Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413:reg:5:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 13/23)
Character Range: 34075–36804

hazardous chemical is used for research purposes only or is a sample for analysis, the label must, at a minimum, be written in English and include the product identifier and a hazard pictogram or hazard statement that is consistent with the correct classification of the chemical.
A research chemical or sample for analysis must be correctly classified and the identity of the substance or mixture must be determined.
The product identifier of a research chemical or sample for analysis may be:
    * the actual name of the chemical
    * a recognised abbreviation or acronym
    * a chemical formula, structure or reaction components.

Where a research chemical or sample for analysis cannot be identified this should be indicated clearly on the label. Labels for research chemicals or samples for analysis should include as much hazard information as possible, based on the identity and the known or suspected hazards.
Where labelling the actual laboratory container is impractical due to its size or the conditions under which it is used, other methods of providing the information can be used, for example a secure swing tag, a sign attached to supporting apparatus or labelling an outer container.
For example, for a rack of test tubes, rather than label each individual test tube containing the same hazardous chemical, you may attach a label to the rack using a swing tag.

3.3 Decanted or transferred hazardous chemicals

Regulation 335, Part 3 of Schedule 9: If a hazardous chemical has been decanted or transferred from the container in which it was packed and it will not be used immediately or it is supplied to someone else, the label must, at a minimum, be written in English and include the following:
    * the product identifier, and
    * a hazard pictogram or hazard statement consistent with the correct classification of the chemical.
For the purposes of this Code, decant means to transfer a hazardous chemical from a correctly labelled container to another container within a workplace. Such a container may range from a small flask in a research laboratory to a large vessel that is used to contain reaction components prior to use in a mixing or reaction process.
Where the entire amount of a decanted hazardous chemical will be used immediately, labelling
of its container is not required.
A decanted hazardous chemical can only be considered to be used immediately in situations where:
    * it is not left unattended by the person who decanted it
    * the decanted hazardous chemical is used only by a person present at the decanting process
    * the container is subsequently rendered free from any hazardous chemical immediately after use, so the container is in the condition it would be in if it