OHS Act. HCS Regulation
3. Information and training
(1) An employer shall, before any employee is
exposed or may be exposed, after consultation with the health and safety
committee established for that section of the workplace, ensure that the
employee is adequately and comprehensively informed and trained, as well as
thereafter informed and trained at intervals as may be recommended by that
health and safety committee, with regard to -
(a) the contents and scope of these Regulations;
(b) the potential source of exposure;
(c) the potential risks to health caused by exposure;
(d) the potential detrimental effect of exposure on his or
her reproductive ability;
(e) the measures to be taken by the employers to protect
an employee against any risk from exposure;
(f) the precautions to be taken by an employee to protect
himself or herself against the health risks associated with the exposure,
including the wearing and use of protective clothing and respiratory
protective equipment;
(g) the necessity, correct use, maintenance and potential
of safety equipment, facilities and engineering control measures provided;
(h) the necessity of personal air sampling and medical
surveillance;
(i) the importance of good housekeeping at the workplace
and personal hygiene;
(j) the safe working procedures regarding the use,
handling, storage and labelling of the HCS at the workplace; and
(k) procedures to be followed in the event of spillages,
leakages or any similar emergency situation which could take place by
accident;
(2) An employer or self-employed person shall give written
instructions of the procedures contemplated in paragraph (k) of
subregulation (1) to the drivers of vehicles carrying the HCS.
(3) An employer or a self-employed person shall ensure
that he himself or she herself or any person who in any manner assists him
or her in the carrying out or the conducting of his or her business, have
the necessary information and has undergone sufficient training in order for
him or her to identify the potential risks and the precautions which should
be taken. |