18 February 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to isocyanates.
Isocyanates are a group of highly reactive, organic compounds of the formula R-N=C=O.
Examples of work with isocyanates include work where you release isocyanates as…
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- Hazardous chemicals
- Health monitoring
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 07 Mar 2022
09 July 2012 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide to manage the risks of isocyanates at your workplace.
Isocyanates are hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing materials, like:
polyurethane foams
rubbers
plastics
varnishes
adhesives
paints. …
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- Hazardous chemicals
- Health monitoring
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 07 Mar 2022
09 March 2012 |
Guidance materials
This guide helps major hazard facilities (MHF) operators prepare a safety case for their MHF. The regulator will ask for this when the operator applies for an MHF license.
A safety case is written information about the hazards and risks that could lead…
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Major hazard facilities
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 02 Dec 2021
28 August 2020 |
Guidance materials
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
- Labelling chemicals
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
28 August 2020 |
Guidance materials
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Document
- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
28 August 2020 |
Guidance materials
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Document
- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
07 January 2021 |
Guidance materials
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Document
- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemical registers
- Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
11 December 2013 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide if you work with refractory ceramic fibres (RCF) or high biopersistence fibres and need to manage the health and safety risks to workers.
RCFs are a form of man-made fibre most commonly used as high-performance thermal insulators. They …
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- Hazardous chemicals
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
09 March 2012 |
Guidance materials
This guide gives major hazard facility (MHF) operators information on how to prove their safety case can achieve safe operation of their facility.
The regulator will ask for this demonstration when you apply for an MHF license.
This guide will help …
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Major hazard facilities
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
09 March 2012 |
Guidance materials
This guide is for major hazard facility (MHF) operators on how to conduct a safety assessment of hazards and risks that might lead to a major incident at an MHF.
The safety assessment will help MHF operators understand all health and safety risks that …
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Major hazard facilities
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021