Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/23)
Character Range: 1953–4752

5   OTHER DUTIES IN RELATION TO LABELLING
5.1  Containers found without correct labelling
5.2  Reviewing and updating information on labels

APPENDIX A – DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX B – CHECKLIST FOR PREPARATION OF A LABEL

APPENDIX C – GUIDE FOR SELECTING GENERIC NAMES

APPENDIX D – APPLICATION OF LABEL ELEMENTS

APPENDIX E – PRECEDENCE RULES OF LABEL ELEMENTS

APPENDIX F – HAZARD PICTOGRAMS

APPENDIX G – COMPARISON OF HAZARD PICTOGRAMS WITH ADG                  CODE CLASS LABELS

APPENDIX H – EXAMPLE LABELS

APPENDIX I – OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

FOREWORD
This code of practice for labelling workplace chemicals is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS Act).
An approved code of practice is a practical guide to achieving the standards of health, safety
and welfare required under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety Regulations (the
WHS Regulations).
A code of practice applies to anyone who has a duty of care in the circumstances described in
the code. In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance
with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subject matter of the code.
Like regulations, codes of practice deal with particular issues and do not cover all hazards or
risks that may arise. The health and safety duties require duty holders to consider all risks associated with work, not only those for which regulations and codes of practice exist.
Codes of practice are admissible in court proceedings under the WHS Act and Regulations.
Courts may regard a code of practice as evidence of what is known about a hazard, risk or
control and may rely on the code in determining what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances to which the code relates.
An inspector may refer to an approved code of practice when issuing an improvement or prohibition notice.
This Code of Practice has been developed by Safe Work Australia as a model code of practice under the Council of Australian Governments' Inter-Governmental Agreement for Regulatory
and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety for adoption by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments.
A draft of this Code of Practice was released for public consultation on 7 December 2010
and was endorsed by the Workplace Relations Ministers Council on 10 August 2011.

Scope and application
This Code applies to substances, mixtures and articles used, handled or stored at the workplace and which are defined as hazardous chemicals under the WHS Regulations.
While this Code applies to hazardous chemicals as defined, it is recommended practice to provide a label for any chemical that is suspected of producing adverse health, safety or environmental effects but has insufficient information