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Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022
Part 6Construction work
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Chapter 6 — Construction work
Part 6.1 — Preliminary
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Meaning of construction work 287
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Meaning of structure 288
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Meaning of high risk construction work 289
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Meaning of construction project 290
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Meaning of principal contractor 290
Part 6.2 — Duties of designer of structure and person who commissions construction work
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Person who commissions work must consult with designer 291
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Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design 292
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Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor 292
Part 6.3 — Duties of person conducting business or undertaking
Division 1 — General
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Management of risks to health and safety 293
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Security of workplace 293
Division 2 — High risk construction work: safe work method statements
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Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work 294
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Compliance with safe work method statement 295
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Safe work method statement: copy to be given to principal contractor 296
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Review of safe work method statement 296
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Safe work method statement must be kept 296
Division 3 — Excavation work
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Excavation work: underground essential services information 297
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Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work 299
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Additional controls: trenches 300
Division 4 — Tilt‑up concrete and precast concrete elements
306A. Terms used 302
306B. Regulator to be notified of proposed manufacture of concrete panel 302
306C. Concrete panels to be designed and made in accordance with standard 303
306D. Concrete panel at construction site to be transported, craned, stored and erected in accordance with standard 305
306E. Concrete panel at construction site to be temporarily braced in accordance with standard 306
306F. Concrete panel to be fixed and temporary bracing to be removed in accordance with standard 306
306G. Tilt‑up work at construction site not to be done unless regulator notified under r. 306B 307
306H. Documents required at construction site where tilt‑up work done 307
306I. Duty of principal contractor etc. to limit entry to construction site area where tilt‑up work being done 308
306J. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons manufacture concrete panels 309
306K. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons do tilt‑up work other than manufacturing concrete panels 309
Part 6.4 — Additional duties of principal contractor
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Application of Part 310
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Not used 310
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WHS management plan: preparation 310
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WHS management plan: duty to inform 311
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WHS management plan: review 312
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High risk construction work: safe work method statements 312
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Copy of WHS management plan must be kept 313
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Further health and safety duties: specific regulations 314
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Further health and safety duties: specific risks 314
Part 6.4A — Duties of local government
315A. Local government to notify regulator of construction work permits 315
Part 6.5 — General construction induction training
Division 1 — General construction induction training requirements
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Duty to provide general construction induction training 315
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Duty to ensure worker has been trained 316
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Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other jurisdictions 317
Division 2 — General construction induction training cards
318A. Meaning of authorised RTO 317
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Not used 317
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Content of card 317
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Not used 317
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Not used 318
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Cancellation of card: grounds 318
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Cancellation of card: process 318
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RTO may enter agreement to issue cards 319
Division 3 — Duties of workers
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Duties of workers 319
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Alteration of general construction induction training card 320
Chapter 7 — Hazardous chemicals
Part 7.1 — Hazardous chemicals
Division 2 — Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters
Subdivision 1 — Obligations of manufacturers and importers
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Classification of hazardous chemicals 323
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Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets 323
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Safety data sheets: research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis 325
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Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner 325
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Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency service worker 326
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Packing hazardous chemicals 326
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Labelling hazardous chemicals 326
Subdivision 2 — Obligations of suppliers
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Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals 328
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Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals 329
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Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals 329
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Supplier to provide safety data sheets 330
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Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens 331
Subdivision 3 — Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: general requirement 332
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: containers 333
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: pipe work 335
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Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data sheets 335
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Changes to safety data sheets 338
Division 3 — Register of hazardous chemicals
Subdivision 1 — Hazardous chemicals register
- Hazardous chemicals register 339
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Not used 340
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Not used 340
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Not used 340
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Not used 340
Division 5 — Control of risk: obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
Subdivision 1 — General obligations relating to management of risk
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Management of risks to health or safety 340
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Review of control measures 341
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Safety signs 342
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Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction 343
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Specific control: fire and explosion 344
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Keeping hazardous chemicals stable 344
Subdivision 2 — Spills and damage
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Containing and managing spills 345
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Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage 346
Subdivision 3 — Emergency plans and safety equipment
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Fire protection and firefighting equipment 347
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Emergency equipment 348
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Not used 348
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Safety equipment 349
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Not used 349
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Not used 349
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Not used 349
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Not used 349
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Not used 349
Division 6 — Health monitoring
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Duty to provide health monitoring 349
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Duty to inform of health monitoring 350
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Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided 351
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Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience 351
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Duty to pay costs of health monitoring 352
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Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner 352
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Duty to obtain health monitoring report 353
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Duty to give health monitoring report to worker 354
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Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator 354
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Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings 354
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Health monitoring records 354
Division 7 — Induction, information, training and supervision
- Duty to provide supervision 355
Division 8 — Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use
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Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens 356
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Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens 356
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Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals 357
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Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens 357
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Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens 358
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Changes to information in application to be reported 359
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Regulator may cancel authorisation 360
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Statement of exposure to be given to workers 360
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Records to be kept 361
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Not used 361
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Not used 361
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Not used 362