341Labelling hazardous chemicals – general requirement

341 Labelling hazardous chemicals – general requirement

(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that a hazardous chemical used, handled or stored at the workplace is correctly labelled in accordance with regulation 335 .

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to a hazardous chemical –

(a) supplied before 1 January 2017 that was, at the time it was supplied, labelled in accordance with the National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC: 2012 (1994)] as in force at that time; or

(b) supplied before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time when it was supplied, labelled in accordance with GHS 3; or

(c) manufactured or imported before 1 January 2023 that was, at the time it was manufactured or imported, labelled in accordance with GHS 3.