Infringement offences
WorkSafe inspectors can issue an infringement notice if you commit certain offences.
Section  | Description |
|---|---|
22 | Health monitoring to be conducted by specialist registered medical practitioner
|
40(2) | Person not to use plant at a workplace if requirements for licence or registration are not met, including requirements set out in the following regulations:
|
40(3) | Person not to use a substance at a workplace if requirements for licence or registration are not met |
40(4) | Person not to carry out work or an activity at a workplace if requirements for licence or registration are not met, including requirements set out in the following regulations:
|
41 | Person not to carry out work or an activity at a workplace if requirements for prescribed qualifications or experience are not met, including requirements set out in the following regulation:
|
69(1)(a) | Employer to allow access to certain information to health and safety representatives (HSRs) |
| Regulation | Description |
|---|---|
33(1) | Employer to make record of determination of exposure to noise |
39 | Employer to obtain report of audiological examination |
40(1) | Employer to keep employees results or examination report |
61 | Employer or self-employed person to erect signs in immediate vicinity of a confined space |
64 | Employer to keep confined space entry permits |
68 | Employer to keep record of exit from confined space |
94(1) | Supplier who hires or leases plant to keep record of inspection or maintenance |
106 | Employer or self-employed person to keep record of inspection and maintenance of certain plant |
110 | Employer or self-employed person to ensure powered mobile plant fitted with warning device |
129 | Employer must not allow unlicensed employee to perform high risk work |
162(1) | Employer to prepare and maintain register of hazardous substances |
168(1) | Employer to keep record of atmospheric monitoring |
171 | Employer to keep health monitoring report |
175(1) | Employer to make record of persons who work with a scheduled carcinogenic substance |
175(3) | Employer to keep record of persons who work with a scheduled carcinogenic substance |
220(1) | Storage of asbestos prohibited |
246 | Asbestos removal work to be performed by certain persons |
252(2) | Self-employed persons performing limited asbestos removal work to keep record of appropriate training while engaged in asbestos removal work |
263(1) | Employer performing limited asbestos removal work to obtain summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in ongoing asbestos removal work |
263(2) | Employer performing limited asbestos removal work to keep summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in ongoing asbestos removal work |
266(2) | Asbestos removal licence holder not to appoint person as asbestos removal supervisor if nomination not accepted by the Authority |
278(2) | Asbestos removal licence holder to ensure personal protective clothing or personal protective equipment is decontaminated or contained before removal from the work area |
278(3) | Asbestos removal licence holder to ensure equipment (other than personal protective equipment) is decontaminated or contained before removal from the work area |
283(1) | Asbestos removal licence holder to obtain summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in asbestos removal work |
283(2) | Asbestos removal licence holder to keep summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in asbestos removal work |
297(1) | Person who commissioned asbestos removal work to obtain clearance certificate on completion |
298(1) | Asbestos removal licence holder to notify the Authority of asbestos removal work |
298(3) | Asbestos removal licence holder to give copy of notice of asbestos removal work to person who commissioned the work |
313(1) | Employer to obtain summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in certain asbestos-related activities |
313(2) | Employer to keep summary of results of medical examination of a person engaged in certain asbestos-related activities |
314(1) | Employer carrying out asbestos-related activity to ensure personal protective equipment is decontaminated or contained before removal from the work area |
314(2) | Employer carrying out asbestos-related activity to ensure equipment (other than personal protective equipment) is decontaminated or contained before removal from the work area |
319K(1) | Employer or self-employed person who conducts risk assessment for crystalline silica process or combination of crystalline silica processes to make record |
319K(2) | Employer or self-employed person to keep record of risk assessment for crystalline silica process or combination of crystalline silica processes |
319N | Employer or self-employed person to keep copy of crystalline silica hazard control statement |
319ZD(1) | Employer to provide health monitoring report to the Authority |
329 | Employer or self-employed person to keep copy of safe work method statement |
334(1) | Principal contractor to display signage at workplace where construction work performed |
337(1) | Principal contractor to keep health and safety co-ordination plan available for inspection |
352 | Person to keep construction induction card available for inspection |
355(1) | Requirement to notify intention to perform construction excavation work |
370 | Operator of a major hazard facility to keep safety assessment documentation available for inspection |
373 | Operator of a major hazard facility to keep safety management system available for inspection |
412(2) | Operator of a mine to ensure report of health monitoring is prepared |
412(3) | Operator of a mine to obtain copy of health monitoring report |
419 | Operator of a prescribed mine to keep safety management system available for inspection |
422 | Operator of a prescribed mine to keep safety assessment documentation available for inspection |
433(4) | Operator of a prescribed mine to keep emergency plan available for inspection |
438 | Operator of a prescribed mine to keep plan of mine available for inspection |
474 | Licence holder to comply with terms and conditions of licence |
476(1) | Licence holder to keep evidence of high risk work licence available for inspection |
476(2) | Licence holder to keep evidence of licence other than high risk work licence available for inspection |
544(3) | Person to comply with terms and conditions of an exemption |