New Regulations Drafting For Workplace Chemicals

Safe Work Australia has commenced the drafting of model regulations for workplace chemicals based on the National Standard for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals.

The introduction of the new draft Australian Criteria for the Classification of Hazardous Chemicals is to introduce to the Australian workplace the international classification criteria for classifying and labelling hazardous chemicals as contained in the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

The draft Classification Criteria is based on the third revision of the GHS. It is not intended as a workplace or general OH&S guidance document, rather it is intended for expert classifiers and competent persons preparing material safety data sheets.

Safe Work Australia’s OH&S reforms
This work forms a part of the Government’s broader OH&S Reforms which will be formalised by mid-2011 to be adopted into each state’s OH&S jurisdiction.

The Draft National Standard for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals will be used as the policy basis for new model OH&S regulations for workplace chemicals.

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