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The legal framework for OH&S in NSW
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The legal framework for OH&S in NSW
CALL CENTRES
Australian Standard AS 1668: Mechanical ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality
Australian Standard AS 1668.2-2002: The use of ventilation and air conditioning in buildings - ventilation design for indoor air contaminant control
Chapter 4, Clause 47 and 53, OHS Regulation 2001 – hot and cold working environments and ventilation
Chapter 4, Clause 40 and 41, OHS Regulation 2001 - electrical appliances in the workplace
Australian Standard AS/NZS 3000:2000 - Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules).
Australian Standard AS 3760:2000 - In-service safety inspections and testing of electrical equipment.
Smoke-free Environment Act 2000, NSW
Health and Safety in the Office, WorkCover NSW
Smoke-free Environment Act 2000, NSW
Passive Smoking-Policy and Control 2000, WorkCover NSW
Workplace Safety Kit Guide 2001, WorkCover NSW
Small Business Safety Starter Kit Guide 2001, WorkCover NSW
Australian Standard AS 3590 – 1990: Screenbased Workstations, part 2.
Clause 79 – 81 Manual Handling, OH&S Regulation 2001
Clause 46 Lighting OH&S Regulation 2001
Australian Standard AS 1680.2.2-1994: lighting.
Clause 45 Working Space, OH&S Regulation 2001

ACOUSTIC SHOCK
Clause 49 Noise, OH&S Regulation 2001
National OH&S Commission publication Noise Management at Work: Control Guide 4.
Australian Standard AS 1319: Safety Signs for the Occupational Environment.
Australian Standards AS 1269 and AS 2659: Guidance on noise measurement and recording.
Australian Standard AS 12693: Audiometric testing procedures and equipment
Australian Standard AS 23998: Sound exposure meters
Australian Standards AS 1259.11 and AS 1259.29 respectively: All SLMs and ISLMs specifications
Australian Standard AS Z4110: Octave band filters specifications
National Acoustic Laboratories' Report No. 80 – Criteria for Assessing Hearing Conservation Audiograms.
National Standard for Occupational Noise and the National Code of Practice for Noise
Management and Protection of Hearing at Work NOHSC:1007:(2000) and NOHSC:2009(2000)

OCCUPATIONAL OVERUSE SYNDROME (RSI)
The National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome [NOHSC:2013 (1994)]9 provides practical guidance in meeting the requirements of the National Standard for Manual Handling [NOHSC:1001 (1990)]

H&S AMENITIES/FIRST AID
Workplace Amenities Code of Practice 2001, WorkCover NSW
Guide to First Aid in the Workplace, WorkCover NSW
Chapter 2, Clauses 18, 19 & 20, OH&S Regulation 2001

CONFINED SPACES/GAS
Clauses 50 – 55, 66 – 78 OH&S Regulation 2001
Clause 15, Personal Protective Equipment, OH&S Regulation 2001
Clause 74, first aid and emergency, OHS Regulation 2001

CONSULTATION
OHS Consultation Code of Practice 2001, WorkCover NSW
Division 2 Duty to Consult, OH&S Act 2000
Clauses 21 – 32 OH&S Regulation 2001