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phrases and safety phrases; and
 (c) a person does not remove, deface, modify or alter the label.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to subparagraph (1)(b)(i).
 (3) Subject to subregulation (4), an operator must ensure that a container that contains a hazardous substance is labelled until:
 (a) the substance is removed from the container; and
 (b) the container is cleaned to the extent that it no longer contains the hazardous substance.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (4) The operator is not required to comply with subregulation (1) or (3) if:
 (a) a hazardous substance is decanted into a container; and
 (b) the hazardous substance is used up immediately after being decanted; and
 (c) the operator ensures that the container is immediately cleaned to the extent that it no longer contains the hazardous substance.

2.13  Register of hazardous substances
Note: A register provides, at a minimum, a listing of all hazardous substances used at a workplace together with their MSDS. It may also include notations on the completion of assessments, assessment reports, details of instruction and training and monitoring results.
 A register is a source of information and a tool to manage substances at a workplace.
 (1) An operator must ensure that a register is kept and maintained, at each workplace under the operator's control, for hazardous substances that are used at the workplace.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) The operator must ensure that the register includes at least the following information:
 (a) a list of all hazardous substances used at the workplace;
 (b) a copy of the MSDS obtained for each hazardous substance.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (3) The operator must ensure that the register is readily accessible by all persons who could be exposed to a hazardous substance at the workplace.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.

2.14  Provision of information about enclosed hazardous substances
  If a hazardous substance is contained in an enclosed system (including, for example, a pipe, a piping system, a process vessel or a reactor vessel), the operator that controls the enclosed system must ensure that:
 (a) the existence of the hazardous substance is disclosed to all persons who could be exposed to the hazardous substance; and
 (b) the hazardous substance is identified clearly to those persons.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.

2.15  Risk assessment for hazardous substances
Note: The purpose of an assessment is to enable decisions to be made about appropriate control measures, induction and training, atmospheric monitoring and health surveillance commensurate with the level of risk that arises from use of a hazardous substance at workplaces. Guidance on assessments can be found in the National Code of Practice for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2007 (1994)] and the Guidance Note for the Assessment