumigant or pesticide during application
- • spillage of a pesticide at a residence
- (a) be given to the chief executive as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 business day, after the incident; and
- (b) include enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location.