Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 8

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991.

Dated 15 February 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

KEVIN ANDREWS

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 24 April 2006.

Amendment of Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Regulations 1994

Schedule 1 amends the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Regulations 1994.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Subregulation 6.05 (1), note

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Guidance on the preparation and use of a MSDS can be obtained from the National Code of Practice for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2007 (1994)] and the National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets [NOHSC:2011 (1994)].

[2] Subregulation 6.05 (2)

substitute

(2)An MSDS must be in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets [NOHSC:2011 (2003)].

[3] Regulation 6.08

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6.08Ingredient disclosure: MSDS and labels

A manufacturer of a hazardous substance must disclose ingredients and prepare labels that relate to hazardous substances in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets [NOHSC:2011 (2003)].

[4] Paragraph 6.12 (5) (a)

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(1994)

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(2003)

Note

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