Hazardous chemicals

This regulation applies if — (a) a worker is removed from carrying out lead risk work under regulation 415; and (b) the person conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace who removed the worker expects the worker to return to carrying out lead risk work at the workplace.

The person conducting the business or undertaking must arrange for health monitoring under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner with experience in health monitoring at a frequency decided by the practitioner to determine whether the worker’s blood lead level is low enough for the worker to return to carrying out lead risk work.

The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that the worker does not return to carrying out lead risk work until — (a) the worker’s blood lead level is less than — (i) for workers who are not females of reproductive capacity — 20μg/dL (0.97μmol/L); or (ii) for females of reproductive capacity — 5μg/dL…

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that health monitoring reports in relation to a worker carrying out work for the business or undertaking are kept as a confidential record — (a) identified as a record in relation to the worker; and (b) for at least 30 years after the record is made.

The person must ensure that the health monitoring report and results of a worker are not disclosed to another person without the worker’s written consent.

Subregulation (2) does not apply if the record is disclosed under regulation 412, 413 or 414 or to a person who must keep the record confidential under a duty of professional confidentiality.

The person must notify the regulator as soon as practicable if a worker is removed from carrying out lead risk work under subregulation (1).

This regulation applies if a worker is removed from carrying out lead risk work under regulation 415.