Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sch.2E-sec.4Removal of worker from work environment
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sch.2E-sec.4 Removal of worker from work environment
This section applies if, following health surveillance or part of health surveillance of a worker at a mine under this schedule, test results indicate the worker has effects from a hazard at the mine exceeding the exposure limit applying to the worker for the hazard. The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the worker is removed from, and does not resume, work involving exposure to a level of the hazard that would increase the effects or prevent the effects decreasing. See also part 4 , division 3 in relation to workers who carry out a lead risk job. (sch.2E-sec.4-ssec.1) This section applies if, following health surveillance or part of health surveillance of a worker at a mine under this schedule, test results indicate the worker has effects from a hazard at the mine exceeding the exposure limit applying to the worker for the hazard. (sch.2E-sec.4-ssec.2) The site senior executive for the mine must ensure the worker is removed from, and does not resume, work involving exposure to a level of the hazard that would increase the effects or prevent the effects decreasing.