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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
345Changes to safety data sheets
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345 Changes to safety data sheets
A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace may
change a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical only if:
(a) the person:
(i) is an importer or manufacturer of the hazardous
(ii) changes the safety data sheet in a way that is consistent
with the duties of the importer or manufacturer under
regulation 330; or
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(b) the change is only the attachment of a translation of the safety
data sheet, and clearly states that the translation is not part of
the original safety data sheet.
Notes for regulation 345
2 The manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must amend a
safety data sheet as necessary to ensure the information is correct and
current (see regulation 330(3)(b)).