Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Application  
   7.      Incorporated and adopted documents  

   PART 2--PROVISIONS APPLYING GENERALLY

   8.      Duties on more than one person  
   9.      Exemptions  
   10.     Determinations—classification etc. of certain dangerous goods  
   11.     Determination of quantity of dangerous goods  
   12.     Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations  

   PART 3--DUTIES OF MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS

           Division 1--Determination of dangerous goods

   13.     Determination of dangerous goods  

           Division 2--Packing, marking and labelling

   14.     Packing—manufacturer and first supplier  
   15.     Marking and labelling—manufacturer and first supplier  

           Division 3--Suppliers generally

   16.     Prohibitions on supply  
   17.     Regulation 16(a) and (b) does not apply to retailers  

           Division 4--Safety data sheets

   18.     Division does not apply to C1 combustible liquids  
   19.     Preparation of SDS  
   20.     SDS under corresponding legislation  
   21.     Review and revision of SDS  
   22.     Supply of SDS  
   23.     Information to registered medical practitioner  

   PART 4--DUTIES OF OCCUPIER

           Division 1--Consultation, information and training

   24.     Consultation  
   25.     Induction, information, training and supervision  

           Division 2--Hazard identification

   26.     Identification of hazards  

           Division 3--General duty to control risk

   27.     General duty to control risk  

           Division 4--Design

   28.     Design of new premises, plant, processes and systems of work  

           Division 5--Workers and visitors

   29.     Risk to persons engaged by the occupier  
   30.     Visitors to premises  
   31.     Security at premises  

           Division 6--Stability and interaction of dangerous goods

   32.     Stability  
   33.     Isolation  
   34.     Interaction with other substances  
   35.     Interaction with other plant and processes  

           Division 7--Structures, plant and containers

   36.     Structures and plant—condition and repair  
   37.     Containers for bulk dangerous goods  
   38.     Clearing of decommissioned receptacles  
   39.     Protection from impact  

           Division 8--Spill control

   40.     Spill containment  
   41.     Transfer of dangerous goods  

           Division 9--Dangerous atmospheres

   42.     Ignition sources in hazardous areas  
   43.     Ventilation and atmospheric emissions  

   PART 5--PREPAREDNESS FOR INCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES

           Division 1--Manifests

   44.     Manifest to be maintained  
   45.     Revision of manifest  

           Division 2--Placards

   46.     Outer warning placards  
   47.     Placarding requirements  
   48.     Different location permitted  
   49.     Revision  

           Division 3--Equipment and planning

   50.     Equipment for clean-up  
   51.     Fire protection—general  
   52.     Fire protection—premises exceeding relevant Fire Protection Quantity  
   53.     Planning for emergencies  

           Division 4--Safety data sheets

   54.     Currency and accessibility  

           Division 5--Marking

   55.     Packages received  
   56.     Transfer  
   57.     Pipework  

           Division 6--Register of dangerous goods

   58.     Register of dangerous goods  

           Division 7--Incidents

   59.     Dangerous goods for the purposes of section 32 of the Act  
   60.     Response to emergencies  
   61.     Investigation of incidents  
   62.     Risk control following incidents  
   63.     Authority may request information  

   PART 6--NOTIFICATION

   64.     Notification to Authority  
   65.     Further notification to Authority—periodic or following certain changes in circumstances  
   66.     Further notification to Authority—person ceases to be an occupier  
   67.     Further notification to Authority—decrease in quantity of dangerous goods  
   68.     Authority to determine form and manner of notifications  
   69.     Authority to acknowledge notification  

   PART 7--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   70.     GHS—transition period  
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