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349Outer warning placards—requirement to display
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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.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
(2) An outer warning placard must comply with Schedule 13.
(3) This regulation 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.