Hazardous chemicals

Roads and Maritime manages the risks of hazardous chemicals.

Workers could be exposed to hazards associated with the use, storage and handling of hazardous chemicals. Our safety systems – including procedures, tools and guidance – assist in eliminating or minimising risks.

Documents

Framework

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	WHS risk management	358Kb

Hazardous event

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	HE-045 Exposure to hazardous substances	0
	HE-022 Transport – hazardous substances	0

OneRMS SMS procedures

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	Hazardous chemicals (PN066P17)	239Kb
	Health monitoring (PN066P24)	166Kb
	Personal protective equipment (PPE) (PN066P19)	160Kb

Divisional procedures

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	Responding to chemical spills on roads (Regional Maintenance Delivery)	0

Guidance

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	Health Monitoring for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals - Guide for persons conducting a business or undertaking (Safe Work Australia)	0
	Chemicals and the GHS (Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) (SafeWork NSW)	0
	Construction hazards control guide (Regional Maintenance Delivery)	0
	Hazardous Chemicals Requiring Health Monitoring (Safe Work Australia)	0
	Labelling codes for agricultural and veterinary chemicals (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)	0
	Australian Dangerous Goods Code (National Transport Commission)	0

OneRMS SMS tools & templates

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	Tipsheet 15: Hazardous chemicals	527b

Divisional tools & templates

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	Pesticide Use Notification Plan (Environment)	0
	Environmental Direction 18: Pesticide Use – Compliance with Pesticides Act 1999 (Environment)	0
	EFS-3: Using herbicides to control weeds (Regional Maintenance Delivery)	0
	EFS-23: Dangerous goods (transport) (Regional Maintenance Delivery)	0
	EFS-18: Herbicide application (Regional Maintenance Delivery)	0

Codes of Practice

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	Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals (Safe Work Australia) - from January 2017	0
	Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals (Safe Work Australia) - from January 2017	0
	Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals (SafeWork NSW)	0
	Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace (SafeWork NSW)	0
	Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals (SafeWork NSW)	0
	Health Monitoring for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals – Guide for PCBUs	0

Other resources & links

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	Safetyhub videos	0
	GoldFFX (Chemwatch)	526b
	GHS - what you need to know	0
	The GHS in brief (poster)	0
	Workplace chemical classification, labels and SDS under Third Edition GHS only (UNECE)	0
	Managing risks of exposure to solvents in the workplace (Safe Work Australia)	0