319KRecord of high risk crystalline silica work

319K Record of high risk crystalline silica work

(1) An employer or a self-employed person who conducts a risk assessment under regulation 319J(1)(a) must make a written record that—

(a) describes how the matters referred to in regulation 319J(2) have been taken into account; and

(b) identifies whether or not the crystalline silica process or combination of crystalline silica processes is high risk crystalline silica work.

(2) An employer or a self-employed person who makes a written record under subregulation (1) must keep the record for the period during which the crystalline silica process or combination of crystalline silica processes is undertaken at the workplace.

(3) An employer who makes a written record under subregulation (1) must make the record readily accessible for the period during which the crystalline silica process or combination of crystalline silica processes is undertaken at the workplace to—

(a) any employee who may be exposed to crystalline silica dust; and

(b) the health and safety representative of any affected designated work group.

Reg. 319L inserted by S.R. No. 137/2021 reg. 7.