COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991

NOTICE OF APPROVAL

Notice No. 2 of 1993

I, Laurence John Brereton, Minister of State for Industrial Relations, under Section 70 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (in this notice referred to as “the Act”), on and from the date of publication of this Notice in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, hereby approve the following matters:

1. For the purposes of subsection 70(1) of the Act, the following code of practice prepared by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission:

(a)   Code of Practice for Workplace Injury and Disease Recording – incorporating Australian Standard (AS 1885.1 – 1990) and Worksafe Australia National Standard (NS 002 – 1990) – Workplace Injury and Disease Recording Standard.

(b)   Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes – incorporating NOHSC Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes [NOHSC: 2008 (1992)] and Guidance Note for the Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes [NOHSC: 3016 (1992)] (as in force).

3.      For the purposes of subsection 70(3) of the Act, the Guidance Note incorporated in the Code of Practice at paragraph 1(b) be incorporated “as in force”.

4.      For the purposes of subsection 70(4) (a) of the Act, the codes of practice approved in paragraph 1 apply generally.

(signed)

Laurence John Brereton

Minister of State for Industrial Relations    

15 July 1993