Work Health and Safety (Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals) Code of Practice 2015 (Cth)

Work Health and Safety (Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment

17 December 2015

Date

LABELLING OF WORKPLACE

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

Code of Practice

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 When is a label under the WHS Regulations not required? 1.2 The meaning of key terms and abbreviations 1.3 What are the duties in relation to labelling hazardous chemicals?

2. LABELLING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS – GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 What information must be included on a label? 2.2 Product identifier, including details of ingredients 2.3 Manufacturer/importer information 2.4 Label elements 2.5 Expiry Date 2.6 Pipe work

3. SPECIAL LABELLING SITUATIONS 3.1 Small containers 3.2 Research chemicals or samples for analysis 3.3 Decanted or transferred hazardous chemicals 3.4 Hazardous chemicals with known hazards that are not supplied to another workplace 3.5 Hazardous waste products 3.6 Hazardous chemicals classified in the explosives hazard class 3.7 Hazardous chemicals that are dangerous goods packaged for transport 3.8 Consumer products 3.9 Agricultural or veterinary chemical products 3.10 Products containing nanomaterials

4. LABELLING DESIGN AND LAYOUT 4.1 Grouping information 4.2 Orientation and size of label elements