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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
379Duty to provide supervision
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379 Duty to provide supervision
provide any supervision to a worker that is necessary to protect the
worker from risks to the worker's health and safety arising from the
work if, at the workplace, the worker:
(a) uses, handles, generates or stores a hazardous chemical; or
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(b) operates, tests, maintains, repairs or decommissions a
storage or handling system for a hazardous chemical; or
(c) is likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical.
(2) The person must ensure that the supervision of the worker is
suitable and adequate having regard to:
(a) the nature of the risks associated with the hazardous
(b) the information, training and instruction required under
regulation 39.
Note for regulation 379
In addition, section 19(3)(f) of the Act requires the provision of information,
training, instruction and supervision.