We all work with or use Hazardous Chemicals and Substances at some time. Understanding how to identify and to use them safely is an important part of the overall health and safety strategy.
The Code of Practice Managing the Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace states
“Under the WHS Regulations, a hazardous chemical is any substance, mixture or article that satisfies the criteria of one or more Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) hazard classes, including a classification in Schedule 6 of the WHS Regulations.”
Both the Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU), Officers and Workers have responsibilities under the WHS Act to manage risk associated with the use, handling, generating or storing of hazardous chemicals at a workplace.
With changes to the way that chemicals are classified, labelled and how Safety Data Sheets are used under the Global Harmonisation System that all PCBU’s must be compliant with by 2016, training staff in in how to use chemicals and substances safely and to understand the requirements under the WHS Act is an important part of the due diligence requirements.
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