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business or undertaking at a workplace must prepare a manifest of Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals at the workplace.
A manifest is different from a register.  A manifest is a written summary of specific types of hazardous chemicals with physicochemical hazards and acute toxicity that are used, handled
or stored at a workplace.  A manifest is only required where the quantities of those hazardous chemicals exceed prescribed threshold amounts. It contains more detailed information than
a register of hazardous chemicals as its primary purpose is to provide the emergency services organisations with information on the quantity, classification and location of hazardous chemicals at the workplace.  It also contains information such as site plans and emergency contact details.
The manifest must comply with the requirements of Schedule 12 of the WHS Regulations and
it must be updated as soon as practicable after any change to the amount or types of chemicals being used, stored, handled or generated at the workplace.
A manifest quantity is the quantity referred to in Schedule 11 of the WHS Regulations, table 11.1, column 5 for that hazardous chemical (reproduced in Appendix D of this Code).

2. IDENTIFYING HAZARDS

2.1 How to identify which chemicals are hazardous
The first step in managing risks involves identifying all the chemicals that are used, handled, stored or generated at your workplace in consultation with workers. The identity of chemicals in the workplace can usually be determined by looking at the label and the SDS, and reading what ingredients are in each chemical or product.  In some cases, a chemical may not have a label or an SDS, for example where fumes are generated in the workplace from an activity such as welding.
A manufacturer or importer must determine the hazards of a chemical against specified criteria. This process is known as classification, and it is the hazard classification of a chemical that determines what information must be included on labels and SDS, including the type of label elements, hazard statements and pictograms. Manufacturers and importers are required to provide labels and SDS, and must review the information on them at least once every five years or whenever necessary to ensure the information contained in the SDS is correct, for example, new information on a chemical may lead to a change in its hazard classification. Specific guidance on what a manufacturer or importer must include in an SDS and label can be found in:
    * Code of Practice: Preparation of Safety Data 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