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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
26 October 2021 |
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to nickel.
Nickel (CAS 7440-02-0) is a hard, silver-white metal that exists naturally in the earth’s crust. It’s in small amounts in food, water, air and soil.
The main uses of nickel are…
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Page last updated: 05 May 2022
26 October 2021 |
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This guide helps doctors to monitor the health of workers exposed to organophosphate pesticides.
Organophosphate (OPs) insecticides are widely used on a large variety of crops. Examples of work activities involving OPs include:
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
07 January 2021 |
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Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
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Page last updated: 16 Jun 2023
05 November 2020 |
Legislation
The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations (Hazardous Chemicals) Amendment 2020 amends the model WHS Regulations to implement the
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Page last updated: 31 Oct 2021
26 October 2020 |
Resources
This guide is for workers who use hazardous chemicals.
It explains what you and the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) responsible for your workplace must do to monitor your health and keep you as safe as possible.
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Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
26 October 2020 |
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Practical guidance to registered medical practitioners about requirements under the work health and safety (WHS) laws for health monitoring.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
28 August 2020 |
Legislation
The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations (Hazardous Chemicals) Amendment 2020 amends the model WHS Regulations to implement the
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Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
28 August 2020 |
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Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Australia has now adopted the 7th Revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7). Only GHS 7 can be used to classify, label and prepare…
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Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
28 August 2020 |
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Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Australia has now adopted the 7th Revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7). Only GHS 7 can be used to classify, label and…
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Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice guides you on how to develop a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical manufactured or imported in Australia for:
use
handling
storage
This Code of Practice also applies if you manufacture or import hazardous chemicals…
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Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice guides you on how to correctly label hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.
Use this Code of Practice if you make, import, supply or use hazardous chemicals.
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Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
01 July 2020 |
Guide
This guide helps manufacturers and importers correctly classify hazardous chemicals according to the model Work Health and Safety Regulations.
This guide helps you:
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