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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
415Removal of worker from lead risk work
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415 Removal of worker from lead risk work
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking for which a worker
is carrying out work must immediately remove the worker from
carrying out lead risk work if following health monitoring:
(a) biological monitoring of the worker shows that the worker's
blood lead level is, or is more than:
(i) during the transitional period:
males – 50 μg/dL (2.42 μmol/L); or
(B) for females of reproductive capacity – 20 μg/dL
(0.97 μmol/L); or
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(C) for females who are pregnant or breastfeeding –
15 μg/dL (0.72 μmol/L); or
(ii) after the transitional period:
males – 30 μg/dL (1.45 μmol/L); or
(B) for females of reproductive capacity – 10 μg/dL
(0.48 μmol/L); or
(b) the registered medical practitioner who supervised the health
monitoring recommends that the worker be removed from
carrying out the lead risk work; or
(c) there is an indication that a risk control measure has failed
and, as a result, the worker's blood lead level is likely to reach
the relevant level for the worker referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) The person must notify the regulator as soon as practicable if a
worker is removed from carrying out lead risk work under