Dangerous Substances Act 2004
23General safety duty of everyone involved in handling
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23 General safety duty of everyone involved in handling dangerous substances anywhere (1) Everyone involved in handling a dangerous substance must take all reasonable steps to minimise the risks resulting from handling the Note 2 Handling a dangerous substance includes importing, manufacturing, storing, supplying, possessing, receiving or using the substance (see s 11). (2) To remove any doubt, this section applies to the handling of a dangerous substance whether or not the handling is a non-commercial handling of the substance.