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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.56CLabelling and giving information about hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods
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### sec.56C Labelling and giving information about hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods
The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure the following things are correctly marked or labelled—
a hazardous chemical used, handled, stored or produced at the mine;
dangerous goods used, handled, stored or produced at the mine;
any thing containing, or being used to transport, a hazardous chemical mentioned in paragraph (a) or dangerous goods mentioned in paragraph (b) .
A hazardous chemical, dangerous goods, or a thing mentioned in subsection (1) (c) is correctly marked or labelled if a mark or label—
warns persons of the presence of the chemical or goods; and
identifies the chemical or goods; and
to the extent necessary for managing risk, provides basic information about using, handling, storing, producing or transporting the chemical or goods.
If it is not practicable to mark or label a hazardous chemical mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , or dangerous goods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the site senior executive must ensure a notice that gives the warning, identification and basic information mentioned in subsection (2) (c) is placed in a conspicuous place as near as practicable to the chemical or goods.
Also, the site senior executive must ensure a mark, label or notice under this section complies with applicable requirements relating to the mark, label or notice stated in—
the GHS; or
a recognised standard; or
the ADG Code; or
AS 1345.
This section does not apply in relation to a mineral or quarry material.
In this section—
AS 1345 means the Australian Standard for the identification of the contents of piping, conduits and ducts as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard).
mineral see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , section 6 .
quarry material see the Forestry Act 1959 , schedule 3 .
s 56C ins 2019 SL No. 140 s 5
(sec.56C-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure the following things are correctly marked or labelled— a hazardous chemical used, handled, stored or produced at the mine; dangerous goods used, handled, stored or produced at the mine; any thing containing, or being used to transport, a hazardous chemical mentioned in paragraph (a) or dangerous goods mentioned in paragraph (b) .
(sec.56C-ssec.2) A hazardous chemical, dangerous goods, or a thing mentioned in subsection (1) (c) is correctly marked or labelled if a mark or label— warns persons of the presence of the chemical or goods; and identifies the chemical or goods; and to the extent necessary for managing risk, provides basic information about using, handling, storing, producing or transporting the chemical or goods.
(sec.56C-ssec.3) If it is not practicable to mark or label a hazardous chemical mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , or dangerous goods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the site senior executive must ensure a notice that gives the warning, identification and basic information mentioned in subsection (2) (c) is placed in a conspicuous place as near as practicable to the chemical or goods.
(sec.56C-ssec.4) Also, the site senior executive must ensure a mark, label or notice under this section complies with applicable requirements relating to the mark, label or notice stated in— the GHS; or a recognised standard; or the ADG Code; or AS 1345.
(sec.56C-ssec.5) This section does not apply in relation to a mineral or quarry material.
(sec.56C-ssec.6) In this section— AS 1345 means the Australian Standard for the identification of the contents of piping, conduits and ducts as in force from time to time under that designation (regardless of the edition or year of publication of the standard). mineral see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , section 6 . quarry material see the Forestry Act 1959 , schedule 3 .
- (a) a hazardous chemical used, handled, stored or produced at the mine;
- (b) dangerous goods used, handled, stored or produced at the mine;
- (c) any thing containing, or being used to transport, a hazardous chemical mentioned in paragraph (a) or dangerous goods mentioned in paragraph (b) .
- (a) warns persons of the presence of the chemical or goods; and
- (b) identifies the chemical or goods; and
- (c) to the extent necessary for managing risk, provides basic information about using, handling, storing, producing or transporting the chemical or goods.
- (a) the GHS; or
- (b) a recognised standard; or
- (c) the ADG Code; or
- (d) AS 1345.