WSH (Safety and Health Management System and Auditing) Reg 2009

These Regulations will come into operation on 1 March 2010.

It covers the following areas:

APPROVAL TO ACT AS WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH AUDITOR

• Application for approval to be workplace safety and health auditor
• Requirements for approval as workplace safety and health auditor
• Register of workplace safety and health auditors

SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Implementation of safety and health management system
• Workplace safety and health audit
• Internal review of safety and health management system
• Commissioner may direct occupier of workplace to appoint workplace safety and health auditor
• Duties of workplace safety and health auditor
• Powers of workplace safety and health auditor

WORKPLACES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1. Any premises which is a worksite.
2. Any premises which is a shipyard.
3. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of fabricated metal products, machinery or equipment and in which 100 or more persons are employed.
4. Any factory engaged in the processing or manufacturing of petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemicals or petrochemical products.
5. Any premises where the bulk storage of toxic or flammable liquid is carried on by way of trade or for the purpose of gain and which has a storage capacity of 5,000 or more cubic metres for such toxic or flammable liquid.
6. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of —
   (a) fluorine, chlorine, hydrogen fluoride or carbon monoxide; and
   (b) synthetic polymers.
7. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products or their intermediates.
8. Any factory engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor wafers.