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Work Health and Safety (Welding Processes) 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 (Welding Processes) 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 Welding Processes 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

18 March 2016

Date

WELDING PROCESSES

Code of Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 What is welding?
1.2 Who has health and safety duties in relation to welding?
1.3 What is required to manage risks associated with welding processes?
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. SPECIFIC HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES
3.1 Airborne contaminants
3.2 Radiation
3.3 Electrical risks
3.4 Fire and explosion
3.5 Burns and exposure to heat
3.6 Compressed and liquefied gases
3.7 Noise
3.8 Lead
3.9 Other hazards
4. WELDING EQUIPMENT
4.1 Ventilation
4.2 Personal protective equipment
4.3  Maintenance of equipment
5. HEALTH MONITORING
Appendix A – By-products of welding

FOREWORD
This Code of Practice on welding processes 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 that 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 court proceedings under the WHS Act and Regulations. Courts may regard a code of practice as evidence of what is known about a hazard, risk or control and may rely on the code in determining what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances to which the code relates.
Compliance with the WHS Act and Regulations may be achieved by following another method, such