Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Work Health and Safety Amendment Regulation 2022.2Commencement(1)Part 2 commences on 1 January 2023.(2)Part 3 commences on 1 July 2023.3Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.Part 2Amendments commencing on 1 January 20234Amendment of s 183 (Duties of person conducting business or undertaking)Section 183, ‘AS/NZS 2299.1 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)’—omit, insert—AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)5Amendment of s 184 (Duty of worker—competence)Section 184, ‘AS/NZS 2299.1 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)’—omit, insert—AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)6Amendment of s 223 (Lasers)Section 223(6), ‘AS 2397 Safe Use of Lasers in the Building and Construction Industry’—omit, insert—AS 2397:2015—Safe use of lasers in the building and construction industry7Amendment of s 338 (Supplier labelling hazardous chemicals)Section 338—insert—(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.8Amendment of s 341 (Labelling hazardous chemicals—general requirement)Section 341(2)—omit, insert—(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical if—

(a)the chemical was supplied to the workplace before 1 January 2017 and was, at the time it was supplied, labelled in accordance with the national labelling code; or

(b)the chemical was supplied to the workplace before 1 January 2023 and was, at the time it was supplied, labelled in accordance with GHS 3; or

(c)the chemical was manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 and was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

Note—See section 338 for provisions about labelling of hazardous chemicals supplied to another workplace.9Amendment of s 342 (Labelling hazardous chemicals—containers)(1)Section 342(1A)—omit, insert—(1A)Subsection (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical if—

(a)the chemical—

(i)was manufactured, or transferred or decanted from its original container, before 1 January 2017 and was, at the time it was manufactured, transferred or decanted, labelled in accordance with the national labelling code; or

(ii)was manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 and was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3; and

(b)the chemical is not supplied to another workplace.

Note—See section 338 for provisions about labelling of hazardous chemicals supplied to another workplace.(2)Section 342(2A)—omit, insert—(2A)Subsection (2) does not apply if—

(a)the container was—

(i)supplied to the workplace before 1 January 2017; and

(ii)at the time the container was supplied, labelled in accordance with the national labelling code; or

(b)the container was—

(i)supplied to the workplace before 1 January 2023; and

(ii)at the time the container was supplied, labelled in accordance with GHS 3; or

(c)the container was—

(i)manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023; and

(ii)at the time the container was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.

10Amendment of sch 6 (Classification of mixtures)(1)Schedule 6, table 6.1, note—omit, insert—Note—Table 6.1 replaces table 3.4.5 in—

(a)the GHS, p. 159; and

(b)GHS 3, p. 151.

(2)Schedule 6, table 6.2, note 2—omit, insert—

2Table 6.2 replaces table 3.6.1 in—

(a)the GHS, p. 174; and

(b)GHS 3, p. 166.

(3)Schedule 6, table 6.3, note 2—omit, insert—

2Table 6.3 replaces table 3.7.1 in—

(a)the GHS, p. 187; and

(b)GHS 3, p. 180.

(4)Schedule 6, table 6.4, note 2—omit, insert—

2Table 6.4 replaces table 3.8.2 in—

(a)the GHS, p. 197; and

(b)GHS 3, p. 192.

(5)Schedule 6, table 6.5, note 2—omit, insert—

2Table 6.5 replaces table 3.9.3 in—

(a)the GHS, p. 207; and

(b)GHS 3, p. 203.

11Amendment of sch 7 (Safety data sheets)(1)Schedule 7, section 1(2)(a), ‘: Product identifier and chemical identity’—omit.(2)Schedule 7, section 1(2)(g), ‘, including how the chemical may be safely used’—omit.12Amendment of sch 8 (Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheet)(1)Schedule 8, section 2(2), table 8.1, item 13, column 3, ‘Category 2A’—omit, insert—Category 2(2)Schedule 8, section 3(2), table 8.2, item 3, ‘(category 2A)’—omit, insert—(category 2)13Amendment of sch 11 (Placard and manifest quantities)Schedule 11, table 11.1 and notes—omit, insert—Table 11.1Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5ItemDescription of hazardous chemicalPlacard quantityManifest quantity1Flammable gasesCategory 1A, category 1B or any combination of categories 1A and 1B200L5,000L2Gases under pressureWith acute toxicity, categories 1, 2, 3 or 450L500L3With skin corrosion, categories 1A, 1B or 1C50L500L4Aerosols category 1, category 2, category 3 or any combination of categories 1, 2 and 35,000L10,000L5Not stated elsewhere in this table1,000L10,000L6Flammable liquidsCategory 150L500L7Category 2250L2,500L8Category 31,000L10,000L9Any combination of chemicals from items 6 to 8 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000L10,000L10Category 410,000L100,000L11Self-reactive substancesType A5kg or 5L50kg or 50L12Type B50kg or 50L500kg or 500L13Type C to F250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L14Flammable solidsCategory 1250kg2,500kg15Category 21,000kg10,000kg16Any combination of chemicals from items 12 to 15 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L17Pyrophoric liquids and pyrophoric solidsCategory 150kg or 50L500kg or 500L18Self-heating substances and mixturesCategory 1250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L19Category 21,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L20Any combination of chemicals from items 17 to 19 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L21Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gasCategory 150kg or 50L500kg or 500L22Category 2250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L23Category 31,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L24Any combination of chemicals from items 21 to 23 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L25Oxidising liquids and oxidising solidsCategory 150kg or 50L500kg or 500L26Category 2250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L27Category 31,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L28Any combination of chemicals from items 25 to 27 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L29Organic peroxidesType A5kg or 5L50kg or 50L30Type B50kg or 50L500kg or 500L31Type C to F250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L32Any combination of chemicals from items 30 and 31 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L33Acute toxicityCategory 150kg or 50L500kg or 500L34Category 2250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L35Category 31,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L36Any combination of chemicals from items 33 to 35 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L37Skin corrosionCategory 1A50kg or 50L500kg or 500L38Category 1B250kg or 250L2,500kg or 2,500L39Category 1C1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L40Corrosive to metalsCategory 11,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L41Any combination of chemicals from items 37 to 40 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own1,000kg or 1,000L10,000kg or 10,000L42Unstable explosives5kg or 5L50kg or 50L43Unstable chemicalsAny combination of chemicals from items 11, 29 and 42 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in columns 4 or 5 on their own5kg or 5L50kg or 50LNotes—

1In item 2, Gases under pressure with acute toxicity, category 4 only applies up to a LC50 of 5,000 ppmV. This is equivalent to dangerous goods of Division 2.3.

2Item 4 includes flammable aerosols.

14Amendment of sch 19 (Dictionary)(1)Schedule 19, definitions ADG code, hazardous chemical and turbine—omit.(2)Schedule 19—insert—ADG code means the code called the ‘Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail’, seventh edition, published by the National Transport Commission, as amended from time to time.Note—A copy of the ADG code is available on the website of the National Transport Commission.GHS 3 means the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Third revised edition, published by the United Nations as modified under schedule 6.Note—The schedule 6 tables replace some tables in GHS 3.hazardous chemical means a substance, mixture or article that satisfies the criteria for any one or more hazard classes in the GHS (including a classification referred to in schedule 6), unless the only hazard class or classes for which the substance, mixture or article satisfies the criteria are any one or more of the following—

(a)acute toxicity—oral—category 5;

(b)acute toxicity—dermal—category 5;

(c)acute toxicity—inhalation—category 5;

(d)skin corrosion/irritation—category 3;

(e)aspiration hazard—category 2;

(f)flammable gas—category 2;

(g)acute hazard to the aquatic environment—category 1, 2 or 3;

(h)chronic hazard to the aquatic environment—category 1, 2, 3 or 4;

(i)hazardous to the ozone layer.

Note—The schedule 6 tables replace some tables in the GHS.steam turbine means equipment that is driven by steam acting on a turbine or rotor to cause a rotary motion.(3)Schedule 19, definition fitness criteria, ‘AS/NZS 2299.1 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)’—omit, insert—AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations Part 1: Standard operational practice)(4)Schedule 19, definition GHS, ‘Third revised edition’—omit, insert—Seventh revised editionPart 3Amendments commencing on 1 July 202315Amendment of s 394 (Meaning of lead risk work)(1)Section 394(a), ‘10μg/dL (0.48µmol/L)’—omit, insert—5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L)(2)Section 394(b), ‘30µg/dL (1.45µmol/L)’—omit, insert—20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L)16Amendment of s 407 (Frequency of biological monitoring)(1)Section 407(1)(a), ‘30µg/dL (1.45µmol/L)’—omit, insert—10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L)(2)Section 407(1)(a), ‘40µg/dL (1.93µmol/L)’—omit, insert—20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L)(3)Section 407(1)(b)(i), ‘10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L)’—omit, insert—5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L)(4)Section 407(1)(b)(ii), ‘10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L) or more’—omit, insert—5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L) or more but less than 10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L)17Amendment of s 415 (Removal of worker from lead risk work)(1)Section 415(1)(a)(i), ‘50µg/dL (2.42µmol/L)’—omit, insert—30µg/dL (1.45µmol/L)(2)Section 415(1)(a)(ii), ‘20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L); or’—omit, insert—10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L).(3)Section 415(1)(a)(iii)—omit.18Amendment of s 417 (Return to lead risk work after removal)(1)Section 417(3)(a)(i), ‘40µg/dL (1.93µmol/L)’—omit, insert—20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L)(2)Section 417(3)(a)(ii), ‘10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L)’—omit, insert—5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L)19Amendment of sch 5 (Registration of plant and plant designs)(1)Schedule 5, section 1, entry 1.1, ‘AS 4343:2005 (Pressure equipment—hazard levels)’—omit, insert—AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment—Hazard levels)(2)Schedule 5, section 2(1)(e)—omit, insert—

(e)any pressure equipment (other than a gas cylinder) excluded from the scope of AS/NZS 1200:2015 (Pressure equipment); orNote—See paragraph A3 of Appendix A to AS/NZS 1200:2015.

(3)Schedule 5, section 3, entries 3.1 and 3.2, ‘AS 4343:2005 (Pressure equipment—Hazard levels)’—omit, insert—AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment—Hazard levels)(4)Schedule 5, section 4(1)(a)—omit, insert—

(a)any pressure equipment (other than a gas cylinder) excluded from the scope of AS/NZS 1200:2015 (Pressure equipment); orNote—See paragraph A3 of Appendix A to AS/NZS 1200:2015.