| (1) | An employer who undertakes work which exposes an employee to a physical agent must consult the relevant health and safety representatives or the health and safety committee established for that workplace and inform them of the intention to conduct— |
| (a) | a physical agent exposure risk assessment; |
| (b) | physical agent exposure monitoring; and |
| (c) | training as contemplated in subregulation (4). |
| (2) | An employer who undertakes work which exposes an employee to a physical agent must inform the relevant health and safety representatives or the health and safety committee established for that workplace of the intention to conduct medical screening and medical surveillance. |
| (3) | An employer who undertakes work which exposes an employee to a physical agent must inform the relevant health and safety representatives or the health and safety committee established for that workplace of the documented outcomes of the— |
| (a) | physical agent exposure risk assessment; |
| (b) | physical agent exposure monitoring; and |
| (c) | medical screening and medical surveillance. |
| (4) | Every employer who undertakes work which is likely to expose an employee to any physical agent must, before any exposure, ensure that such employee is comprehensively informed, instructed and trained in both the practical aspects and theoretical knowledge with regard to— |
| (a) | the content and scope of these Regulations; |
| (b) | the potential sources of exposure to the physical agent; |
| (c) | the nature of the physical agent; |
| (d) | the potential risk to health and safety associated with the physical agent; |
| (e) | the differing effects of exposure to the physical agent on men, women, young employees and vulnerable employees, where such difference may exist; |
| (f) | the control measures that are in place to prevent exposure to the physical agent; |
| (g) | the necessity for compliance with control measures in all areas, including the correct inspection, use, care, maintenance and limitations of such control measures; |
| (h) | the precautions to be taken by an employee to protect themselves against the adverse effects associated with the exposure; |
| (i) | the reason for and the outcomes of the physical agent exposure risk assessment and exposure monitoring, the necessity for medical screening and medical surveillance and the long-term benefits of medical screening and medical surveillance; |
| (j) | the action level and occupational exposure limit for the physical agent and its purpose; |
| (k) | the procedures for reporting, correcting and replacing defective physical agent control measures; |
| (l) | any additional matters contemplated in regulations 4 and 8; and |
| (m) | the process to access records of the physical agent exposure risk assessment, physical agent exposure monitoring and personal medical records. |
[Regulation 3(4)(k) substituted by Section 3 of Notice No. 7149, GG54177, dated 20 February 2026]
| (5) | The employer must ensure that refresher training is conducted at least annually or at more frequent intervals as may be recommended by the health and safety committee or the health and safety representative. |
| (6) | An employer or self-employed person must ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that mandataries or persons other than employees who may be affected by physical agent exposure at the workplace are informed and trained as contemplated in subregulation (4). |
