MANAGINGRISKSOFHAZARDOUSCHEMICALSINTHEWORKPLACECodeofPracticeJULY2012SafeWorkAustraliaisanAustralianGovernmentstatutoryagencyestablishedin2009.SafeWorkAustraliaconsistsofrepresentativesoftheCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernments,theAustralianCouncilofTradeUnions,theAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryandtheAustralianIndustryGroup.SafeWorkAustraliaworkswiththeCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernmentstoimproveworkhealthandsafetyandworkers’compensationarrangements.SafeWorkAustraliaisanationalpolicybody,notaregulatorofworkhealthandsafety.TheCommonwealth,statesandterritorieshaveresponsibilityforregulatingandenforcingworkhealthandsafetylawsintheirjurisdiction.ISBN978-0-642-78335-6[PDF]ISBN978-0-642-78336-3[RTF]CreativeCommonsExceptforthelogosofSafeWorkAustralia,SafeWorkSA,WorkSafeTasmania,WorkSafeWA,WorkplaceHealthandSafetyQLD,NTWorkSafe,WorkCoverNSW,ComcareandWorkSafeACT,thiscopyrightworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution-Noncommercial3.0Australialicence.Toviewacopyofthislicence,visitcreativecommons.org/licensesInessence,youarefreetocopy,communicateandadapttheworkfornoncommercialpurposes,aslongasyouattributetheworktoSafeWorkAustraliaandabidebytheotherlicenceterms.ContactinformationSafeWorkAustraliaPhone:1300551832Email:info@swa.gov.auWebsite:safeworkaustralia.gov.au1TABLEOFCONTENTSFOREWORD21.INTRODUCTION41.1Whatarehazardouschemicals?41.2Whohashealthandsafetydutiesinrelationtohazardouschemicals?41.3Whatisrequiredtomanagetherisksassociatedwithhazardouschemicals?61.4Prohibitedandrestrictedhazardouschemicals71.5Exposurestandards71.6Preparingaregisterandmanifestofhazardouschemicals82.IDENTIFYINGHAZARDS92.1Howtoidentifywhichchemicalsarehazardous92.2SafetyDataSheets(SDS)102.3Labels122.4Othersourcesofinformation143.ASSESSINGRISKS153.1Decidewhoshoulddotheassessment153.2Decidewhatsortofriskassessmentisappropriate163.3Thingstoconsiderinassessinghealthrisks183.4Howtoassessphysicochemicalrisks214.CONTROLLINGRISKS274.1Thehierarchyofcontrol274.2Specificcontrolmeasures334.3Maintainingcontrolmeasures394.4Providinginformation,training,instructionandsupervision405.MONITORINGANDREVIEW425.1Healthmonitoring425.2Reviewingcontrolmeasures436.EMERGENCYPREPAREDNESS456.1Emergencyplan456.2Emergencyequipmentandsafetyequipment476.3Fireprotectionsystems486.4Monitorsandalarms496.5Automaticsprinklersystems506.6Watersupply50APPENDIXA–THEMEANINGOFKEYTERMS51APPENDIXB–COMPARISONOFHAZARDCLASSESANDCATEGORIESUNDERTHEADGCODEANDTHEGHS53APPENDIXC–PROHIBITEDCARCINOGENS,RESTRICTEDCARCINOGENSANDRESTRICTEDHAZARDOUSCHEMICALS55APPENDIXD–PLACARDANDMANIFESTQUANTITIES58APPENDIXE–REQUIREMENTSFORHEALTHMONITORING62APPENDIXF–OVERVIEWOFARISKASSESSMENTPROCESS64APPENDIXG–RISKASSESSMENTCHECKLIST65APPENDIXH–EXAMPLESOFCOMMONFUELANDOXYGENSOURCES67APPENDIXI–FIREANDEXPLOSIONRISKS68APPENDIXJ–PRACTICALEXAMPLESOFCONTROLMEASURES71APPENDIXK–CASESTUDIES77CODEOFPRACTICE|MANAGINGRISKSOFHAZARDOUSCHEMICALSINTHEWORKPLACETABLEOFCONTENTSCODEOFPRACTICE|MANAGINGTHERISKSOFHAZARDOUSCHEMICALSINTHEWORKPLACE2ThisCodeofPracticeonhowtomanagetherisksassociatedwithhazardouschemicalsintheworkplaceisanapprovedcodeofpracticeundersection274oftheWorkHealthandSafetyAct(theWHSAct).Anapprovedcodeofpracticeisapracticalguidetoachievingthestandardsofhealth,safetyandwelfarerequiredundertheWHSActandtheWorkHealthandSafetyRegulations(theWHSRegulations)....
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