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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
339Supplier to provide safety data sheets
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339 Supplier to provide safety data sheets
(1) The supplier of a hazardous chemical to a workplace must ensure
that the current safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical is
provided with the hazardous chemical:
(a) when the hazardous chemical is first supplied to the
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(b) if the safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical is
amended – when the hazardous chemical is first supplied to
the workplace after the safety data sheet is amended.
(2) A hazardous chemical is taken to be first supplied to a workplace
if the supply is the first supply of the hazardous chemical to the
workplace for 5 years.
(3) The supplier of a hazardous chemical to a workplace must ensure
that the current safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical is
provided to a person at the workplace if the person asks for the
safety data sheet.
(4) This regulation does not apply to a supplier of a hazardous
chemical if:
(a) the hazardous chemical is a consumer product; or
(b) the supplier is a retailer.
Note for regulation 339
A manufacturer or importer is required to prepare a safety data sheet under
regulation 330.
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