Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.89

3.89 .         Moulding and casting metal

        (1)         A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure that the moulding or casting is not done within 3 metres of —

            (a)         any part of a furnace that is in use; or

            (b)         any part of a receptacle or ladle that is in use or about to be used in the process of tapping hot metal from a furnace.

        (2)         A person does not commit an offence under subregulation (1) if, proof of which is on the person, the moulding or casting is of a type that is required to be done in close proximity to, or in direct contact with, a furnace.

        (3)         A person who, at a workplace at which moulding or casting of metal is done, is an employer, a main contractor or a self‑employed person must ensure —

            (a)         that the surface on which moulding or casting is done is level; and

            (b)         if molten metal is to be carried by hand, that the walkway or floor over which it is carried is as even and level as practicable; and

            (c)         that the area within a 3 metre radius of the place where moulding or casting is being done is kept clear of any hazard.

        Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (3): the regulation 1.16 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.89 amended in Gazette 14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]