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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 158

Containers must be labelled

    (1)     An employer must ensure that a container in which a hazardous substance is supplied to the employer's workplace is labelled with the manufacturer's or the importing supplier's label.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (2)     An employer must ensure that the label on a container in which a hazardous substance is supplied to the employer's workplace—

        (a)     remains legible; and

        (b)     is not removed, defaced or altered.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (3)     If a hazardous substance is decanted into a container at an employer's workplace, the employer—

        (a)     must ensure the container is clearly labelled with the product identifier of the substance; or

        (b)     if it is not reasonably practicable to label the container with the product identifier of the substance, must use another means of identifying the substance.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (4)     Subregulation (3) does not apply if a decanted substance is consumed immediately and the container is then immediately—

        (a)     cleaned to the extent that it is not a risk to health; or

        (b)     neutralised, cured or chemically deactivated to the extent that any residue is not a risk to health.



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