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COVID-19 Information for workplaces
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covid19.swa.gov.au/covid-19-information-workplacesSafety data sheets If you supply, use or store hazardous chemicals, you must keep copies of the SDS in your workplace. If you manufacture or import chemicals, you are responsible for making a correct SDS for each hazardous chemical. Supporting …
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Labelling hazardous chemicals Supporting information Model Code of Practice Model Code of Practice: Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Safe Work Australia pages …
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Using the GHS The United Nations created GHS to be a single, global method to: classify chemicals communicate chemical hazards through labels and safety data sheets (SDS). GHS pictograms for hazards The GHS has 9 pictograms that …
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Classifying chemicals in Australia Classifying hazardous chemicals in Australia Australia uses the GHS to classify hazardous chemicals. These classifications are based on defined criteria, for example: the amount of a chemical that will poison someone, …
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Hazardous chemicals - Resources
Resources Model Code of Practice Model Code of Practice – Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Model Code of Practice – Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals Model Code of Practice – Labelling workplace hazardous …
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Hazardous chemicals - Overview
Overview What are hazardous chemicals? Hazardous chemicals are any substance, mixture or article classified under a hazard category in the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals . We use GHS classifications in …
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Hazardous chemicals Some may produce health effects that can happen straight away like poisoning and burns, or cause long-term health conditions, like nerve damage, lung damage or cancer. Others can present a physical hazard, …
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Electrical safety - Overview
Overview The main ways electricity hurts people in the workplace are: contact with exposed live parts causing electric shock and burns – this could be indirect, like exposed leads touching a metal floor or roof faults causing fires …
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Gig economy - Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Gig workers working arrangements and the types of work they do will impact if they are covered by an Australian workers’ compensation scheme. Your access to workers’ compensation may depend on your work status (whether you are an …
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Gig economy - Managing risks
Managing risks The risk management process involves: identifying the hazards assessing the associated risks implementing control measures to eliminate or minimise risks, and regularly reviewing control measures to ensure they remain effective. …