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Information on specific substances

Arsenic

Arsenic and Its Compounds

Asbestos

National standards, codes of practice and related guidance

Cyanide

Cyanide Poisoning

Ethylene Oxide

National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes [NOHSC:2008(1992)]

Guidance Note for the Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes [NOHSC:3016(1992)]

Hydrogen Fluoride

Hydrogen fluoride

Industrial Organic Solvents

Industrial Organic Solvents

Isocyanates

Isocyanates

Lead 

National Standard for the Control of Inorganic Lead at Work [NOHSC:1012(1994)]

National Code of Practice for the Control and Safe Use of Inorganic Lead at Work [NOHSC:2015(1994)]

Printing

Essential Chemical Controls for Australian Printers

Solvent Vapour Degreasing

Solvent Vapour Degreasing

Spray Painting

Spray Painting

Synthetic Fibres

National Standard for Synthetic Mineral Fibres [NOHSC:1004(1990)]

National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres [NOHSC:2006(1990)]

Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for the Estimation of Airborne Synthetic Mineral Fibres [NOHSC:3006(1989)]

Timber

National Code of Practice for the Safe Handling of Timber Preservatives and Treated Timber [NOHSC:2003(1989)]

Tobacco

Guidance Note for the Elimination of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace [NOHSC:3019(2003)]

Vinyl Chloride

National Code of Practice for the safe use of Vinyl Chloride

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