Examples of WHS Regulations in a sentence
Under the WHS Regulations, manufacturers and importers must correctly classify hazardous chemicals.The WHS Regulations also impose duties on importers, manufacturers and suppliers relating to the preparation of safety data sheets (SDS), the disclosure of ingredients, packing, labelling and supply of hazardous chemicals.Officers, such as company directors, have a duty to exercise due diligence to ensure that the business or undertaking complies with the WHS Act and Regulations.
Under the WHS Regulations, a hazardous chemical is any substance, mixture or article that satisfies the criteria of one or more Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) hazard classes, including a classification in Schedule 6 of the WHS Regulations.However, some hazard classes and categories of the GHS are excluded by the WHS Regulations.
The WHS Regulations prohibit pure oxygen or gas mixtures with oxygen in concentration greater than 21% by volume being used for purging or ventilating a confined space because of the risk of increased flammability.The space must be purged where a risk assessment identifies the potential for the confined space to contain an unacceptable level of contaminants.
An approved code of practice is a practical guide to achieving the standards of health, safety and welfare required under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety Regulations (the WHS Regulations).
Information in this guide is based on the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (WHS Regulations), which are operational in all states except Victoria and WA, where adoption of the legislation is not yet enacted (as at Jan 2018).