Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022
224Pressure equipment
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224 Pressure equipment
(1) The person with management or control of pressure equipment at a workplace must ensure that –
(a) the equipment is inspected on a regular basis by a competent person; and
(b) any gas cylinder that is inspected is marked with a current inspection mark showing the date of the most recent inspection.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.
(2) The person with management or control of gas cylinders at a workplace that is a gas cylinder filling station must ensure that –
(a) a gas cylinder is not filled with gas unless it bears a current inspection mark; and
(b) each gas cylinder is only filled with gas for which that cylinder is designed.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.