Chemical Management: Guidance Material Index

Sections on this page:

General Guidance Material Safety Data Sheets Chemical Inventories Chemical Risk Assessment Storage and Handling Poisons Control Plan Government and External Party Publications

General Guidance

Procedure: Chemical risk management procedure Chemical Management Guidelines [1.8MB, .pdf]

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Material Safety Data Sheets

MSDS in ChemWatch - ChemFFX

ChemFFX MSDS Database Quick Help: Finding Material Safety Data Sheets [.pdf] ChemFFX MSDS Database Quick Help: Printing Hazardous Chemical Labels [.pdf] ChemFFX MSDS Database Quick Help: Accessing Chemical Emergency Response

Instructions [.pdf] ChemFFX MSDS Database Quick Help: Restoring Default Settings [.pdf] ChemFFX user manual available within system - refer to ChemWatch - ChemFFX

[University network login required]. Please note when using this document that the University is only using the Materials module in ChemFFX.

Troubleshooting for ChemWatch Web Applications

Requirements for hard copy MSDS

MSDS Checklist [.doc]

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Chemical Inventories

Inventories in ChemWatch - ChemGold III

ChemGold III user manual available within system - refer to ChemWatch - ChemGold III ChemGold III Inventory Fields Explanatory Notes [.pdf] Troubleshooting for ChemWatch Web Applications

Inventories maintained manually

Chemical Inventory Template [.xls] Example of an Office Chemical Inventory [.xls] Example of a WorkShop Chemical Inventory [.xls]

o This example relates to a trade or mechanical type workshop. Other workshop types at the University include farms, sheds, grounds, theatres and commercial kitchens, which will have different chemical stocks.

Example of a Laboratory Chemical Inventory [.xls]

Note: if you base your own inventory on one of these examples, you must customise the contents and the document control in the footer to reflect your own workplace's situation.

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Chemical Risk Assessment

Templates

Chemical Risk Assessment Worksheet [.doc] Laboratory Notebook template [.doc] (contains sample process risk assessment) OHS Pre-purchase Risk Assessment Checklist [.pdf] See also: Risk Management.

Generic CRA for lab/workshop [.doc]

Class 2.1 Dangerous Goods Class 2.2 Dangerous Goods Class 2.3 Dangerous Goods Class 3 subrisk 6.1 Dangerous Goods Class 3 subrisk 8 Dangerous Goods Class 3 no subrisk Dangerous Goods Class 4.1 Dangerous Goods Class 4.2 Dangerous Goods Class 4.3 Dangerous Goods Class 5.1 Dangerous Goods Class 5.2 Dangerous Goods Class 6.1 Dangerous Goods Class 8 Dangerous Goods

Individual CRA for Lab/Workshop [.doc]

CDT Cutting Oil Hydrofluoric Acid Ethanol

Generic CRA for Office [.doc]

Dishwasher Tablet Dishwasher Liquid Insect Spray Liquid Paper Printer toner - black Printer toner - cyan Printer toner - magenta Printer toner - yellow Surface cleaner Whiteboard cleaner

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Storage and Handling

Chemical Storage and Handling - Quick Reference [.pdf for A3 print] See also: WorkSafe Victoria's Recognising Dangerous Goods Segregation Chart - in

Government & External Party Publications

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Poisons Control Plan

Example completed Poisons Control Plan Part 1 [.doc] Example completed Poisons Control Plan Part 2 [.doc] Other documentation and information for Poisons Control Plans - see [Poisons]

Industrial and Educational Permits in Government & External Party Publications

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Government and External Party Publications and Websites (A-Z by title)

Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances (NOHSC:1008[2004]) [.pdf], Safe Work Australia

Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Cth) , National Transport Commission (Commonwealth)

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority , Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Commonwealth)

The Chemical Weapons Convention: A Guide for Australian Industry Producing, Using or Trading Chemicals [.pdf], Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Commonwealth)

Code of Practice for Supply Diversion into Illicit Drug Manufacture (Cth) , Australian Crime Commission and Plastics and Chemicals Industries Assocation (PACIA)

Food Standards Australia New Zealand , Department of Health and Aging (Commonwealth)

Guide to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 [.pdf], Department of Health Victoria

Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS), Safe Work Australia High Consequence Dangerous Goods for Storage, Transport and Primary Producer

Licenses and Permits Advice [.pdf], WorkSafe Victoria National Authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention , Department of Foreign

Affairs and Trade (Commonwealth) National Industrial Chemicals Notification Scheme (NICNAS) , Department of Health

and Aging (Commonwealth) National Model Regulations for the Control of Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances

(NOHSC:1011[1995]) [.pdf], Safe Work Australia Poisons Code (Vic) , Department of Health Victoria [Poisons] Industrial and Educational Permits , Department of Health Victoria, including:

o Application for an Industrial and Educational Permito Application to Nominate a Responsible Persono Feeso Poisons Control Plan

Recognising Dangerous Goods Segregation Chart [for A4 & A3], WorkSafe Victoria.. Standard for the uniform scheduling of drugs and poisons (Cth) , Therapeutic Goods

Administration (Commonwealth) Therapeutic Goods Administration , Department of Health and Aging (Commonwealth)