Personnel atmospheric monitoring should be conducted by employers to measure workplace HFC-245fa vapour concentrations to establish baseline exposure patterns for each use of the notified chemical. If it is established that sites for the same use pattern are equivalent in terms of worker exposure to HFC-245fa, then representative monitoring will be sufficient. The results should be forwarded to NICNAS. Employers should ensure that workers potentially exposed to the notified chemical are educated in the hazards of the chemical and trained to use, handle and store the chemical safely. Education should include instruction from the available standards and codes where relevant. A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees. If products and mixtures containing are classified as hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous (NOHSC, 1999), workplace practices and control procedures consistent Substances with provisions of State and Territory hazardous substances legislation must be in operation. Environment Due to the global warming potential of HFC-245fa and the expected substantial releases to the atmosphere, annual data on import quantities should be reported to the Australian Greenhouse Office. When HFC-245fa is used as a refrigerant, all usage of the chemical and its eventual removal from retired appliances should be performed in compliance with the appropriate Australian standard relating to refrigerating systems, that is, AS/NZ 1677 (1998) - Refrigeration Systems (Standards Australia, 1998). Storage The notified chemical must be stored in a cool, well ventilated place. Emergency procedures An emergency response plan must be available at all sites where large volumes of the notified chemical are to be stored or handled. Transport and Packaging HFC-245fa must be transported in accordance with the provisions of the ADG Code, in particular, its transport as a Class 2.2 pressurised liquid when packaged with a nitrogen pad. Secondary Notification The Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment must be notified in writing within 28 days by the notifier, other importer or manufacturer: (1) Under subsection 64(1) of the Act; if the notified chemical is to be used as a general cleaning or degreasing solvent in open systems; or
Personnel atmospheric monitoring should be conducted by employers to measure workplace HFC-245fa vapour concentrations to establish baseline exposure patterns for each use of the notified chemical. If it is established that sites for the same use pattern are equivalent in terms of worker exposure to HFC-245fa, then representative monitoring will be sufficient. The results should be forwarded to NICNAS. Employers should ensure that workers potentially exposed to the notified chemical are educated in the hazards of the chemical and trained to use, handle and store the chemical safely. Education should include instruction from the available standards and codes where relevant. A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees. If products and mixtures containing are classified as hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances (NOHSC, 1999), workplace practices and control procedures consistent with provisions of State and Territory hazardous substances legislation must be in operation. Environment Due to the global warming potential of HFC-245fa and the expected substantial releases to the atmosphere, annual data on import quantities should be reported to the Australian Greenhouse Office. When HFC-245fa is used as a refrigerant, all usage of the chemical and its eventual removal from retired appliances should be performed in compliance with the appropriate Australian standard relating to refrigerating systems, that is, AS/NZ 1677 (1998) - Refrigeration Systems (Standards Australia, 1998). Storage The notified chemical must be stored in a cool, well ventilated place. Emergency procedures An emergency response plan must be available at all sites where large volumes of the notified chemical are to be stored or handled. Transport and Packaging HFC-245fa must be transported in accordance with the provisions of the ADG Code, in particular, its transport as a Class 2.2 pressurised liquid when packaged with a nitrogen pad. Secondary Notification The Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment must be notified in writing within 28 days by the notifier, other importer or manufacturer: (1) Under subsection 64(1) of the Act; if the notified chemical is to be used as a general cleaning or degreasing solvent in open systems; or