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Legislation

Chemical-related legislation

The links below are all PDFs, which require Adobe Acrobat to view.

Australian Standard 1015 2001 (PDF) - storage and Handling of Workplace Dangerous Goods. The new standard referenced in the Victorian Dangerous Goods regulations proclaimed in December 2000 in PDF format.
National Code of Practice (PDF) - associated with Australian Standard 1015 2001
Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1999 (PDF)
Code of Practice (PDF) - associated with the Hazardous Substances Regulations effective June 1 2000
Code of Practice (PDF) - associated with the Dangerous Goods Storage and Handling Regulations effective December 2000