Chapter 1 — Preliminary
Part 1.1 — Introductory matters
reg 1 Citation reg 2 Commencement reg 3 Authorising provisions reg 4 Repeal reg 5 Definitions reg 5A Meaning of ADG Code reg 6 Determination of safety management system reg 6A Meaning of corresponding WHS law reg 7 Meaning of person conducting a business or undertaking – persons excluded reg 8 Meaning of supply reg 9 Provisions linked to health and safety duties in Act Part 1.2 — Application
reg 10 Application of the Act to dangerous goods and high risk plant reg 11 Application of these Regulations reg 12 Assessment of risk in relation to a class of hazards, tasks, circumstances or things Part 1.3 — Incorporated documents
reg 13 Documents incorporated as in force when incorporated reg 14 Inconsistencies between provisions reg 15 References to standards Chapter 2 — Representation and participation
Part 2.1 — Representation
Division 1 — Work groups
reg 16 Negotiations for and determination of work groups reg 17 Matters to be taken into account in negotiations Division 2 — Health and safety representatives
reg 18 Procedures for election of health and safety representatives reg 19 Person conducting business or undertaking must not delay election reg 20 Removal of health and safety representatives reg 21 Training for health and safety representatives Part 2.2 — Issue resolution
reg 22 Agreed procedure – minimum requirements reg 23 Default procedure Part 2.3 — Cessation of unsafe work
reg 24 Continuity of engagement of worker Part 2.4 — Workplace entry by WHS entry permit holders
reg 25 Training requirements for WHS entry permits reg 26 Form of WHS entry permit reg 27 Notice of entry – general reg 28 Additional requirements – entry under section 117 reg 29 Additional requirements – entry under section 120 reg 30 Additional requirements – entry under section 121 reg 31 Register of WHS entry permit holders Chapter 3 — General risk and workplace management
Part 3.1 — Managing risks to health and safety
reg 32 Application of Part 3.1 reg 33 Specific requirements must be complied with reg 34 Duty to identify hazards reg 35 Managing risks to health and safety reg 36 Hierarchy of control measures reg 37 Maintenance of control measures reg 38 Review of control measures Part 3.2 — General workplace management
Division 1 — Information, training and instruction
reg 39 Provision of information, training and instruction Division 2 — General working environment
reg 40 Duty in relation to general workplace facilities reg 41 Duty to provide and maintain adequate and accessible facilities Division 3 — First aid
reg 42 Duty to provide first aid Division 4 — Emergency plans
reg 43 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plan Division 5 — Personal protective equipment
reg 44 Provision to workers and use of personal protective equipment reg 45 Personal protective equipment used by other persons reg 46 Duties of worker reg 47 Duty of person other than worker Division 6 — Remote or isolated work
reg 48 Remote or isolated work Division 7 — Managing risks from airborne contaminants
reg 49 Ensuring exposure standards for substances and mixtures not exceeded reg 50 Monitoring airborne contaminant levels Division 8 — Hazardous atmospheres
reg 51 Managing risks to health and safety reg 52 Ignition sources Division 9 — Storage of flammable or combustible substances
reg 53 Flammable and combustible material not to be accumulated Division 10 — Falling objects
reg 54 Management of risk of falling objects reg 55 Minimising risk associated with falling objects Division 11 — Psychosocial risks
reg 55A Meaning of psychosocial hazard reg 55B Meaning of psychosocial risk reg 55C Managing psychosocial risks reg 55D Control measures Chapter 4 — Hazardous work
Part 4.1 — Noise
reg 56 Meaning of exposure standard for noise reg 57 Managing risk of hearing loss from noise reg 58 Audiometric testing reg 59 Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant Part 4.2 — Hazardous manual tasks
reg 60 Managing risks to health and safety reg 61 Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant or structures Part 4.3 — Confined spaces
Division 1 — Preliminary
reg 62 Confined spaces to which this Part applies reg 63 Application to emergency service workers Division 2 — Duties of designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier, installer and constructor of plant or structure
reg 64 Duty to eliminate or minimise risk Division 3 — Duties of person conducting business or undertaking
reg 65 Entry into confined space must comply with this Division reg 66 Managing risks to health and safety reg 67 Confined space entry permit reg 68 Signage reg 69 Communication and safety monitoring reg 70 Specific control – connected plant and services reg 71 Specific control – atmosphere reg 72 Specific control – flammable gases and vapours reg 73 Specific control – fire and explosion reg 74 Emergency procedures reg 75 Personal protective equipment in emergencies reg 76 Information, training and instruction for workers reg 77 Confined space entry permit and risk assessment must be kept Part 4.4 — Falls
reg 78 Management of risk of fall reg 79 Specific requirements to minimise risk of fall reg 80 Emergency and rescue procedures Part 4.5 — High risk work
Division 1 — Licensing of high risk work
Subdivision 1 — Requirement to be licensed
reg 81 Licence required to carry out high risk work reg 82 Exceptions reg 83 Recognition of high risk work licences in other jurisdictions reg 84 Duty of person conducting business or undertaking to ensure direct supervision reg 85 Evidence of licence – duty of person conducting business or undertaking Subdivision 2 — Licensing process
reg 86 Who may apply for a licence reg 87 Application for high risk work licence reg 88 Additional information reg 89 Decision on application reg 90 Matters to be taken into account reg 91 Refusal to grant high risk work licence – process reg 92 Duration of licence reg 93 Licence document reg 94 Licence document to be available reg 95 Reassessment of competency of licence holder Subdivision 3 — Amendment of licence document
reg 96 Notice of change of address reg 97 Licence holder to return licence reg 98 Replacement licence document reg 99 Voluntary surrender of licence Subdivision 4 — Renewal of high risk work licence
reg 100 Regulator may renew licence reg 101 Application for renewal reg 102 Licence continues in force until application is decided reg 103 Renewal of expired licence reg 104 Provisions relating to renewal of licence reg 105 Status of licence during review Subdivision 5 — Suspension and cancellation of high risk work licence
reg 106 Suspension or cancellation of licence reg 107 Matters taken into account reg 108 Notice to and submissions by licence holder reg 109 Notice of decision reg 110 Immediate suspension reg 111 Licence holder to return licence document reg 112 Regulator to return licence document after suspension Division 2 — Accreditation of assessors
Subdivision 1 — Requirement to be accredited
reg 113 Accreditation required to assess competency for high risk work licence reg 114 Accredited assessor must act in accordance with accreditation Subdivision 2 — Accreditation process
reg 115 Regulator may accredit assessors reg 116 Application for accreditation reg 117 Additional information reg 118 Decision on application reg 119 Matters to be taken into account reg 120 Refusal to grant accreditation – process reg 121 Conditions of accreditation reg 122 Duration of accreditation reg 123 Accreditation document reg 124 Accreditation document to be available Subdivision 3 — Amendment of accreditation document
reg 125 Changes to information reg 126 Accredited assessor to return accreditation document reg 127 Replacement accreditation document reg 128 Voluntary surrender of accreditation Subdivision 4 — Renewal of accreditation
reg 129 Regulator may renew accreditation reg 130 Application for renewal reg 131 Accreditation continues in force until application is decided reg 132 Provisions relating to application Subdivision 5 — Suspension and cancellation
reg 133 Regulator may suspend or cancel accreditation reg 134 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation reg 135 Matters to be taken into account reg 136 Notice to and submissions by accredited assessor reg 137 Notice of decision reg 138 Immediate suspension reg 139 Accredited assessor to return accreditation document reg 140 Regulator to return accreditation document after suspension Subdivision 6 — Agreements with RTOs
reg 141 Regulator may enter into agreement with RTO Part 4.6 — Demolition work
Division 1 — Notice of demolition work
reg 142 Notice of demolition work Division 2 — Licensing of demolition work
reg 143 Demolition work required to be licensed Part 4.8 — Diving work
Division 1 — Preliminary
reg 167 Purpose of Part 4.8 Division 2 — General diving work – fitness and competence of worker
reg 168 Person conducting business or undertaking must ensure fitness of workers reg 169 Certificate of medical fitness reg 170 Duty to keep certificate of medical fitness reg 171 Competence of worker – general diving work – qualifications reg 171A Competence of worker – general diving work – knowledge and skill reg 172 Competence of worker – incidental diving work reg 173 Competence of worker – limited scientific diving work reg 174 Competence of competent person supervising general diving work reg 175 Evidence of competence – duty of person conducting business or undertaking Division 3 — Managing risks – general diving work
reg 176 Management of risks to health and safety reg 177 Appointment of competent person to supervise diving work reg 178 Additional control – dive plan reg 179 Dive plan must be complied with reg 180 Additional control – dive safety log to be kept reg 181 Use of dive safety log reg 182 Record keeping Division 4 — High risk diving work
reg 183 Duties of person conducting business or undertaking reg 184 Duty of worker – competence Chapter 5 — Plant and structures
Part 5.1 — General duties for plant and structures
Division 1 — Preliminary
reg 185 Application of Part 5.1 to plant reg 186 Application of Part 5.1 to structures Division 2 — Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that design plant
reg 187 Provision of information to manufacturer reg 188 Hazard identified in design during manufacture reg 189 Guarding reg 190 Operational controls reg 191 Emergency stop controls reg 192 Warning devices Division 3 — Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant
reg 193 Control of risk reg 194 Guarding reg 195 Information must be obtained and provided Division 4 — Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant
reg 196 Information to be obtained and provided by importer reg 197 Control of risk Division 5 — Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant
reg 198 Information to be obtained and provided by supplier reg 199 Supply of second‐hand plant – duties of supplier reg 200 Second‐hand plant to be used for scrap or spare parts Division 6 — Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant or structures
reg 201 Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission plant reg 202 Duties of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that install, construct or commission structures Division 7 — General duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant
Subdivision 1 — Management of risks
reg 203 Management of risks to health and safety Subdivision 2 — Additional control measures for general plant
reg 204 Control of risks arising from installation or commissioning reg 205 Preventing unauthorised alterations to or interference with plant reg 206 Proper use of plant and controls reg 207 Plant not in use reg 208 Guarding reg 209 Guarding and insulation from heat and cold reg 210 Operational controls reg 211 Emergency stops reg 212 Warning devices reg 213 Maintenance and inspection of plant Subdivision 3 — Additional control measures for certain plant
reg 214 Powered mobile plant – general control of risk reg 215 Powered mobile plant – specific control measures reg 216 Roll‐over protection on tractors reg 218 Industrial lift trucks reg 219 Plant that lifts or suspends loads reg 220 Exception – plant not specifically designed to lift or suspend a person reg 221 Plant used in connection with tree lopping reg 222 Industrial robots reg 223 Lasers reg 224 Pressure equipment reg 225 Scaffolds reg 226 Plant with presence‐sensing safeguarding system – records Part 5.2 — Additional duties relating to registered plant and plant designs
Division 1 — Application of Part 5.2
reg 227 Application of Part 5.2 Division 2 — Duty of person conducting a business or undertaking who designs plant to record plant design
reg 228 Records and information reg 229 Record of standards or engineering principles used reg 230 Records to be available for inspection Division 3 — Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking
reg 231 Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that manufacture plant reg 232 Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that import plant reg 233 Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that supply plant reg 234 Duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings that commission plant Division 4 — Duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking involving the management or control of plant
Subdivision 1 — Control measures for registered plant
reg 235 Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes reg 236 Lifts reg 237 Records of plant Subdivision 2 — Control measures for amusement devices and passenger ropeways
reg 238 Operation of amusement devices and passenger ropeways reg 239 Storage of amusement devices and passenger ropeways reg 240 Maintenance, inspection and testing of amusement devices and passenger ropeways reg 241 Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways reg 242 Logbook and manuals for amusement devices Part 5.3 — Registration of plant designs and items of plant
Division 1 — Plant designs to be registered
reg 243 Plant design to be registered reg 244 Altered plant designs to be registered reg 245 Recognition of designs registered by corresponding regulator Division 2 — Items of plant to be registered
reg 246 Items of plant to be registered reg 247 Recognition of plant registered by corresponding regulator Division 3 — Registration process for plant designs
reg 248 Application of Division 3 reg 249 Who can apply to register a plant design reg 250 Application for registration reg 251 Design verification statement reg 252 Who can be the design verifier reg 253 Duty of design verifier reg 254 Design verification statements not to be made in certain circumstances reg 255 Additional information reg 256 Decision on application reg 257 Refusal of registration – process reg 258 Conditions of registration reg 259 Duration of registration of plant design reg 260 Plant design registration number reg 261 Registration document reg 262 Registration document to be available reg 263 Disclosure of design information Division 4 — Registration process for an item of plant
reg 264 Application of Division 4 reg 265 Who can apply to register an item of plant reg 266 Application for registration reg 267 When is a person competent to inspect plant reg 268 Additional information reg 269 Decision on application reg 270 Refusal of registration – process reg 271 Conditions of registration reg 272 Duration of registration reg 273 Plant registration number reg 274 Registration document reg 275 Registration document to be available reg 276 Regulator may renew registration reg 277 Application for renewal reg 278 Registration continues in force until application is decided reg 279 Decision on application reg 280 Status of registration during review Division 5 — Changes to registration and registration documents
reg 281 Application of Division reg 282 Changes to information reg 283 Amendment of registration imposed by regulator reg 284 Amendment on application by registration holder reg 285 Minor corrections to registration reg 286 Regulator to give amended registration document reg 287 Registration holder to return registration document reg 288 Replacement registration document Division 6 — Cancellation of registration
reg 288A Application of Division reg 288B Regulator may cancel registration reg 288C Cancellation process reg 288D Registration holder to return registration document Chapter 6 — Construction work
Part 6.1 — Preliminary
reg 289 Meaning of construction work reg 290 Meaning of structure reg 291 Meaning of high risk construction work reg 292 Meaning of construction project reg 293 Meaning of principal contractor Part 6.2 — Duties of designer of structure and person who commissions construction work
reg 294 Person who commissions work must consult with designer reg 295 Designer must give safety report to person who commissions design reg 296 Person who commissions project must give information to principal contractor Part 6.3 — Duties of person conducting business or undertaking
Division 1 — General
reg 297 Management of risks to health and safety reg 298 Security of workplace Division 2 — High risk construction work – safe work method statements
reg 299 Safe work method statement required for high risk construction work reg 300 Compliance with safe work method statement reg 301 Safe work method statement – copy to be given to principal contractor reg 302 Review of safe work method statement reg 303 Safe work method statement must be kept Division 3 — Excavation work
reg 304 Excavation work – underground essential services information reg 305 Management of risks to health and safety associated with excavation work reg 306 Additional controls – trenches Part 6.4 — Additional duties of principal contractor
reg 307 Application of Part 6.4 reg 308 Specific control measure – signage identifying principal contractor reg 309 WHS management plan – preparation reg 310 WHS management plan – duty to inform reg 311 WHS management plan – review reg 312 High risk construction work – safe work method statements reg 313 Copy of WHS management plan must be kept reg 314 Further health and safety duties – specific regulations reg 315 Further health and safety duties – specific risks Part 6.5 — General construction induction training
Division 1 — General construction induction training requirements
reg 316 Duty to provide general construction induction training reg 317 Duty to ensure worker has been trained reg 318 Recognition of general construction induction training cards issued in other jurisdictions Division 2 — General construction induction training cards
reg 319 Issue of card reg 320 Content of card reg 321 Replacement card reg 322 Refusal to issue or replace card reg 323 Cancellation of card – grounds reg 324 Cancellation of card – process Division 3 — Duties of workers
reg 326 Duties of workers reg 327 Alteration of general construction induction training card Chapter 7 — Hazardous chemicals
Part 7.1 — Hazardous chemicals
Division 1 — Application of Part 7.1
reg 328 Application of Part 7.1 Division 2 — Obligations relating to safety data sheets and other matters
Subdivision 1 — Obligations of manufacturers and importers
reg 329 Classification of hazardous chemicals reg 330 Manufacturer or importer to prepare and provide safety data sheets reg 331 Safety data sheets – research chemical, waste product or sample for analysis reg 332 Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered medical practitioner reg 333 Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to emergency service worker reg 334 Packing hazardous chemicals reg 335 Labelling hazardous chemicals Subdivision 2 — Obligations of suppliers
reg 336 Restriction on age of person who can supply hazardous chemicals reg 337 Retailer or supplier packing hazardous chemicals reg 338 Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals reg 339 Supplier to provide safety data sheets reg 340 Supply of prohibited and restricted carcinogens Subdivision 3 — Obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
reg 341 Labelling hazardous chemicals – general requirement reg 342 Labelling hazardous chemicals – containers reg 343 Labelling hazardous chemicals – pipe work reg 344 Person conducting business or undertaking to obtain and give access to safety data sheets reg 345 Changes to safety data sheets Division 3 — Register and manifest of hazardous chemicals
Subdivision 1 — Hazardous chemicals register
reg 346 Hazardous chemicals register Subdivision 2 — Manifest of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals
reg 347 Manifest of hazardous chemicals reg 348 Regulator must be notified if manifest quantities to be exceeded Division 4 — Placards
reg 349 Outer warning placards – requirement to display reg 350 Placard – requirement to display Division 5 — Control of risk – obligations of persons conducting businesses or undertakings
Subdivision 1 — General obligations relating to management of risk
reg 351 Management of risks to health or safety reg 352 Review of control measures reg 353 Safety signs reg 354 Identification of risk of physical or chemical reaction reg 355 Specific control – fire and explosion reg 356 Keeping hazardous chemicals stable Subdivision 2 — Spills and damage
reg 357 Containing and managing spills reg 358 Protecting hazardous chemicals from damage Subdivision 3 — Emergency plans and safety equipment
reg 359 Fire protection and fire fighting equipment reg 360 Emergency equipment reg 361 Emergency plans reg 362 Safety equipment Subdivision 4 — Storage and handling systems
reg 363 Control of risks from storage or handling systems reg 364 Containers for hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored in bulk reg 365 Stopping use and disposing of handling systems reg 366 Stopping use of underground storage and handling systems reg 367 Notification of abandoned tank Division 6 — Health monitoring
reg 368 Duty to provide health monitoring reg 369 Duty to inform of health monitoring reg 370 Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided reg 371 Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with experience reg 372 Duty to pay costs of health monitoring reg 373 Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner reg 374 Duty to obtain health monitoring report reg 375 Duty to give health monitoring report to worker reg 376 Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator reg 377 Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings reg 378 Health monitoring records Division 7 — Induction, information, training and supervision
reg 379 Duty to provide supervision Division 8 — Prohibition, authorisation and restricted use
reg 380 Using, handling and storing prohibited carcinogens reg 381 Using, handling and storing restricted carcinogens reg 382 Using, handling and storing restricted hazardous chemicals reg 383 Application for authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited and restricted carcinogens reg 384 Authorisation to use, handle or store prohibited carcinogens and restricted carcinogens reg 385 Changes to information in application to be reported reg 386 Regulator may cancel authorisation reg 387 Statement of exposure to be given to workers reg 388 Records to be kept Division 9 — Pipelines
reg 389 Management of risk by pipeline owner reg 390 Pipeline builder's duties reg 391 Management of risks to health and safety by pipeline operator Part 7.2 — Lead
Division 1 — Lead process
reg 392 Meaning of lead process reg 393 Regulator may decide lead process reg 394 Meaning of lead risk work reg 394A Meaning of transitional period reg 395 Duty to give information about health risks of lead process Division 2 — Control of risk
reg 396 Containment of lead contamination reg 397 Cleaning methods reg 398 Prohibition on eating, drinking and smoking reg 399 Provision of changing and washing facilities reg 400 Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment reg 401 Review of control measures Division 3 — Lead risk work
reg 402 Identifying lead risk work reg 403 Notification of lead risk work reg 404 Changes to information in notification of lead risk work Division 4 — Health monitoring
reg 405 Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work reg 406 Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided reg 407 Frequency of biological monitoring reg 408 Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience reg 409 Duty to pay costs of health monitoring reg 410 Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner reg 411 Duty to obtain health monitoring report reg 412 Duty to give health monitoring report to worker reg 413 Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator reg 414 Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings reg 415 Removal of worker from lead risk work reg 416 Duty to ensure medical examination if worker removed from lead risk work reg 417 Return to lead risk work after removal reg 418 Health monitoring records Chapter 8 — Asbestos
Part 8.1 — Prohibitions and authorised conduct
reg 419 Work involving asbestos or ACM – prohibitions and exceptions Part 8.2 — General duty
reg 420 Exposure to airborne asbestos at workplace Part 8.3 — Management of asbestos and associated risks
reg 421 Application of Part 8.3 reg 422 Asbestos to be identified or assumed at workplace reg 423 Analysis of sample reg 424 Presence and location of asbestos to be indicated reg 425 Asbestos register reg 426 Review of asbestos register reg 427 Access to asbestos register reg 428 Transfer of asbestos register by person relinquishing management or control reg 429 Asbestos management plan reg 430 Review of asbestos management plan Part 8.4 — Management of naturally occurring asbestos
reg 431 Naturally occurring asbestos reg 432 Asbestos management plan reg 433 Review of asbestos management plan reg 434 Training in relation to naturally occurring asbestos Part 8.5 — Asbestos at the workplace
Division 1 — Health monitoring
reg 435 Duty to provide health monitoring reg 436 Duty to ensure that appropriate health monitoring is provided reg 437 Duty to ensure health monitoring is supervised by registered medical practitioner with relevant experience reg 438 Duty to pay costs of health monitoring reg 439 Information that must be provided to registered medical practitioner reg 440 Duty to obtain health monitoring report reg 441 Duty to give health monitoring report to worker reg 442 Duty to give health monitoring report to regulator reg 443 Duty to give health monitoring report to relevant persons conducting businesses or undertakings reg 444 Health monitoring records Division 2 — Training
reg 445 Duty to train workers about asbestos Division 3 — Control on use of certain equipment
reg 446 Duty to limit use of equipment Part 8.6 — Demolition and refurbishment
reg 447 Application of Part 8.6 reg 448 Review of asbestos register reg 449 Duty to give asbestos register to person conducting business or undertaking of demolition or refurbishment reg 450 Duty to obtain asbestos register reg 451 Determining presence of asbestos or ACM reg 452 Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition reg 453 Identification and removal of asbestos before demolition of residential premises reg 454 Emergency procedure reg 455 Emergency procedure – residential premises reg 456 Identification and removal of asbestos before refurbishment reg 457 Refurbishment of residential premises Part 8.7 — Asbestos removal work
reg 458 Duty to ensure asbestos removalist is licensed reg 459 Asbestos removal supervisor must be present or readily available reg 460 Asbestos removal worker must be trained reg 461 Licensed asbestos removalist must keep training records reg 462 Duty to give information about health risks of licensed asbestos removal work reg 463 Asbestos removalist must obtain register reg 464 Asbestos removal control plan reg 465 Asbestos removal control plan to be kept and available reg 466 Regulator must be notified of asbestos removal reg 467 Licensed asbestos removalist must inform certain persons about intended asbestos removal work reg 468 Person with management or control of workplace must inform persons about asbestos removal work reg 469 Signage and barricades for asbestos removal work reg 470 Limiting access to asbestos removal area reg 471 Decontamination facilities reg 472 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment reg 473 Clearance inspection reg 474 Clearance certificates Part 8.8 — Asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence
reg 475 Air monitoring – asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence reg 476 Action if respirable asbestos fibre level too high reg 477 Removing friable asbestos Part 8.9 — Asbestos‐related work
reg 478 Application of Part 8.9 reg 479 Uncertainty as to presence of asbestos reg 480 Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos‐related work reg 481 Asbestos‐related work to be in separate area reg 482 Air monitoring reg 483 Decontamination facilities reg 484 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment Part 8.10 — Licensing of asbestos removalists and asbestos assessors
Division 1 — Asbestos removalists – requirement to be licensed
reg 485 Requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence reg 486 Exception to requirement to hold Class A asbestos removal licence reg 487 Requirement to hold Class B asbestos removal licence reg 488 Recognition of asbestos removal licences in other jurisdictions Division 2 — Asbestos assessors – requirement to be licensed
reg 489 Requirement to hold asbestos assessor licence reg 490 Recognition of asbestos assessor licences in other jurisdictions Division 3 — Licensing process
reg 491 Who may apply for a licence reg 492 Application for asbestos removal licence or asbestos assessor licence reg 493 Content of application – Class A asbestos removal licence reg 494 Content of application – Class B asbestos removal licence reg 495 Content of application – asbestos assessor licence reg 496 Additional information reg 497 Decision on application reg 498 Class A asbestos removal licence – regulator to be satisfied about additional matters reg 499 Class B asbestos removal licence – regulator to be satisfied about additional matters reg 500 Matters to be taken into account reg 501 Refusal to grant licence – process reg 502 Conditions of licence reg 503 Duration of licence reg 504 Licence document reg 505 Licence document to be available Division 4 — Amendment of licence and licence document
reg 506 Changes to information reg 507 Change to nominated supervisor reg 508 Amendment imposed by regulator reg 509 Amendment on application by licence holder reg 510 Minor corrections to licence reg 511 Regulator to give amended licence to the holder reg 512 Licence holder to return licence reg 513 Replacement licence document reg 514 Voluntary surrender of licence Division 5 — Renewal of licence
reg 515 Regulator may renew licence reg 516 Application for renewal reg 517 Provisions relating to renewal of licence reg 518 Renewal of asbestos removal licence – regulator to be satisfied about certain matters reg 519 Status of licence during review Division 6 — Suspension and cancellation of licence
reg 520 Suspension or cancellation of licence reg 521 Matters taken into account reg 522 Notice to and submissions by licence holder reg 523 Notice of decision reg 524 Immediate suspension reg 525 Licence holder to return licence document reg 526 Regulator to return licence document after suspension Division 7 — General
reg 527 Asbestos removal licence register reg 528 Asbestos assessors register reg 529 Work must be supervised by named supervisor Chapter 8A — Crystalline silica
Part 8A.1 — Preliminary matters
reg 529A Definitions reg 529B When processing of CSS is controlled reg 529C Duty for processing of CSS to be controlled reg 529CA Identifying processing of CSS that is high risk reg 529CB Silica risk control plan required for processing of CSS that is high risk reg 529CC Compliance with silica risk control plan reg 529CD Duty to train workers about risks of crystalline silica reg 529CE Monitoring in relation to processing of CSS that is high risk Part 8A.2 — Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs
reg 529D Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs – prohibited reg 529E Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs – exception for particular supply and installation reg 529F Work involving engineered stone benchtops, panels or slabs – exception for particular processing Part 8A.3 — Regulator to be notified of particular processing of engineered stone
reg 529G Notification of particular processing of engineered stone reg 529H Notification of change in information given under this Part reg 529J Notification that work continues 12 months after last notice given under this Part reg 529K Duty to keep notice given under this Part Chapter 9 — Major hazard facilities
Part 9.1 — Preliminary
Division 1 — Application and interpretation
reg 530 This Chapter does not apply to certain facilities reg 531 Meaning of major incident reg 532 Meaning of hazardous chemicals that are present or likely to be present reg 533 Meaning of operator of a facility or proposed facility reg 534 Meaning of modification of a facility Division 2 — Requirement to be licensed
reg 535 A major hazard facility must be licensed Part 9.2 — Determinations about major hazard facilities
reg 536 Operators of certain facilities must notify regulator reg 537 Notification – proposed facilities reg 538 Content of notification reg 539 When regulator may conduct inquiry reg 540 Inquiry procedure reg 541 Determination in relation to facility, on inquiry reg 542 Determination in relation to over‐threshold facility reg 543 Suitability of facility operator reg 544 Conditions on determination of major hazard facility reg 545 Notice and effect of determinations reg 546 When regulator may revoke a determination reg 547 Re‐notification if quantity of Schedule 15 chemicals increases reg 548 Notification by new operator reg 549 Time in which major hazard facility licence must be applied for Part 9.3 — Duties of operators of determined major hazard facilities
Division 1 — Application of Part 9.3
reg 550 Application of Part 9.3 Division 2 — Safety case outline
reg 551 Safety case outline must be provided reg 552 Content reg 553 Alteration Division 3 — Management of risk
reg 554 Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards reg 555 Safety assessment reg 556 Control of risk reg 557 Emergency plan reg 558 Safety management system reg 559 Review of risk management Division 4 — Safety case
reg 560 Safety case must be provided reg 561 Content reg 562 Coordination for multiple facilities reg 563 Review Part 9.4 — Licensed major hazard facilities – risk management
reg 564 Identification of major incidents and major incident hazards reg 565 Safety assessment reg 566 Control of risk reg 567 Emergency plan reg 568 Safety management system reg 569 Review of risk management reg 570 Safety case – review reg 571 Information for visitors reg 572 Information for local community – general reg 573 Information for local community – major incident Part 9.5 — Consultation and workers' safety role
reg 574 Safety role for workers reg 575 Operator of major hazard facility must consult with workers Part 9.6 — Duties of workers at licensed major hazard facilities
reg 576 Duties Part 9.7 — Licensing of major hazard facilities
Division 1 — Licensing process
reg 577 Who may apply for a licence reg 578 Application for major hazard facility licence reg 579 Additional information reg 580 Decision on application reg 581 Matters to be taken into account reg 582 When decision is to be made reg 583 Refusal to grant major hazard facility licence – process reg 584 Conditions of licence reg 585 Duration of licence reg 586 Licence document reg 587 Licence document to be available Division 2 — Amendment of licence and licence document
reg 588 Changes to information reg 589 Amendment imposed by regulator reg 590 Amendment on application by operator reg 591 Minor corrections to major hazard facility licence reg 592 Regulator to give amended licence document to operator reg 593 Operator to return licence reg 594 Replacement licence document Division 3 — Renewal of major hazard facility licence
reg 595 Regulator may renew licence reg 596 Application for renewal reg 597 Licence continues in force until application is decided reg 598 Provisions relating to renewal of licence reg 599 Status of major hazard facility licence during review Division 4 — Transfer of major hazard facility licence
reg 600 Transfer of major hazard facility licence Division 5 — Suspension and cancellation of major hazard facility licence
reg 601 Cancellation of major hazard facility licence – on operator's application reg 602 Suspension or cancellation of licence – on regulator's initiative reg 603 Matters to be taken into account reg 604 Notice to and submissions by operator reg 605 Notice of decision reg 606 Immediate suspension reg 607 Operator to return licence document reg 608 Regulator to return licence document after suspension Chapter 10 — Mines
Part 10.1 — Preliminary matters
reg 609 Definitions reg 610 Meaning of mine operator Part 10.2 — Mine operator's duty of care
reg 611 Mine operator's duty of care Part 10.3 — Risk management plan
Division 1 — Requirement for risk management plan
reg 612 Requirement for risk management plan reg 613 Content of risk management plan reg 614 Certification of risk management plan reg 615 Review of risk management plan reg 616 Health monitoring program Division 2 — Duties relating to risk management plan
reg 617 Duty to provide health monitoring for workers and former workers reg 618 Duty to offer health monitoring to former worker reg 619 How health monitoring to be provided reg 620 Duty to provide training reg 621 Duty to keep records Chapter 11 — General
Part 11.1 — Review of decisions under these Regulations
Division 1 — Reviewable decisions
reg 676 Which decisions under these Regulations are reviewable Division 2 — Internal review
reg 677 Application reg 678 Application for internal review reg 679 Internal reviewer reg 680 Decision of internal reviewer reg 681 Decision on internal review reg 682 Internal review – reviewable decision continues Division 3 — External review
reg 683 Application for external review Part 11.2 — Exemptions
Division 1 — General
reg 684 General power to grant exemptions reg 685 Matters to be considered in granting exemptions Division 2 — High risk work licences
reg 686 High risk work licence – exemption reg 687 High risk work licence – regulator to be satisfied about certain matters Division 3 — Major hazard facilities
reg 688 Major hazard facility – exemption reg 689 Major hazard facility – regulator to be satisfied about certain matters Division 3A — Engineered stone
reg 689A Engineered stone – exemption reg 689B Engineered stone – application for exemption reg 689C Engineered stone – notifying persons of application for exemption reg 689D Engineered stone – regulator to be satisfied about certain matters reg 689E Safe Work Australia may issue and publish document in relation to exemptions Division 4 — Exemption process
reg 690 Application for exemption reg 691 Conditions of exemption reg 692 Form of exemption document reg 693 Compliance with conditions of exemption reg 694 Notice of decision in relation to exemption reg 695 Publication of exemption reg 696 Notice of refusal of exemption reg 697 Amendment or cancellation of exemption reg 698 Notice of amendment or cancellation Part 11.3 — Miscellaneous
Division 1 — General matters
reg 699 Incident notification – prescribed serious illnesses reg 700 Inspectors' identity cards reg 701 Review of decisions under the Act – stay of decision reg 702 Confidentiality of information – exception relating administration or enforcement of other laws Division 2 — Infringement notice offences
reg 703 Definitions reg 704 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable reg 705 When infringement notice may be given reg 706 Contents of infringement notice reg 707 Payment by cheque reg 708 Withdrawal of infringement notice reg 709 Application of Part 11.3 Chapter 12 — Transitional provisions for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
Part 12.1 — Preliminary matters
reg 710 Definitions reg 711 Interpretation Act 1978 not affected Part 12.2 — General risks and workplace management
reg 712 Duty to provide first aid reg 713 Duty to prepare, maintain and implement emergency plans reg 714 Remote or isolated work reg 715 Flammable or combustible materials not to be accumulated reg 716 Falling objects Part 12.3 — Hazardous work
reg 717 Noise – audiometric testing reg 718 Confined space entry permits reg 719 Confined spaces – signage reg 720 Confined spaces – communications, safety monitoring and emergency procedures reg 721 Falls – management of risk reg 722 Falls – specific requirements to minimise risk reg 723 Falls – emergency and rescue procedures reg 724 Demolition work – notice of work reg 725 Electrical equipment – inspection and testing reg 726 Electrical work on energised electrical equipment reg 727 Residual current devices – use of socket outlets in hostile operating environments reg 728 Residual current devices – testing reg 729 Overhead and underground electric lines Part 12.4 — Upstream duties
reg 730 Duties of designers reg 731 Duties of manufacturers reg 732 Duties of importers reg 733 Duties of suppliers reg 734 Duties of persons installing, constructing or commissioning plant or structures reg 735 References to upstream duty provisions Part 12.5 — High risk work – licensing and accreditation
Division 1 — High risk work licences
reg 736 Definitions reg 737 Continuation of licences for high risk work reg 738 Continuation of non‐slewing mobile crane licences reg 738A Former Intermediate Boiler Operation licence reg 739 Licences for high risk work in classes with changed competency requirements reg 740 Conditions on converted licences reg 741 Non‐renewal of certain converted licences reg 742 Existing licences suspended reg 743 Unfinished applications for licences reg 744 Applications for issue of reach stacker licences before 1 July 2015 reg 745 Applications for issue of other licences with new competency requirements before 1 July 2015 Division 2 — Assessors
reg 746 Registered assessors become accredited assessors reg 747 Unfinished applications for registration Part 12.6 — Diving work
reg 748 Interpretation reg 749 Medical certificates reg 750 Competence of workers – general diving work reg 751 Competence of persons supervising general diving work reg 752 Management of risks to health and safety reg 753 Appointment of competent persons to supervise diving work reg 754 Dive plans reg 755 Dive safety logs reg 756 Record keeping reg 757 High risk diving work – person conducting business or undertaking reg 758 High risk diving work – competence of diver Part 12.7 — Plant and structures
Division 1 — General duties for existing plant
reg 759 Guarding reg 760 Operational controls, emergency stops and warning devices reg 761 Protective structures reg 762 Scaffolds reg 763 Major inspection of registered mobile cranes and tower cranes reg 764 Operation of amusement devices reg 765 Competent person for inspection of amusement devices reg 766 Annual inspection of amusement devices reg 767 Logbook and manuals for amusement devices Division 2 — Registration of plant designs and items of plant
Subdivision 1 — Plant designs
reg 768 Continuation of registration of designs reg 769 Conditions continued reg 770 Unfinished applications for registration reg 771 Old verification procedures may be used for 2 years reg 772 Registration of designs for new classes of plant Subdivision 2 — Items of plant
reg 773 Definition reg 774 Continuation of registration of certificated items of plant reg 775 Conditions continued reg 776 Duration of converted registrations reg 777 Unfinished applications for registration reg 778 Registration of items of plant in new classes reg 779 Competent person for plant inspections Part 12.8 — Construction work
Division 1 — Duties relating to construction work
reg 780 Trenches reg 781 Principal contractor – management plans Division 2 — General construction industry training
reg 782 Definitions reg 783 Continuation of existing cards reg 784 Unfinished applications for registration Part 12.9 — Hazardous chemicals
Division 1 — Hazardous chemicals – general
reg 786 Introductory period for GHS reg 787 Abandoned tanks reg 788 Reports of health monitoring to regulator reg 789 Pipeline builder's duties reg 790 Management of risks – existing pipelines reg 791 Lead risk work Division 2 — Manifests and notification
reg 792 Definitions reg 793 New manifest requirements for existing workplace reg 794 Existing DG licence holders reg 795 Existing manifests and notifications under NOHSC:1015 reg 796 Significant change of chemicals Part 12.10 — Asbestos
Division 1 — Duties in relation to asbestos
reg 797 Asbestos registers and management plans reg 798 Naturally occurring asbestos reg 799 Training reg 800 Demolition and refurbishment reg 801 Nominated supervisors reg 802 VET training for workers reg 803 Asbestos removal control plans reg 804 Information and access reg 805 Decontamination and disposal of waste reg 806 Clearance certificates reg 807 Air‐monitoring – class A asbestos removal work reg 808 Independence of air monitoring reg 809 Asbestos‐related work reg 810 Licence holder duties imposed on person conducting business or undertaking Division 2 — Licences
reg 811 Definitions reg 812 Continuation of Asbestos Removal licences reg 813 Conditions on converted licences reg 814 Non‐renewal of converted licences reg 815 Existing licences suspended reg 816 Unfinished applications for Asbestos Removal licences reg 817 Applications for issue of licences before 1 January 2015 reg 818 Requirement to be licensed and related obligations Part 12.11 — Major hazard facilities
reg 819 Definitions reg 820 Notifications continued reg 821 Classifications continued as determinations reg 822 Accepted safety reports continued as safety cases etc. reg 823 Determined facilities without accepted safety reports reg 824 Continuation of licence for facility with accepted safety report reg 825 Application for renewal of DG licence made but not determined reg 826 Renewal fees for converted major hazard facility licences Part 12.12 — Miscellaneous
reg 827 Keeping of documents reg 828 Things done for purposes of continued provisions reg 829 Recognition of interstate things Chapter 13 — Transitional provisions for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Regulations 2012
reg 830 Definitions reg 831 Application of Chapter 12 to mining operations reg 832 Continuation of existing risk management plans reg 833 Mine operator Chapter 14 — Transitional matters for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Regulations 2016
reg 834 Application of Chapter 6 to construction projects Chapter 15 — Transitional matters for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Engineered Stone) Regulations 2024
reg 835 Particular work involving engineered stone – exception if carried out under pre-2024 contract reg 836 Application of Part 8A.3 to processing of engineered stone carried out before 1 July 2024 Chapter 16 — Transitional matter for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment Regulations 2026
reg 837 Application of amendment to regulation 292 Schedule 1 — Revocation of regulations Schedule 2 — Fees Schedule 3 — High risk work licences and classes of high risk work Schedule 4 — High risk work licences – competency requirements Schedule 5 — Registration of plant and plant designs Schedule 6 — Classification of mixtures Schedule 7 — Safety data sheets Schedule 8 — Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet Schedule 9 — Classification, packaging and labelling requirements Schedule 10 — Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous chemicals Schedule 11 — Placard and manifest quantities Schedule 12 — Manifest requirements Schedule 13 — Placard requirements Schedule 14 — Requirements for health monitoring Schedule 15 — Hazardous chemicals at major hazard facilities (and their threshold quantity) Schedule 16 — Matters to be included in emergency plan for major hazard facility Schedule 17 — Additional matters to be included in safety management system of major hazard facility Schedule 18 — Additional matters to be included in safety case for a major hazard facility Schedule 19 — Infringement notice offences and prescribed amounts 