WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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Schedule 2 for that matter. research chemical means a substance or mixture that: (a) is manufactured in a laboratory for genuine research; and (b) is not for use or supply for a purpose other than analysis or genuine research. respirable asbestos fibre means an asbestos fibre that: (a) is less than 3 μm wide; and (b) more than 5 μm long; and
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 30 (c) has a length to width ratio of more than 3:1. restricted carcinogen means a substance: (a) listed in Schedule 10, table 10.2, column 2 for a use listed in column 3; and (b) present in a concentration of: (i) for a solid or liquid – 0.1% or more, determined as a weight/weight (w/w) concentration; and (ii) for a gas – 0.1% or more, determined as a volume/volume (v/v) concentration. retailer means a person whose principal business is supplying consumer products to members of the public who are not engaged in the further supply of those products. rigging work means: (a) the use of mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or members of a structure to ensure the stability of those members; or (b) the setting up or dismantling of cranes or hoists. safe oxygen level means a minimum oxygen content of air of 19.5% by volume under normal atmospheric pressure and a maximum oxygen content of air of 23.5% by volume under normal atmospheric pressure. Safe Work Australia means Safe Work Australia as established under section 5 of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth). safe work method statement means: (a) in relation to electrical work on energised electrical equipment – a safe work method statement prepared under the Electrical Safety Act 2022; or (b) in relation to high risk construction work – a safe work method statement referred to in regulation 299 (as revised under regulation 302). safety data sheet means a safety data sheet prepared under regulation 330 or 331.
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 31 scaffold means a temporary structure specifically erected to support access or working platforms. scaffolding work means erecting, altering or dismantling a temporary structure that is or has been erected to support a platform and from which a person or object could fall more than 4 m from the platform or the structure.