If you are a manufacturer, importer, supplier, or end user of workplace hazardous chemicals – are you ready for the new classification and labelling system? Manufacturers, importers, suppliers and users of hazardous chemicals have duties to manage risks associated with hazardous chemicals in the workplace. This includes ensuring th...

Safe Work Australia has published a new chemicals database to make it easier for manufacturers, importers, suppliers and end-users of chemicals to meet the requirements of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS) provides information on over...

On 7 October 2016, Safe Work Australia agreed to amend the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws to exempt certain veterinary medicines from the labelling requirements for hazardous chemicals. From 1 January 2017 the following veterinary medicines will be exempt from labelling requirements for hazardous chemicals under regulation 335 o...