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Work Health and Safety (Mines) 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 223
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Meaning of structure 224
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Meaning of high risk construction work 225
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Meaning of construction project 226
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Meaning of principal contractor 226
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 227
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Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design 228
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Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor 228
Part 6.3 — Duties of person conducting business or undertaking
Division 1 — General
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Management of risks to health and safety 229
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Security of workplace 229
Division 2 — High risk construction work: safe work method statements
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Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work 230
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Compliance with safe work method statement 231
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Safe work method statement: copy to be given to principal contractor 232
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Review of safe work method statement 232
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Safe work method statement must be kept 232
Division 3 — Excavation work
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Excavation work: underground essential services information 233
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Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work 235
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Additional controls: trenches 236
Division 4 — Tilt‑up concrete and precast concrete elements
306A. Terms used 238
306B. Regulator to be notified of proposed manufacture of concrete panel 238
306C. Concrete panels to be designed and made in accordance with standard 239
306D. Concrete panel at construction site to be transported, craned, stored and erected in accordance with standard 241
306E. Concrete panel at construction site to be temporarily braced in accordance with standard 242
306F. Concrete panel to be fixed and temporary bracing to be removed in accordance with standard 242
306G. Tilt‑up work at construction site not to be done unless regulator notified under r. 306B 243
306H. Documents required at construction site where tilt‑up work done 243
306I. Duty of principal contractor etc. to limit entry to construction site area where tilt‑up work being done 244
306J. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons manufacture concrete panels 245
306K. Certain persons to ensure only trained persons do tilt‑up work other than manufacturing concrete panels 245
Part 6.4 — Additional duties of principal contractor
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Application of Part 246
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Not used 246
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WHS management plan: preparation 246
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WHS management plan: duty to inform 247
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WHS management plan: review 248
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High risk construction work: safe work method statements 248
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Copy of WHS management plan must be kept 249
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Further health and safety duties: specific regulations 250
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Further health and safety duties: specific risks 251
Part 6.4A — Duties of local government
315A. Local government to notify regulator of construction work permits 251
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 252
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Duty to ensure worker has been trained 252
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Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other jurisdictions 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 253
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Not used 254
Division 3 — Duties of workers
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Duties of workers 254
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Alteration of general construction induction training card 255
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 258
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Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets 258
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Safety data sheets: research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis 260
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Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner 260
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Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency workers 261
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Packing hazardous chemicals 261
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Labelling hazardous chemicals 261
Subdivision 2 — Obligations of suppliers
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Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals 263
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Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals 264
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Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals 264
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Supplier to provide safety data sheets 265
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Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens 266
Subdivision 3 — Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: general requirement 267
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: containers 268
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Labelling hazardous chemicals: pipe work 270
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Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data sheets 270
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Changes to safety data sheets 273
Division 3 — Register of hazardous chemicals
Subdivision 1 — Hazardous chemicals register
- Hazardous chemicals register 274
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Not used 275
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Not used 275
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Not used 275
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Not used 275
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 275
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Review of control measures 276
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Safety signs 277
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Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction 278
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Specific control: fire and explosion 279
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Keeping hazardous chemicals stable 279
Subdivision 2 — Spills and damage
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Containing and managing spills 280
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Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage 281
Subdivision 3 — Emergency plans and safety equipment
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Fire protection and firefighting equipment 282
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Emergency equipment 283
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Not used 283
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Safety equipment 284
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Not used 284
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Not used 284
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Not used 284
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Not used 284
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Not used 284
Division 6 — Health monitoring
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Duty to provide health monitoring 284
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Duty to inform of health monitoring 285
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Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided 286
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Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience 286
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Duty to pay costs of health monitoring 287
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Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner 287
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Duty to obtain health monitoring report 288
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Duty to give health monitoring report to worker 289
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Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator 289
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Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings 289
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Health monitoring records 289
Division 7 — Induction, information, training and supervision
- Duty to provide supervision 290
Division 8 — Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use
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Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens 291
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Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens 291
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Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals 292
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Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens 292
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Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens 293
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Changes to information in application to be reported 294
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Regulator may cancel authorisation 295
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Statement of exposure to be given to workers 295
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Records to be kept 296
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Not used 296
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Not used 297
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Not used 297