Washington headquarters services fire regulations whsfr. Code of practice december 2011 provides practical guidance to. Coal mine health and safety act 2002 applies to coal operations along with the whs act 3. New south wales legislation ohs legislation workplaceohs. Work health and safety regulations 2011 reg 309 whs management plan preparation 1 the principal contractor for a construction project must prepare a written whs management plan for the workplace before work on the project commences penalty. Work health and safety regulation 2011 whs regulation and are effective from 1 january 20. The regulations will apply to the commonwealth, public authorities and, for a transitional period, non. The following is a practical summary of key elements of the work health and safety whs laws, concentrating on the main provisions that set out what a business needs to do. Collectively these acts and regulations are referred to as work health and safety laws, abbreviated to whs laws. Whs harmonisation whs harmonisation august 2011 page 1 new legislation. Whs management system occupational safety solutions. Work health and safety act 2011 no 10 contents page historical version for 7. The legislation can be found on the nsw legislation website. Further changes to the whs regulations have since been made.
Western australia requires a proper assessment on the impacts of the model whs regulations in this state. This legislation is based on the national model whs legislation developed by safe work australia in consultation with the states and territories. This policy applies to unsw workers, students and visitors to the university. This code includes references to both mandatory and nonmandatory actions.
Review of the work health and safety act 2011 nsw the departments views after the first 5 years of operation it has now been five years since the whs act commenced operation in nsw. Mine health and safety act 2004 applies to metalliferous and extractive mines along. In nsw this legislation is the nsw work health and safety act 2011 whs act. These regulations implement the model work health and safety regulations in the commonwealth jurisdiction and form part of a system of nationally harmonised occupational health and safety laws. On january 2012 in new south wales, the new work heath and safety act 2011 replaced the existing occupational health and safety ohs laws in nsw. These regulations are made under section 276 and schedule 3 of the work health and safety act 2011. The legislative history at the back of the regulations or rules provides detail about the past and future operation of the regulations or rules. The effectiveness and success of implementing the safety management system rests with all workers, whether they. Queensland consolidated regulations search this regulation work health and safety regulation 2011 reg 309 whs management planpreparation 309 whs management planpreparation 1 the principal contractor for a construction project must prepare a written whs management plan for the workplace before work on the project commences.
To assist readers, crossreferences to specific sections of the whs act are provided. The provisions of this regulation are substantially uniform with the model work health and safety regulations 2011 prepared by safe work australia. Register of work health and safety entry permit holders. Overview of the hazardous manual tasks regulation and. Examples of manual tasks include stacking shelves, working on a conveyor line and entering data into a computer. Work health and safety regulation 2011 whs regulation, provide for health and safety in mining in nsw. General of the commonwealth of australia, acting with the advice of the federal executive council, make the following regulations under the work health and safety act 2011 and the work health and safety transitional and consequential provisions act 2011. Contents work health and safety regulation 2011 page 2 18 procedures for election of health and safety representatives. Guide to the work health and safety act 2011 queensland. The legislative reforms also include harmonised regulation whs regulation and codes of practice. Whs legislative compliance guidelines hrdwhsgui155. Recent changes have been made to the nsw work health and safety regulation.
Nsw government whsms guidelines, edition 5 certification. Managing subcontractors and consultants p 19whs regulations 2011 chapter 6 construction work4design, p. Conditions for conducting high risk work licence assessments in nsw under the work health and safety regulations 2011 catalogue no. Work health and safety regulations 2011 1 select legislative instrument 2011 no. The rights and powers of whs entry permit holders are set out in part 7 of the work health and safety act. Whs regulations, there are also model codes of practice under development to provide support and guidance on different issues in work health and safety. Work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw a summary of the nsw whs regulation is available and outlined in plain english. Work health and safety regulation 2017 made under the work health and safety act 2011 as at 25 march 2020 reg 404 of 2017 table of provisions chapter 1 preliminary part 1.
The work health and safety regulation 2011 the whs regulation describes how to prevent or minimise a risk at your workplace. The work health and safety act 2011 came into effect on 1 january 2012 and the work health and safety regulation 2017 commenced on 1 september 2017 the whs legislation applies to all workplaces in nsw, including mines. Authorised by the act parliamentary counselalso accessible at. The references to legal requirements contained in the whs act and regulations, and the whs mines act and regulations are not exhaustive and are included for context only. If a risk at your workplace is not covered by the regulation or code of practice then you must choose an appropriate way to manage exposure to the risk. Regulations were formulated under occupational health and safety statutes to set the standards to be achieved for the management of particular hazards such as noise, chemicals, machinery and manual handling. Below is the register required to be published under section 151 of the work health and safety act 2011nsw and clause 31 of the work health and safety regulation 2011.
Each state will administer and regulate its own whs act and as such workcover nsw will remain the. Occupational safety solutions ohs or work health and safety whs management system has been developed to provide business owners with the tools to achieve compliance to asnzs 4801. It is not a substitute for reading relevant sections of the whs act, regulations and codes. Amendments to the work health and safety act 2011 whs act and work health and safety regulation 2017 whs regulation came into effect on 1 july 2019. Work health and safety regulation 2011 contents page 6 historical version for.
Whs amendment disclosure of information regulation 2015 a regulation made under the work health and safety act 2011 nsw today 23 october permits information obtained by a person exercising a power or function under that act to be accessed when it is necessary for certain workers compensation purposes. New south wales work health and safety regulation 2011 contents page historical version for. Senior management commitment, p 16 equivalent to as4801. Work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw legislation. Work health and safety act 2011 whs principal act applying to all workplaces 2. These are generally only minor administrative changes, and there should be no difference to the day to day whs considerations in the workplace. Clauses 380 and 381 of the whs regulation do not require the use, handling or storing of a prohibited or restricted carcinogen to be authorised by the regulator under clause 384 of that regulation if notice of the proposed work was given in compliance with clause 345 of the ohs regulation before the repeal of that regulation, but only for the period of 5 years after the notice of the proposed work was given. The acts are backed up with comprehensive regulations and codes of practice that cover specific aspects of whs in detail, such as firstaid requirements, protective clothing and equipment, consultation with employees, formation of whs committees and appointment of whs representatives, a wide range of specific hazards such as hazardous. It is designed to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights in the workplace. Washington headquarters services fire regulations whsfr, may 18, 2011, incorporating change 1, may 8, 2017 open pdf 75 kb in accordance with the authority in reference a and the guidance in references bc. This will be achieved by creating a businessfriendly environment for nsw entrepreneurs, by reducing. However it is not intended to be read in place of the whs act. Reflecting the wave of occupational health and safety regulation reform that swept through australia from the mid1970s, following the. The main objective of the workplace health and safety regulation 2011 is to give effect to the model whs regulations and to mirror the model whs.
This regulation is made under the work health and safety act 2011, including section 276 of, and schedule 3 to, that act the general regulation making powers. The package of whs laws has been developed by safe work australia and agreed under the intergovernmental agreement for regulatory and operational reform in occupational health and safety iga. The new south wales nsw government is committed to making nsw the easiest state to start a business. Work health and safety act 2011 no 10 nsw legislation. The only action which needs to take place is to ensure documentation refers to the 2017 regulation, not the 2011 regulation. Current version for 25 march 2020 to date accessed 15 may 2020 at 03. This manual provides you with shoalhaven city councils corporate work, health and safety policies, procedures, programs, work practices and instructions which collectively comprise councils work health and safety management system. Federal register of legislation australian government. This policy states the commitment of the university of new south wales unsw to the health and safety of all people who work, study, visit our campuses or have the potential to be affected by our activities. Regulation 2011 current as at 1 july 2017 work health and safety act 2011 reprint note warningsome provisions of this legislation are not in operation.
The principal whs law in new south wales consists of the work health and safety act 2011, supported by the work health and safety regulation 2017. Work health and safety regulation 2011 nsw contents page page 3 2011 no 674 current version for. This guide provides an overview of the queensland work health and safety act 2011 whs act. New whs regulations 2017 the work health and safety regulation 2011 is being repealed on 1 september and replaced by the work health and safety regulation 2017, which comes into effect on the same day.
The crucial change in the work health and safety act 2011 is the amendment of the definition for which bodies or individuals are now responsible for the application. This whs management system is broken up into the five. Overview of the hazardous manual tasks regulation and code of practice 2011 introduction manual tasks cover a wide range of activities that involve using the body to move or hold an object, people or animals. Work health and safety regulation 2011 made under the work health and safety act 2011 as at 10 july 2019 reg 240 of 2011 table of provisions chapter 1 preliminary part 1. Presently many of the codes of practice are still being finalised. The whs act was amended to include provisions from the rural workers accommodation act 1969, which was repealed on 1 july 2019. In a letter dated 16 november 2011, the minister for commerce advised the commonwealth that implementation of the model whs laws should be undertaken as a complete package. Whs policy statement university of new south wales. There are three acts and their supporting regulations which apply to mines.
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