While the Act sets the overall framework for work health and safety, establishes broad principles and penalties for breaches, Regulations provide more specific rules. Breaches of Regulations are considered a breach of the Act and are subject to criminal or civil proceedings.
The following is an outline of the Chapters and Schedules outlined in the Model Regulations that are associated and work in conjunction with the State Work Health and Safety Bill 2011. Here is a copy of the Model Regulations.
- Chapter 1 - Preliminary
- Chapter 2 - Representation and Participation
- Chapter 3 - General Workplace Management
- Chapter 4 - Hazardous Work (e.g. electrical work, abrasive blasting, high risk work, confined spaces, etc)
- Chapter 5 - Plant and Structures
- Chapter 6 - Construction Work
- Chapter 7 - Hazardous Chemicals
- Chapter 8 - Major Hazard Facilities
- Chapter 9 - Mines
- Chapter 10 - General
- Schedule 1 - [will contain a list of existing regulations that have been revoked or repealed]
- Schedule 2 - Fees
- Schedule 3 - Relevant Prescribed Times
- Schedule 4 - Classes of High Risk Work
- Schedule 5 - High Risk Work Licences - Competency Requirements
- Schedule 6 - [contains information about plant items and designs that require registration]
- Schedule 7 - Classification of Mixtures
- Schedule 8 - Disclosure of Ingredients
- Schedule 9 - Labelling Requirements
- Schedule 10 - Prohibited and Restricted Hazardous Chemicals
- Schedule 11 - Placard and Manifest Quantities
- Schedule 12 - Manifest Requirements
- Schedule 13 - Placard Requirements
- Schedule 14 - Hazardous Chemicals Requiring Health Surveillance
- 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
