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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 345

345 .         Changes to safety data sheets

                A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace may change a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical only if —

            (a)         the person —

                  (i)         is an importer or manufacturer of the hazardous chemical; and

                  (ii)         changes the safety data sheet in a way that is consistent with the duties of the importer or manufacturer under regulation 330;

                or

            (b)         the change is only the attachment of a translation of the safety data sheet, and clearly states that the translation is not part of the original safety data sheet.

        Penalty:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        Note for this regulation:

                The manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must amend a safety data sheet as necessary to ensure the information is correct and current (see regulation 330(3)(b)).



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