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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (MARITIME INDUSTRY) (NATIONAL STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2003 2003 No. 324 - REG 2.13

Register of hazardous substances

Note
A register provides, at a minimum, a listing of all hazardous substances used at a workplace together with their MSDS. It may also include notations on the completion of assessments, assessment reports, details of instruction and training and monitoring results.

A register is a source of information and a tool to manage substances at a workplace.

(1)
An operator must ensure that a register is kept and maintained, at each workplace under the operator's control, for hazardous substances that are used at the workplace.

Penalty:
10 penalty units.

(2) The operator must ensure that the register includes at least the following information:

(a)
a list of all hazardous substances used at the workplace;

(b)
a copy of the MSDS obtained for each hazardous substance.

Penalty:
10 penalty units.

(3)
The operator must ensure that the register is readily accessible by all persons who could be exposed to a hazardous substance at the workplace.

Penalty:
10 penalty units.



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