Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
Historical version for 16 December 2011 to 12 January 2012 (accessed 24 May 2013 at 09:25) Current version

405   Duty to provide health monitoring before first commencing lead risk work

(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that health monitoring is provided to a worker:
(a)  before the worker first commences lead risk work for the person, and
(b)  1 month after the worker first commences lead risk work for the person.

Maximum penalty:

(a)  in the case of an individual—$6,000, or
(b)  in the case of a body corporate—$30,000.

(2)  If work is identified as lead risk work after a worker commences the work, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that health monitoring of the worker is provided:
(a)  as soon as practicable after the lead risk work is identified, and
(b)  1 month after the first monitoring of the worker under paragraph (a).

Maximum penalty:

(a)  in the case of an individual—$6,000, or
(b)  in the case of a body corporate—$30,000.

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