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Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017

Made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (VIC)

The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic) (SR No. 37/2017) are made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). They prescribe specific duties, processes, and requirements that build on the A...

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Version as at 26 Nov 2024 Compiled version

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Audiometric tests and test records

Employers who must provide hearing protectors must arrange audiometric testing for those employees and keep the results.

Duties of self-employed persons

A self-employed person's duties under the Regulations apply only to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, others are not exposed to risk...

Employer duties extending to independent contractors

Employers must meet the Regulations' requirements for employees in the same way for the independent contractors they engage and for those co...

Employer duties on noise exposure

Employers must determine and record employees' noise exposure where there is reasonable uncertainty whether the noise exposure standard is o...

Engineered Stone – Prohibition on Use, Supply and Manufacture

A 2024 amendment to the OHS Regulations prohibits the use, supply, and manufacture of engineered stone containing crystalline silica above t...

High-Risk Work Licences

Requires persons performing specified high-risk work (e.g. scaffolding, rigging, forklift, crane operation, pressure equipment) to hold a cu...

Incident Notification Duties

Employers must immediately notify WorkSafe Victoria of prescribed serious injuries, dangerous incidents, and workplace deaths under the OHS...

Incorporated documents and their amendments

Documents incorporated in the Regulations, other than the GHS, apply as in force from time to time.

Issue resolution procedures

Part 2.2 sets the procedure for resolving workplace health and safety issues where there is no relevant agreed procedure.

Major hazard facilities – co-ordination of safety cases

The Regulations provide for the safe operation of major hazard facilities to reduce the likelihood of a serious incident.

Managing and removing asbestos

Part 4.4 sets duties for identifying, registering, controlling and removing asbestos at workplaces.

Medical examinations, health monitoring and confidentiality of reports

Where the Regulations require medical examination or health monitoring, the employer must inform the employee, pay for it and keep reports c...

Mines Safety – Operator Duties, Safety Management Systems, and Emergency Plans

Mine operators in Victoria must implement safety management systems, conduct safety assessments, and maintain emergency plans under Parts 7–...

Noise duties of designers, manufacturers and suppliers of plant

Designers and manufacturers of plant must make its sound power level as low as reasonably practicable, taking noise emission and exposure in...

OHS Regulations Expiry and Review – April 2027

The OHS Regulations 2017 are scheduled to expire (sunset) in April 2027. WorkSafe Victoria is conducting a review to determine replacement r...

Prevention of falls

Employers must identify tasks involving a fall hazard, control fall risk and set up emergency procedures before relevant tasks begin.

Telehandler High-Risk Work Licence Requirement (from 1 July 2024)

From 1 July 2024, operators of telehandlers must hold a high-risk work licence under the OHS Regulations 2017.

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1 Jul 2024 · Amended

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Metal casting

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Engineered stone

Falls in housing construction

Removing asbestos in workplaces

Plant

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