162Register of hazardous substances

162 Register of hazardous substances

(1) An employer must ensure that a register is prepared and maintained in accordance with subregulation (2) of all hazardous substances supplied to the employer's workplace.

(2) The register must contain—

(a) a list of the product identifiers of the hazardous substances supplied to the employer's workplace; and

(b) a copy of the safety data sheet for each of the hazardous substances supplied to the employer's workplace.

(3) An employer must ensure that the register is readily accessible to any employee who may be exposed to a hazardous substance at the employer's workplace.

(4) Subregulation (1) does not apply to an employer who is a retailer or a retail warehouse operator if—

(a) the hazardous substance is supplied in a consumer package; and

(b) the consumer package is intended for retail sale; and

(c) the consumer package is not intended to be opened on the premises of the retailer or retail warehouse operator.

This regulation does not exempt an employer who is a retailer or retail warehouse operator from the duty under—

(a) regulation 155 to obtain a safety data sheet for each hazardous substance used in the employer's workplace or intended for retail sale; or

(b) subregulation (1) to prepare and maintain a register in relation to each hazardous substance opened on the premises of the employer's workplace.