Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 8.02

         (1)   Subject to subregulation (2), this Part applies in relation to:

                (a)    the storage and handling, at a workplace, of dangerous goods except, as provided by regulation 8.02A, explosives; and

               (b)    a pipeline for the transport of dangerous goods other than explosives.

Note    Regulation 8.02A sets out the application of this Part to explosives.

         (2)   This Part does not apply to:

                (a)    goods, stored or handled at a workplace, that a relevant Competent Authority determines are not dangerous goods; or

               (b)    dangerous goods that are being transported in accordance with:

                          (i)    the ADG Code; or

                         (ii)    the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as in force on 1 May 2006; or

                        (iii)    the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organisation, as in force on 1 May 2006; or

                        (iv)    the Dangerous Goods Regulations, published by the International Air Transport Association, as in force on 1 May 2006; or

                (c)    dangerous goods that:

                          (i)    are necessary for the propulsion of a vehicle, ship or other mobile plant, appliance or device; or

                         (ii)    are in the propulsion system of the vehicle, ship or other mobile plant, appliance or device; or

               (d)    dangerous goods that:

                          (i)    are part of, or are necessary for the operation of, the equipment or accessories of a vehicle, ship or other mobile plant, appliance or device; or

                         (ii)    are in the operating system for the equipment or accessories; or

                (e)    dangerous goods in any of the following Classes:

                          (i)    Class 1 (Explosives);

                         (ii)    Subclass 6.2 (Infectious substances);

                        (iii)    Class 7 (Radioactive material); or

                (f)    asbestos.

Note 1    Division 1 of Part 2 of the Act imposes general duties on employers, employees, manufacturers, suppliers and persons erecting or installing plant in a workplace.

Note 2    The Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air can be purchased from the International Civil Aviation Organization -- see www.icao.int/.

Note 3    The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code can
be purchased from the International Maritime Organization -- see www.imo.org/home.asp.

Note 4    The Dangerous Goods Regulations can be purchased from the International Air Transport Association -- see www.iata.org/index.htm.

         (3)   This Part applies to a contractor of an employer, supplier or manufacturer in the same way that it applies to the employer, supplier or manufacturer.