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Australia is transitioning to the

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Inorganic lead (lead) and lead compounds are found in many workplaces.

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Australia has transitioned to the 7th Revised Edition of the GHS (GHS 7), which includes some changes to hazardous chemical classifications and precautionary statements. 

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Chemicals are any substance that has a defined composition. The information provided here relates to manufactured chemicals and how to manage them. 

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This decision regulation impact statement (decision RIS) is about the framework for workplace exposure standards under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws and how it should be kept up to date.
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This report provides detailed information about:

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Public submissions closed on 28 September 2012. The zip file contains the documents and public submissions received during the consultation process.
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Consultation regulation impact statement for the workplace exposure standards.
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This document outlines the criteria to assign a skin notation to a chemical. 

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This document is about a new notation for ‘immediately dangerous to life or health’ (IDLH) in the 

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This information is on the 

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This document outlines the chemicals that will be added to and removed from the workplace exposure standards (WES) list. 

You can also see the: 

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This document details primary and secondary sources of health-based data used to inform recommendations for workplace exposure standards (WES) for hazardous chemicals and sources for recommendations for notations.

Supporting information

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This document outlines the criteria for how to find hazardous chemicals that could be added to or removed from the 

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This document identifies appropriate domestic and international sources that support the

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This document is about a process to recommend health-based values and advisory notations for chemicals in the 

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Use this guide to manage the risks of isocyanates at your workplace. 

Isocyanates are hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing materials, like: 

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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. 

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A list of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants and how to meet your duties under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
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Advice on the application of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants in the workplace.
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Use this guide if your workplace carries out electroplating.  

It can also be used by workplaces undertaking: 

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