• What are dangerous goods and who is responsible?
• Managing incompatible goods
  • Storage management
  • Segregation tool for dangerous goods
  • Segregation techniques
  • Other issues
• Classifying dangerous goods
• Notification and exemption
• Managing the risk
• Transport and storage of dangerous goods
• Handling and storage of dangerous goods
• Frequently asked questions
• Training
• Key stakeholder agencies

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Handling and storage of dangerous goods

The Hazardous Industries and Chemicals Branch has compiled this list of links relevant to the handling and storage of dangerous goods.

If you know of any others, please send them to us.

• ACCORD (non-Queensland Government link) - Specialty products industry association
• Agsafe (non-Queensland Government link) - Proactive in dangerous goods management for the rural industries and has links with drumMUSTER
• Australasian Institute of Dangerous Goods Consultants (non-Queensland Government link) - The Australasian Institute of Dangerous Goods Consultants (AIDGC) is an independent industry body that exists for the benefit of the dangerous goods industry, regulatory authorities, government, business and the general community. There are over 60 professional members who offer dangerous goods related services listed on this site
• Australian Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (non-Queensland Government link) - Useful information about flammable gas
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) (non-Queensland Government link) - Provides advice to industry on occupational health and safety and other matters
• Comcare - Administers legislation including Dangerous Goods at Commonwealth owned installations, public sector workplaces, military bases and some Commonwealth owned/partially owned companies (Telstra, CSL, some airports)
• Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation - Starting a business and getting the appropriate licences
• Department of Mines and Petroleum - Dangerous goods regulation Western Australia
• drumMUSTER (non-Queensland Government link) - drumMUSTER is a national program that collects and recycles non-returnable containers that have been used for crop production/protection and on-farm animal health chemicals
• Environment and Resource Management
• Fair Trading (c/-Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation) - Consumer product safety matters
• Farmsafe Queensland (non-Queensland Government link) - Farmsafe training courses
• Goprint - Hard copies of the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 and the associated Regulation
• Department of Health and Ageing:
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration - Commonwealth Government Agency responsible for poisons schedules used on labels
  • National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) - National registration authority - agricultural and veterinary chemicals
• International Air Transport Association (IATA) (non-Queensland Government link) - Dangerous Goods Regulations relating to air transport
• Local Government Association of Queensland (non-Queensland Government link) - the role of local councils in the administration of the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001
• Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel (OQPC) - Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 and Dangerous Goods Safety Regulation 2001
• Motor Trades Association of Queensland (MTAQ) (non-Queensland Government link) - MTAQ represent many service stations and petroleum distributors across Queensland
• Petroleum Industry Contractors Association (non-Queensland Government link)
• Plastic and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) (non-Queensland Government link)
• Queensland Transport
  • Transport of dangerous goods
  • Transport of dangerous goods by road
• Safe Work Australia - Dangerous goods and chemical hazards
• Work Safe Victoria - Useful dangerous goods publications