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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.
24 February 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice has been developed to provide practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals for persons conducting a business or undertaking who use chemicals in their workplace.
Use this…
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04 November 2020 |
Resources
This guidance note assists duty holders comply with the requirements for placards and manifests under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.
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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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19 March 2020 |
Resources
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 the…
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19 September 2019 |
Example document type
Use this template to write a hazardous chemicals manifest if your workplace stores hazardous chemicals above the
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19 September 2019 |
Example document type
This example of a site plan will help you create your own layout showing important areas, such as:
chemical stores
vehicle entry points.
It will help emergency services if they need to attend an emergency situation at your workplace.
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19 September 2019 |
Example document type
You can use this template to prepare a hazardous chemicals register for all hazardous chemicals stored, handled or used at your workplace.
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Managing risks of hazardous chemical exposure when unpacking shipping containers – Information sheet
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers.
Shipping containers can have hazardous chemical residues in the air and on surfaces.
Airborne hazardous chemicals are a significant risk to workers’ health and…
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19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers that have been fumigated with methyl bromide.
Methyl bromide is used as a fumigant to stop pests, like insects, from being imported into Australia.
This…
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19 December 2012 |
Reports
Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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27 April 2012 |
Fact sheets
This fact sheet is about making a hazardous chemicals register.
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