Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulations (5) and (7), if a person conducting a business or
undertaking at a workplace determines that work at the workplace is lead risk
work, the person must give the regulator written notice within 7 days
that the work is lead risk work.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(2) A notice under
this regulation must state the kind of lead process being carried out that
includes the lead risk work.
(3) The person
must —
(a) keep
a copy of the notice given to the regulator while the lead risk work is
carried out at the workplace; and
(b)
ensure that a copy of the notice is readily accessible to a worker who is
likely to be exposed to lead, and the worker’s health and safety
representative.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(4)
Subregulation (5) applies to an emergency service organisation in
relation to work carried out by an emergency service worker who, at the
direction of the emergency service organisation, is —
(a)
rescuing a person; or
(b)
providing first aid to a person.
(5) The emergency
service organisation must give notice under subregulation (1) as soon as
practicable after determining that the work is lead risk work.
(6)
Subregulation (7) applies to the site senior executive of a mine in
relation to work carried out by a mine emergency worker who, at the direction
of the site senior executive, is —
(a)
rescuing a person; or
(b)
providing first aid to a person.
(7) The site senior
executive must give notice under subregulation (1) as soon as practicable
after determining that the work is lead risk work.