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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to acrylonitrile. 

Acrylonitrile (CAS 107-13-1) is a clear, colourless, highly flammable liquid with a mild, bad odour. You may know it as vinyl cyanide. 

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Practical guidance to registered medical practitioners about requirements under the work health and safety (WHS) laws for health monitoring.
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A person who conducts a business and undertaking must notify their WHS regulator of certain serious incidents at work, referred to as ‘notifiable incidents’. This is a mandatory requirement under WHS laws.  

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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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This guide is for major hazard facility (MHF) operators on&

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This document provides guidance on the interpretation and application of specific terms and concepts used in the provisions of the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act to prohibit discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct. 

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This document provides guidance on the interpretation and application of section 27 of the Work Health and Safety Act, including who will be an 'officer' and what it will mean for them.
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Erratum (June 2009)

Type of Occurrence Classification System 3rd Edition, Revision 1

The following errors have been found in the printed copy of the current manual.

These errors have been corrected in the current web PDF version of the publication.

 

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This fact sheet will help you understand: 

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