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Implementation and effectiveness of the European directive relating to vibration in the workplace
19 September 2012 |
Reports
Implementation and effectiveness of the European directive relating to vibration in the workplace This report reviews the European Union’s:  European Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)  Directive on Vibration (2002/44/EC)   It looks at the directives’ …
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
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Guide to handling isocyanates
09 July 2012 |
Guide
Guide to handling isocyanates 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.  …
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Health monitoring
  • Identify, assess and control hazards
  • Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
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Understanding safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
30 April 2012 |
Resources
Understanding safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals 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 …
  • Classifying chemicals
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Labelling chemicals
  • Safety data sheets
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Hazardous chemicals register fact sheet
27 April 2012 |
Fact sheets
Hazardous chemicals register fact sheet This fact sheet is about making a  hazardous chemicals register.   Making and maintaining an up-to-date hazardous chemicals register, together with current  safety data sheets  for each chemical, is a requirement …
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Registers, manifests and placards
  • Safety data sheets
  • All industries
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Classification and labelling for workplace hazardous chemicals poster
13 April 2012 |
Posters
Classification and labelling for workplace hazardous chemicals poster This poster shows the labelling information required for hazardous chemicals in each hazard class in the  Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS …
  • Classifying chemicals
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Labelling chemicals
  • Manufacturing
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Guidance on the interpretation of Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants
12 April 2012 |
Guide
Guidance on the interpretation of Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants This Guide provides advice on the application of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (exposure standards) in the workplace. Related documents …
  • Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
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Guide to controlling the risks associated with electroplating
12 April 2012 |
Guide
Guide to controlling the risks associated with electroplating Use this guide if your workplace carries out electroplating.   It can also be used by workplaces undertaking:  anodizing or hot-dip galvanizing  electroless plating  metal finishing.  …
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Identify, assess and control hazards
  • Workplace exposure standards for chemicals
  • Manufacturing
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Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A review of 18 years of data from an occupational dermatology clinic in Australia
19 March 2012 |
Reports
Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A review of 18 years of data from an occupational dermatology clinic in Australia This report, the first from the occupational skin disease database, can be considered a preliminary description of the working population …
  • Occupational disease research
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National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Exposure to biological hazards and the provision of controls against biological hazards in Australian workplaces
15 March 2012 |
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National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Exposure to biological hazards and the provision of controls against biological hazards in Australian workplaces Biological hazards are organic substances that pose a threat to the health of humans and other …
  • Biological hazards
  • Hazard surveillance research
  • Statistics
  • Major hazard facilities
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National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Chemical exposure and the provision of chemical exposure control measures in Australian workplaces
15 March 2012 |
Reports
National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Chemical exposure and the provision of chemical exposure control measures in Australian workplaces This report provides a profile of the occupational and demographic characteristics of workers who reported …
  • Hazard surveillance research
  • Statistics
  • Major hazard facilities
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