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S.R. No. 62/2000 Version as at 29 June 2000 ENDNOTES 1. General Information The Occupational Health and Safety (Lead) Regulations 2000, S.R. No. 62/2000 were made on 27 June 2000 by the Governor in Council under section 59 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985, No. 10190/1985 and came into operation on 29 June 2000: regulation 102. The Occupational Health and Safety (Lead) Regulations 2000 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 27 June 2010 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). 2. Table of Amendments There are no amendments made to the Occupational Health and Safety (Lead) Regulations 2000 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts. 3. Explanatory Details 1 Reg. 103: S.R. No. 268/1988. Reprinted as at 17 July 1998. 2 Reg. 104: Definition of "exposure standard": as at 29 June 2000, the Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment set the exposure standard for lead as 0�15 mg/m3 calculated as a time-weighted average (TWA). A TWA represents an atmospheric concentration averaged over an eight-hour working day and applies to a 40 hour week. 3 Reg. 104: Definition of "lead-containing hazardous substance", S.R. No. 143/1999. 4 Reg. 104: Definition of "lead process": as at 29 June 2000, Schedule 1 of the National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work lists the following processes- (a) any work which exposes a person to lead dust in air or lead fumes arising from the manufacture or handling of dry lead compounds, except galena (lead sulphide) when its character or composition remains unchanged; (b) any work in connection with the manufacture, assembly, handling or repair of, or parts of, electric accumulators (batteries) which involves the manipulation of dry lead compounds, pasting or casting of lead; (c) breaking up or dismantling of lead accumulators and the sorting, packing and handling of plates or other parts containing lead removed or recovered from these accumulators; (d) spraying with molten lead or alloys containing greater than five per cent by weight of lead; (e) melting or casting of lead alloys containing greater than five per cent by weight of lead in which the temperature of the molten material exceeds 4500 C; (f) recovery of lead from its ores, oxides or other compounds by a thermal reduction process; (g) dry machine grinding, discing, buffing or cutting by power tools lead or alloy containing greater than five per cent by weight of lead; (h) machine sanding or buffing of surfaces coated with paint containing greater than one per cent by dry weight of lead; (i) any process whereby electric arc, oxy-acetylene, oxy gas, plasma arc or a flame is applied, for the purposes of welding, cutting or cleaning, to the surface of any metal which is coated with lead or paint containing greater than one per cent by dry weight of lead; (j) radiator repairs where exposure to lead dust or fume may occur; (k) fire assay where lead is used. 5 Reg. 4: Definition of "lead process": as at 29 June 2000, items (b), (c) and (d) of Schedule 2 of the National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work lists the following processes- (b) hand grinding and finishing of lead or alloy containing greater than 50 per cent by weight of lead; (c) spray painting with lead paint containing greater than one per cent by dry weight of lead; (d) working with galena (lead sulphide) when its character or composition remains unchanged. -- Table/s of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 62/2000 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994. Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Statutory Rule Provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 104-Definition of "exposure standard" Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment, published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, 1995 The section titled "Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment" Statutory Rule Provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 104-Definition of "lead process" National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work, published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, 1994 Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 Regulation 104-Definition of "National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work" National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work, published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, 1994 Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 ?? ?? Part 1-Preliminary Occupational Health and Safety (Lead) Regulations 2000 S.R. No. 62/2000