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must comply with any reasonable instruction and cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure relating to health and safety at the workplace. If personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided by the person conducting the business or undertaking, the worker must use it in accordance with the information, instruction and training provided.

1.3 What is required to manage risks associated with spray painting and powder coating?
The WHS Regulations require a person conducting a business or undertaking to 'manage risks' associated with specific hazards including noise, hazardous chemicals, plant and electricity.

Regulation 32-38 In order to manage risk under the WHS Regulations, a duty holder must:
a)  identify reasonably foreseeable hazards that could give rise to the risk
b)  eliminate the risk so far as is reasonably practicable
c)  if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, minimise the risk so far as is reasonably practicable by implementing control measures in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control
d)  maintain the implemented control measure so that it remains effective, and
e)  review, and if necessary revise all risk control measures so as to maintain, so far as is reasonably practicable, a work environment that is without risks to health and safety.
This Code provides guidance on managing the risks of spray painting and powder coating by following a systematic process that involves:
    * identifying the hazards
    * if necessary, assessing the risks associated with these hazards
    * implementing control measures, and
    * reviewing control measures.
Guidance on the general risk management process is available in the Code of Practice: How
to manage work health and safety risks.

Consulting your workers
Consultation involves sharing of information, giving workers a reasonable opportunity to express views and taking those views into account before making decisions on health and safety matters.

Section 47 A person conducting a business or undertaking must consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, with workers who carry out work for them who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a work health and safety matter.
Section 48 If the workers are represented by a health and safety representative, the consultation must involve that representative.
Consultation with workers and their health and safety representatives is required at each step
of the risk management process. By drawing on the experience, knowledge and ideas of your workers you are more likely to identify all hazards and choose effective control measures.
Consultation with workers can help you select appropriate control measures including any PPE they may require.

Consulting, co-operating and co-ordinating activities with other duty holders
Section 46 A person conducting a business or undertaking must consult, co-operate and
co-ordinate activities with all other persons who have a work health