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Work Health and Safety (Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment

18 March 2016

Date

PREPARATION OF SAFETY
DATA SHEETS FOR
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

Code of Practice
TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD....................................................................3
1.               INTRODUCTION
1.1              What is a safety data sheet?
1.2              The meaning of key terms and abbreviations
1.3              What are the duties in relation to the preparation of safety data sheets?
1.4              When is it necessary to prepare a safety data sheet?
2.               PREPARING, REVIEWING AND AMENDING SAFETY DATA SHEETS
2.1              What information is needed in an SDS?
2.2              Research Chemicals, Waste Products or Samples for Analysis
2.3              Can an SDS prepared overseas be used?
2.4              Reviewing and amending an SDS
3.               CONTENT OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET
3.1              Section 1 – Identification
3.2              Section 2 – Hazard(s) Identification
3.3              Section 3 – Composition and Information on Ingredients
3.4              Section 4 – First Aid Measures
3.5              Section 5 – Fire Fighting Measures
3.6              Section 6 – Accidental Release Measures
3.7              Section 7 – Handling and Storage
3.8              Section 8 – Exposure controls and personal protection
3.9              Section 9 – Physical and Chemical Properties
3.10              Section 10 – Stability and Reactivity
3.11              Section 11 – Toxicological Information
3.12              Section 12 – Ecological Information
3.13              Section 13 – Disposal considerations
3.14              Section 14 – Transport Information
3.15              Section 15 – Regulatory Information
3.16              Section 16 – Other information
APPENDIX A – DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX B – HEADER CHECKLIST
APPENDIX C – GHS LABEL ELEMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE SDS
APPENDIX D – GUIDE FOR SELECTING GENERIC NAMES
APPENDIX E – OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

FOREWORD
This Code of Practice on Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the 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