AS / NZS 1715 Selection, Use and Maintenance of Respiratory Protective Equipment - Western Australia

Description

You will need to comply with this standard if you are the principal employer of, or manager at, a mine and intend to supply respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to your employees.

This standard sets out requirements and guidelines for respiratory protection. It includes discussion of respiratory hazards, the assessment of associated risks and various methods of control including the use of respiratory protective equipment.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

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