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Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals.
    * Code of Practice: Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals.
You should always read the label in conjunction with the SDS to make sure all chemical hazards are identified. In other cases, product specification sheets may provide information of the types of hazardous chemicals generated during a process, or by researching other sources such as codes of practice or guidance documents on the process.
The manufacturer, importer or supplier may also provide further information about the hazardous chemical. Information on chemicals can also be found in the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) database.
Hazardous chemicals that are contained in plant forming part of a manufacturing process, such as a piping system, must also be identified. This to ensure controls can be implemented in the event of an accidental rupture or spill or when maintenance or cleaning is required.

Hazardous chemicals generated or manufactured in the workplace
Some processes will produce hazardous chemicals as by-products or waste. These hazards may not be easily identified when generated at the workplace, for example hydrogen sulphide in a sewer or diesel exhaust fume from truck engines. Information on by-products may be available from a SDS, but not always. You should find out what hazardous chemicals may be produced from work activities, for example: use of welding rods may liberate toxic fumes and vapours, grinding metals release toxic metal dust or fumes, off-gassing of solvent vapours from glues used to manufacture timber products such as Medium Density Fibre (MDF), and dusts released from machining timbers are hazardous to health or can present a dust explosion risk.
If you produce or generate hazardous chemicals in the workplace, you must manage the risks associated with those chemicals
Once you have identified which chemicals are hazardous, you must prepare, maintain and keep
a register of hazardous chemicals at the workplace, and a manifest if any Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals are above the prescribed limits (see Section 1.6 of this Code)

2.2 Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Regulation 330: The manufacturer or importer must prepare a safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical before first manufacturing or importing the hazardous chemical or as soon as practicable after the first manufacturing or importing and before first supplying it to a workplace.
The manufacturer or importer of the hazardous chemical must provide the current safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical to any person, if the person:
    * is likely to be affected by the hazardous chemical, and
    * asks for the safety data sheet.
Regulation 339: The supplier must provide the current safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical when the chemical is first supplied to the workplace and if the SDS is amended, when the hazardous chemical