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Changes to workplace chemical laws in Australia – transition to GHS 7
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
  • Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
  • Labelling chemicals
  • Manufacturing
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
Changes to chemical classifications and labelling under GHS 7
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
  • Manufacturing
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
Manufacturers and importers of workplace hazardous chemicals – transition to GHS 7
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
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 29 Nov 2021
Suppliers and users of workplace hazardous chemicals – transition to GHS 7
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
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
AgVet chemicals policy statement
10 February 2016 |
Guidance materials
This policy statement outlines labelling requirements for agricultural and veterinary (AgVet) chemicals under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.  
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  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Labelling chemicals
  • Agriculture
  • Manufacturing
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
Hand arm vibration information sheet
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Workers using hand-held power tools – such as jack-hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, riveters and impact wrenches – may be exposed to harmful levels of hard-arm vibration (HAV).   This information sheet is on how to manage the risk of HAV in the…
Document
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
  • Health, illness and disease
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
Whole body vibration information sheet
23 September 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you measure and assess vibration at the workplace.  This information sheet is part of a workplace vibration collection, including: 
Document
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
Understanding safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
30 April 2012 |
Guidance materials
This fact sheet will help you understand:  the information in a safety data sheet (SDS)  what each section in the SDS means  how to check if an SDS complies with the model Work Health and Safety Regulations. 
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  • Classifying chemicals
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Labelling chemicals
  • Safety data sheets
  • Hazardous chemicals
Page last updated: 05 Nov 2021
Managing risks when unpacking shipping containers - Information sheets
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers. These information sheets have information on: managing the health and safety risks of hazardous chemical exposure when unpacking shipping containers managing…
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  • Manual handling
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Working at heights
  • Ergonomics
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Safety by industry and business
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 22 Sep 2021