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Work Health and Safety (Spray Painting and Powder Coating) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Spray Painting and Powder Coating) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment

17 December 2015

Date

Spray Painting and
Powder Coating

Code of Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1.   INTRODUCTION
1.1  What are spray painting and powder coating?
1.2  Who has health and safety duties in relation to spray painting and powder coating?
1.3  What is required to manage risks associated with spray painting and powder coating?
2.   THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS
2.1  Identifying the hazards
2.2  Assessing the risks
2.3  Controlling the risks
2.4  Reviewing control measures
3.   CONTROLLING THE RISKS OF SPRAY PAINTING
3.1  Spray painting in spray booths
3.2  Ventilation systems
3.3  Spray painting outside a spray booth
3.4  Maintenance
3.5  Information, training, instruction and supervision
3.6  Personal protective equipment
4.   CONTROLLING THE RISKS OF POWDER COATING
4.1  Hazardous chemicals
4.2  Controlling exposure
4.3  Electrical safety
5.   OTHER HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES
5.1  Fire and explosion
5.2  Electrical risks
5.3  Manual tasks
5.4  Confined spaces
5.5  Heat
5.6  Noise
5.7  Injection injury
APPENDIX A – SAMPLE RISK ASSESSMENT SHEET
APPENDIX B – SPRAY PAINTING EXCLUSION ZONES & VENTILATION  CONDITIONS

    FOREWORD

This Code of Practice for spray painting and powder coating is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
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).
A code of practice applies to anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described
in the code. In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance
with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subject matter of the code.
Like regulations, codes of practice deal with particular issues and do not cover all hazards
or risks which may arise. The health and safety duties require duty holders to consider all risks associated with work, not only those for which regulations and codes of practice exist.
Codes of practice are admissible in