349Outer warning placards—requirement to display

349 Outer warning placards—requirement to display

349 Outer warning placards—requirement to display

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that an outer warning placard is prominently displayed at the workplace if the total quantity of a Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored at the workplace exceeds the placard quantity for the Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(2) An outer warning placard must comply with Schedule 13.

(3) This section does not apply to a workplace if—

(a) the workplace is a retail outlet, and

(b) the Schedule 11 hazardous chemical or group of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals is used to refuel a vehicle, and is either—

(i) a flammable gas, or

(ii) a flammable liquid.