UNOFFICIAL OHS DATABASE
Key: poisons
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Part 6 of the OH&S Regulation 2001 outlines requirements for hazardous substances (Clauses 145 - 204).
Some online publications concerning hazardous substances:
» Code of Practice for the Control of Workplace Hazardous
Substances (WorkCover NSW)
» Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods (including the National Hazardous Substances Regulatory Package -
NOHSC)
The package includes the following documents (plus many
others):
· Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances
· Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants
in the Occupational
· National Code of Practice for the Control of Workplace
Hazardous Substances
· National Code of Practice for the Labelling of
Workplace Substances
· National Code of Practice for the Preparation of
Material Safety Data Sheets
· National Code of Practice for the Control of
Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances
· National Code of Practice for the Safe
Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres
· National Code of Practice for the Control
and Safe Use of Inorganic Lead at Work
· Code of Practice for the Safe
Removal of Asbestos
· National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ethylene
Oxide in Sterilisation/Fumigation Processes
· National Code of Practice for
the Safe Use of Timber Preservatives and Treated Timber
· National Code of
Practice for the Safe Use of Vinyl Chloride
» Hazardous Substances Factsheet (NOHSC)
» List of Designated Hazardous Substances (NOHSC)
» Guidance Note for the Assessment of Health Risks Arising from
Hazardous Substances in the Workplace
(NOHSC)
» ToxFAQs - a series of summary factsheets about over 150 hazardous substances, developed by the ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - USA)
» Code
of practice for the safe use of pesticides including herbicides in non-agricultural
workplaces - (Pest control - WorkCover NSW)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)
Clauses 150 - 153 of the NSW OH&S Regulation 2001 outline requirements for material safety data sheets.
Some online publications concerning MSDSs:
» Reading Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (WorkCover
NSW)
» Code
of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets (WorkCover
NSW)
» Code
of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances (WorkCover
NSW)
»National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets (NOHSC)
FINDING MSDSs ON THE WEB
» Australian Online MSDSs (MSDS.com.au - commercial site, no recommendation or endorsement)
You can search for Australian online MSDSs for specific substances, eg. ethyl acetate, by entering "ethyl acetate" msds site:au into a good search engine.
!! Or you can skip the site:au search term if, unsuccessful in your search. However, you should note that unaltered overseas MSDSs will generally not comply with Australian legislative requirements and you should refer to above Codes of Practice or refer to the relevant Authority to find out what alterations are required in your region, eg. requirement for contact details for a local supplier or manaufacturer to be on all MSDSs.