Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The manager of,
and each employer at, a mine must ensure that a person is not allowed to use
welding, oxy‑acetylene cutting or other hot work equipment at the mine
if there is any risk of personal injury or damage to plant or facilities from
fire unless the person has a permit to do so signed by a competent person at
the mine.
Penalty: See regulation 17.1.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply at —
(a) a
workshop or similar controlled work environment; or
(b) a
workplace protected by a fixed fire suppression system.