Victorian Repealed Regulations

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This legislation has been repealed.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS 1999

S.R. No. 143/1999
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 February 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   100.    Objective
   101.    Authorising provision
   102.    Commencement
   103.    Definitions
   104.    Application of these Regulations
   105.    Authority may grant exemptions from these Regulations
   106.    Publication date of amendments to incorporated documents
   107.    Date of effect of amendments to incorporated documents
   108.    Inconsistencies between provisions

   PART 2-DUTIES WHICH APPLY TO MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND SUPPLIERS

           Division 1-General

   200.    Application of this Part
   201.    Certain regulations not to apply

           Division 2-Classification of Substances

   202.    Manufacturer's and importer's duty to determine whether a substance is a hazardous substance
   203.    Recognition of equivalent determinations

           Division 3-Material Safety Data Sheet

   204.    Manufacturer's and importer's duty to prepare MSDS and to disclose ingredients of hazardous substances on MSDS
   205.    Recognition of MSDS prepared in accordance with other jurisdictions' legislation
   206.    Manufacturer's and importer's duty to review and revise MSDS
   207.    Manufacturer's, importer's and supplier's duty to provide
           current MSDS

           Division 4-Labels

   208.    Manufacturer's and importer's duty to label containers
   209.    Recognition of other labelling systems
   210.    Supplier's duty to ensure container is labelled
   211.    Manufacturer's and importer's duty to disclose commercially confidential information to a registered medical practitioner

   PART 3-DUTIES WHICH APPLY TO EMPLOYERS

           Division 1-Prohibitions

   300.    Employer's and self-employed person's duty to ensure
           prohibited hazardous substances are not used

           Division 2-Employer's Duties

   301.    Scope of this Division
   302.    Employer's duty to obtain MSDS and to ensure that MSDS is accessible to employees
   303.    Employer's duty to ensure information in MSDS is not altered
   304.    Employer's duty to ensure that containers are labelled
   305.    Employer's duty to ensure container remains labelled until cleaned
   306.    Employer's duty to identify hazardous substances in systems
   307.    Employer's duty to keep a register
   308.    Employer's duty to undertake risk assessment
   309.    Employer may make a generic risk assessment
   310.    Employer's duty to keep record of risk assessment
   311.    Employer's duty to review and revise risk assessment
   312.    Employer's general duty to undertake control of risk
   313.    Employer's duty to undertake specific measures to control risk
   314.    Employer's duty to ensure risk control measures are properly used and maintained
   315.    Employer's duty to ensure exposure standard is not exceeded
   316.    Employer's duty to undertake atmospheric monitoring
   317.    Employer's duty in relation to records of atmospheric
           monitoring
   318.    Employer's duty to provide health surveillance
   319.    Employer's duty to keep health surveillance reports
           confidential
   320.    Employer's duty to keep records of health surveillance for
           30 years
   321.    Employer's duty to provide information, instruction and
           training to employees
   322.    Employer to consult health and safety representative in certain circumstances

   PART 4-ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHICH APPLY TO CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES

           Division 1-Preliminary

   400.    Definitions

           Division 2-Controls on Supply and Use of Scheduled
           Carcinogenic Substances

   401.    Supplier's duty to keep record of supply
   402.    Prohibition on use of scheduled carcinogenic substances

           Division 3-Licences

   403.    How to apply for a licence to use a scheduled carcinogenic substance
   404.    Authority must confirm receipt of a licence application
   405.    Issue of licence to use a scheduled carcinogenic substance
   406.    Refusal or deferral of a licence to use a scheduled carcinogenic substance
   407.    Authority must provide applicant with written notice in relation to licence
   408.    Authority may impose licence conditions
   409.    Request to amend, suspend or cancel a licence
   410.    Authority may amend a licence
   411.    Procedure for suspending or cancelling a licence
   412.    Authority may suspend or cancel a licence
   413.    Surrender of an amended, suspended or cancelled licence
   414.    Authority must be advised of any changes to licence
           information

           Division 4-Review of Decisions Relating to Licences

   415.    Review of Authority's decisions

           Division 5-Notifications

   416.    How to notify an intention to use a Schedule 2 carcinogenic substance at a laboratory
   417.    Authority must confirm receipt of a notification
   418.    Authority must be advised of any changes to a notification

           Division 6-Miscellaneous

   419.    Employer must maintain records
   420.    Employer must provide employees with written statements

           Division 7-Transitional Provisions Relating to Warrants

   421.    Definitions
           422, 423. Revoked
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           SCHEDULE-Fees
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           ENDNOTES
   1.      General Information
   2.      Table of Amendments
   3.      Explanatory Details


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