Amendments were made to the WHS Regulation on 1 July 2019. Some of these relate to blood lead levels, with a two-year transitional period to comply with the new requirements. Lead-related amendments involve:
changes to the definition of lead risk work
the frequency with which a PCBU must conduct biological monitoring of workers who carry out lead risk work
reduction in blood lead levels for the immediate removal of workers from carrying out lead risk work
thresholds at which a PCBU may allow a worker to return to lead risk work
Notification to safework NSW seven days prior to commencement of lead risk work