Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:57
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 57
Character Range: 157525–158241

57  Managing risk of hearing loss from noise
 (1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must manage, in accordance with Part 3.1, risks to health and safety relating to hearing loss associated with noise.
Note: WHS Act—section 19 (see regulation 9).
 (2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that the noise that a worker is exposed to at the workplace does not exceed the exposure standard for noise.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
Penalty: The tier E monetary penalty.