SCHEDULE 7 - Safety Data Sheet SCHEDULE 7 - Safety Data Sheets

Regulations 330 and 331

1.   Safety data sheets – content

(1) A safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical must –

(a) contain unit measures expressed in Australian legal units of measurement under the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth; and

(b) state the date it was last reviewed or, if it has not been reviewed, the date it was prepared; and

(c) state the name, and the Australian address and business telephone number of –

(i) the manufacturer; or

(ii) the importer; and

(d) state an Australian business telephone number from which information about the chemical can be obtained in an emergency; and

(e) be in English.

(2) A safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical must state the following information about the chemical:

(a) Section 1: Identification;

(b) Section 2: Hazard(s) identification;

(c) Section 3: Composition and information on ingredients, in accordance with Schedule 8 ;

(d) Section 4: First aid measures;

(e) Section 5: Firefighting measures;

(f) Section 6: Accidental release measures;

(g) Section 7: Handling and storage;

(h) Section 8: Exposure controls and personal protection;

(i) Section 9: Physical and chemical properties;

(j) Section 10: Stability and reactivity;

(k) Section 11: Toxicological information;

(l) Section 12: Ecological information;