13.9 Hazardous Substances 13.9.1 Introduction A hazardous substance is any substance that has the potential to harm the health or safety of persons in the workplace. As such, many dangerous goods are also hazardous substances. A hazardous substance can be a single chemical entity or a mixture; it can be purchased from a manufacturer or supplier or produced at the workplace by chemical processes. The criteria for identifying hazardous substances are detailed in the National Occupational Health and Safety Approved criteria for classifying hazardous substances Commission’s [NOHSC:1008 (2004)] 3rd Edition. A list of common hazardous substances previously published in the List of designated hazardous substances [NOHSC:1005 (1999)] has now been superseded by the (HSIS), an internet resource of the national statutory agency, . The HSIS contains information on each hazardous substance as well as national exposure standards declared under the NOHSC Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC:1003 (1995)] or subsequent updates. 13.9.2 Legal Obligations The provides for the management of hazardous substances in the workplace. It is based on the . General obligations for hazardous substances and dangerous goods required under the Regulation are described in . There are additional obligations when using hazardous substances in the workplace: (i) health surveillance, if required as a result of a risk assessment, must be performed in accordance with Clause 165 of the ; (ii) health surveillance must be provided to employees exposed to a hazardous substance if there is a risk to the health of that employee as a result of exposure, and: the hazardous substance is listed in Column 1, Clause 165 of the ; the exposure to any other hazardous substance is such that an identifiable disease or health effect may be related to the exposure, and there is a reasonable likelihood that the disease or health effect may occur under the particular conditions of work, and there is a valid technique for detecting indication of the disease or the effect, (iii) the following hazardous substances have prohibited use provisions, and are not to be used for the purpose(s) set out in the table of Clause 164 of the ;
13.9 Hazardous Substances 13.9.1 Introduction A hazardous substance is any substance that has the potential to harm the health or safety of persons in the workplace. As such, many dangerous goods are also hazardous substances. A hazardous substance can be a single chemical entity or a mixture; it can be purchased from a manufacturer or supplier or produced at the workplace by chemical processes. The criteria for identifying hazardous substances are detailed in the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission’s Approved criteria for classifying hazardous substances [NOHSC:1008 (2004)] 3rd Edition. A list of common hazardous substances previously published in the List of designated hazardous substances [NOHSC:1005 (1999)] has now been superseded by the (HSIS), an internet resource of the national statutory agency, . The HSIS contains information on each hazardous substance as well as national exposure standards declared under the NOHSC Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC:1003 (1995)] or subsequent updates. 13.9.2 Legal Obligations The provides for the management of hazardous substances in the workplace. It is based on the . General obligations for hazardous substances and dangerous goods required under the Regulation are described in . There are additional obligations when using hazardous substances in the workplace: (i) health surveillance, if required as a result of a risk assessment, must be performed in accordance with Clause 165 of the ; (ii) health surveillance must be provided to employees exposed to a hazardous substance if there is a risk to the health of that employee as a result of exposure, and: the hazardous substance is listed in Column 1, Clause 165 of the ; the exposure to any other hazardous substance is such that an identifiable disease or health effect may be related to the exposure, and there is a reasonable likelihood that the disease or health effect may occur under the particular conditions of work, and there is a valid technique for detecting indication of the disease or the effect, (iii) the following hazardous substances have prohibited use provisions, and are not to be used for the purpose(s) set out in the table of Clause 164 of the ;
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