Subject matter for regulations
(a) at any workplace;
(b) in the performance of any work;
(c) in the use, cleaning, maintenance, disposal or transportation of any plant;
(d) in the use, handling, treatment, removal, processing, storing, transport or disposal of any substance;
(e) in the design, manufacture, importing or supplying of any plant;
(f) in the design, manufacture, importing or supplying of any substance; or
(g) in the design or construction of any building or structure, including a temporary structure.
2. The safeguarding, siting, installing, testing, altering, repairing, maintaining or dismantling of any plant.
3. The testing, analysis, labelling or marking of any plant or substance.
4. The registration or licensing of ¾
(a) any work, plant, process, substance or workplace;
(b) any person carrying out any kind of work,
by the Commissioner or any other prescribed person or authority.
5. The issuing of certificates of competency or provisional certificates of competency for persons engaged in prescribed work and for the duration, variation, suspension or cancellation of such certificates.
6. The prohibition of the carrying on of prescribed activities at workplaces or the performance of prescribed work except by or under the supervision of persons with prescribed qualifications, training or experience.
6A. The prohibition of the use, handling, treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of any prescribed substance at a workplace.
7. The taking of any measures or precautions to avoid any accident or dangerous occurrence at any workplace.
8. The taking of any action in the event of any accident, injury, disease or dangerous occurrence.
9. The monitoring by an employer of ¾
(a) the health of his employees subject to their consent; and
(b) working conditions at each workplace at which an employee of his carries out work.
10. The supply, use and maintenance of clothing and equipment for occupational safety or health purposes and the approval of such clothing and equipment for particular purposes.
11. Fire-safety rules and procedures and the provision and maintenance of fire protection equipment.
12. The appointment of persons who are to be responsible for the supervision of occupational safety and health in prescribed circumstances or industries.
13. The form and use of scaffolding, form work, false work and related equipment.
14. The carriage and handling of cash.
15. The provision of first aid facilities at workplaces and the standards for such facilities.
16. The provision by an employer of suitably qualified persons who are available to advise the employer on matters concerning the safety and health of his employees.
17. The medical examination of employees subject to their consent.
18. The provision by employers or occupiers of prescribed facilities for the safety and health of persons at the workplace.
19. The employment of young persons.
20. The safety of persons in isolated or remote areas.
21. Standards for the manual handling of loads by employees.
22. The safety of persons in the vicinity of any workplace.
23. The giving of notices, in specified circumstances, to the Minister, an inspector or other prescribed person or authority.
24. The keeping and provision of records and returns for the purposes of this Act (including records relating to accidents and dangerous occurrences that occur at work and work-related injuries suffered by employees).
24A. The reporting of injuries incurred at workplaces, or diseases affecting employees at workplaces, other than injuries and diseases prescribed for the purposes of section 19(3).
25. The provision by an employer to his employees, in such languages as may be appropriate, of information relating to safety and health in connection with the work carried out by the employee.
26. Procedures that are to be carried out on inspections under this Act.
26A. The conduct of elections under this Act by secret ballot.
26B. The powers of safety and health magistrates.
26C. The remuneration of agents for services performed in connection with appearances under section 51D.
27. Fees (including differential and periodic fees) for the purpose of this Act.
28. Forms to be used for the purposes of this Act.
29. The recovery of fees under this Act.
30. Standards in relation to the use of any physical, biological, chemical or psychological hazard (including standards concerning exposure to any of those hazards).
31. The approval of laboratories for the analysis of samples taken under this Act and the conduct of tests for the purposes of this Act.
[Schedule inserted by No. 43 of 1987 s.18; amended by No. 30 of 1995 ss.46 and 47.]