Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:clause:7_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 1
Character Range: 882837–884523

1  Safety data sheets—content
 (1) A safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical must:
 (a) contain unit measures expressed in Australian legal units of measurement under the National Measurement Act 1960; and
 (b) state the date it was last reviewed or, if it has not been reviewed, the date it was prepared; and
 (c) state the name, and the Australian address and business telephone number of:
 (i) the manufacturer; or
 (ii) the importer; and
 (d) state an Australian business telephone number from which information about the chemical can be obtained in an emergency; and
 (e) be in English.
 (2) A safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical must state the following information about the chemical:
 (a) Section 1: Identification;
 (b) Section 2: Hazard(s) identification;
 (c) Section 3: Composition and information on ingredients, in accordance with Schedule 8;
 (d) Section 4: First aid measures;
 (e) Section 5: Firefighting measures;
 (f) Section 6: Accidental release measures;
 (g) Section 7: Handling and storage;
 (h) Section 8: Exposure controls and personal protection;
 (i) Section 9: Physical and chemical properties;
 (j) Section 10: Stability and reactivity;
 (k) Section 11: Toxicological information;
 (l) Section 12: Ecological information;
 (m) Section 13: Disposal considerations;
 (n) Section 14: Transport information;
 (o) Section 15: Regulatory information;
 (p) Section 16: Any other relevant information.
 (3) The safety data sheet must use the headings and be set out in the order set out in subclause (2).
 (4) The safety data sheet must be in English.
Note: Regulations 330 and 331 provide that clause 2 will apply instead of clause 1 in certain cases.