Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01055:front:0:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01055
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 46567–49394

the time required by subregulation (3); and
 (d) the operator is taken to have complied with subregulation 2.11(1) if the operator obtains an MSDS for the substance from the supplier within the time required by subregulation (3).
 (3) For subregulation (2), a manufacturer, supplier or operator must comply with each applicable provision mentioned in that subregulation as soon as practicable, and in any case not later than 3 months, after this regulation commences.
 (4) This regulation is not intended to impose any obligation on a manufacturer or supplier of a hazardous substance, if:
 (a) the manufacturer or supplier is no longer a manufacturer or supplier of that kind of hazardous substance when this regulation commences; and
 (b) apart from this regulation, the obligation would not have been imposed, under this Part, on the manufacturer or supplier in relation to the substance.

2.25  Transitional—risk assessment
 (1) This regulation applies in relation to a hazardous substance that:
 (a) was introduced to a workplace before this regulation commences; and
 (b) is still in use at the workplace.
 (2) For subregulation 2.15(3):
 (a) the hazardous substance is taken to be introduced to the workplace immediately after this regulation commences; and
 (b) the operator of the workplace is taken to have complied with subregulation 2.15(3) if the assessment is undertaken as soon as practicable, and in any case not later than 3 months, after this regulation commences.

Part 3—Manual handling

Division 1—Introduction

3.01  Object of Part 3
  The object of this Part is:
 (a) to prevent the occurrence of injury, and reduce the severity of injuries, resulting from manual handling tasks; and
 (b) to require employers to identify, assess and control risks relating to manual handling tasks.

3.02  Definition of manual handling
  In this Part:
manual handling means an activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any person, animal or thing.
Note: The regulations in this Part should be read with the Approved Code of Practice for Manual Handling (Maritime Industry) as in force on the commencement of this Part.

Division 2—Duties of an employer

3.03  Duties of an employer—general

Employees and other persons at a workplace
 (1) An employer that controls a workplace must ensure that:
 (a) the plant and the containers used at the workplace are designed, constructed and maintained to be without risk to health and safety when manually handled; and
 (b) the work systems involving manual handling carried out at the workplace are designed to be without risk to health and safety for the purposes of manual handling; and
 (c) the working environment of the workplace is designed to allow the safe performance of manual handling