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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
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The site senior executive for a 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 guideline; 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). quarry material see the Forestry Act 1959 , schedule 3 . s 53 sub 2019 SL No. 140 s 14 (sec.53-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a 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.53-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.53-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.53-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 guideline; or the ADG Code; or AS 1345. (sec.53-ssec.5) This section does not apply in relation to a mineral or quarry material. (sec.53-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). quarry material see the Forestry Act 1959 , schedule 3 .