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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
351Management of risks to health or safety
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351 Management of risks to health or safety
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must manage, in
accordance with Part 3.1, risks to health and safety associated with
using, handling, generating or storing a hazardous chemical at a
(2) In managing risks the person must have regard to the following:
(a) the hazardous properties of the hazardous chemical;
(b) any potentially hazardous chemical or physical reaction
between the hazardous chemical and another substance or
mixture, including a substance that may be generated by the
reaction;
(c) the nature of the work to be carried out with the hazardous
chemical;
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(d) any structure, plant or system of work:
(i) that is used in the use, handling, generation or storage
of the hazardous chemical; or
(ii) that could interact with the hazardous chemical at the