Part 4.2 Hazardous manual tasks • – Part 4.3 Confined spaces • – Part 4.4 Falls • – Part 4.7 Electrical safety and energised electrical work • – Chapter 6 Construction work • – Part 7.2 Lead • – Chapter 8 Asbestos, and • – Chapter 9 Major Hazard Facilities. • – There are additional Regulations about training, information and instruction in: Part 4.3 Confined spaces • – Part 4.4 Falls • – Part 4.8 Diving work • – Chapter 6 Construction Work • – Part 7.1 Hazardous chemicals • – Part 7.2 Lead • – Chapter 8 Asbestos, and • – Chapter 9 Major Hazard Facilities. • – There are additional Regulations about airborne contaminants and hazardous atmospheres in Part 4.3 Confined spaces, Part 7.1 Hazardous chemicals, Part 7.2 Lead and Chapter 8 Asbestos. – – – – Defined terms in Chapter 1 which are relevant to this Part include: combustible liquid • combustible substance • contaminant • control measure • emergency service organisation • emergency service worker • essential services • exposure standard • flammable gas • gas cylinder • hazardous area • ignition source • lower explosive limit (LEL) • personal protective equipment, and • safe oxygen level. • GUIDE TO PART 4.1 NOISE – Part 4.1 imposes duties upon persons conducting a business or undertaking about the exposure of workers to noise at the workplace. It also imposes duties about noise emissions upon designers and manufacturers of plant, and duties to obtain and provide adequate information about noise upon suppliers and importers of plant. It places a duty on the person conducting a business or undertaking to carry out audiometric testing where a worker is frequently required by the person conducting the business or undertaking to use personal protective equipment to protect the worker from the risk of hearing loss associated with noise that exceeds the exposure standard for noise. Duty-holders under this Part may also have health and safety duties under sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25 of the Act, and duties under Part 5 Division 2 of the Act, to consult with workers about matters in this Part. Section 27 of the Act applies to officers in respect of this Part. There are additional Regulations about management of risk in Part 3.1 Managing risks to – health and safety. There are additional Regulations imposing duties on designers,
• Part 4.2 – Hazardous manual tasks • Part 4.3 – Confined spaces • Part 4.4 – Falls • Part 4.7 – Electrical safety and energised electrical work • Chapter 6 – Construction work • Part 7.2 – Lead • Chapter 8 – Asbestos, and • Chapter 9 – Major Hazard Facilities. There are additional Regulations about training, information and instruction in: • Part 4.3 – Confined spaces • Part 4.4 – Falls • Part 4.8 – Diving work • Chapter 6 – Construction Work • Part 7.1 – Hazardous chemicals • Part 7.2 – Lead • Chapter 8 – Asbestos, and • Chapter 9 – Major Hazard Facilities. There are additional Regulations about airborne contaminants and hazardous atmospheres in Part 4.3 – Confined spaces, Part 7.1 – Hazardous chemicals, Part 7.2 – Lead and Chapter 8 – Asbestos. Defined terms in Chapter 1 which are relevant to this Part include: • combustible liquid • combustible substance • contaminant • control measure • emergency service organisation • emergency service worker • essential services • exposure standard • flammable gas • gas cylinder • hazardous area • ignition source • lower explosive limit (LEL) • personal protective equipment, and • safe oxygen level. GUIDE TO PART 4.1 – NOISE Part 4.1 imposes duties upon persons conducting a business or undertaking about the exposure of workers to noise at the workplace. It also imposes duties about noise emissions upon designers and manufacturers of plant, and duties to obtain and provide adequate information about noise upon suppliers and importers of plant. It places a duty on the person conducting a business or undertaking to carry out audiometric testing where a worker is frequently required by the person conducting the business or undertaking to use personal protective equipment to protect the worker from the risk of hearing loss associated with noise that exceeds the exposure standard for noise. Duty-holders under this Part may also have health and safety duties under sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25 of the Act, and duties under Part 5 Division 2 of the Act, to consult with workers about matters in this Part. Section 27 of the Act applies to officers in respect of this Part. There are additional Regulations about management of risk in Part 3.1 – Managing risks to health and safety. There are additional Regulations imposing duties on designers,
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