319GManufacturer or supplier to give information about crystalline silica substances

319G Manufacturer or supplier to give information about crystalline silica substances

(1) A manufacturer or supplier of a crystalline silica substance must give the following information to a person referred to in subregulation (2)—

(a) the proportion of crystalline silica contained in the substance, expressed as a percentage;

(i) the manufacturer of the crystalline silica substance in Australia; or

(ii) the importing supplier of the crystalline silica substance in Australia;

(c) exposure controls, exposure standards, engineering controls and personal protection information in relation to the crystalline silica substance;

(d) information relating to the handling and storage of the crystalline silica substance, including how the substance may be safely used.

(2) The information required under subregulation (1) must be given—

(a) in writing; and

(b) to any person to whom the crystalline silica substance is supplied on or before the first occasion that the crystalline silica substance is supplied to that person; and

(c) on request, to an employer who proposes to use the crystalline silica substance at a workplace.

Reg. 319H inserted by S.R. No. 137/2021 reg. 7.