Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
152Disclosure of chemical identity to registered medical practitioner
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152 Disclosure of chemical identity to registered medical practitioner
A manufacturer or an importing supplier of a hazardous substance must immediately disclose the chemical identity of an ingredient of a hazardous substance to a registered medical practitioner if—
(a) the safety data sheet for the substance, or the label on the container in which the substance is supplied, does not disclose the chemical identity of the ingredient; and
(b) the registered medical practitioner requests the chemical identity of the ingredient to assist with the management of a patient.
Division 3—Duties of employers and
Subdivision 1—Prohibited hazardous substances
153 Prohibited hazardous substances
(1) A person who is an employer or self-employed person must ensure that any hazardous substance listed in Schedule 6 to these Regulations is not used at the person's workplace for any purpose specified in that Schedule.
(2) A person who is an employer or self-employed person must ensure that any hazardous substance determined to be a prohibited substance by the Authority under regulation 6 is not used at the person's workplace for any purpose specified in that determination.
2 If the Authority makes a determination it must publish a notice in the Government Gazette and a newspaper circulating generally throughout Victoria and it must make a copy of the determination available for inspection. See regulation 6.
Subdivision 2—Duties of employers