• What law applies
• What are hazardous materials?
  • Understanding hazardous materials
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
  • Health effects from hazardous substances
  • Assessing the risk of exposure
  • Controlling the risk of exposure
• Type of hazardous substance – Rural chemicals and pesticides
• Type of hazardous substance – Lead
  • What is lead and how can I be exposed
  • How to avoid lead exposure
  • Health effects from lead absorption
  • How to control lead risks
  • Working with lead based paint
  • Lead audit checklist
  • Lead paint removal/residential buildings audit checklist
• Dangerous practices with hazardous substances
• Hazardous substances and laboratories
• Dangerous goods
  • What are dangerous goods?
  • Responsibilities for dangerous goods
  • Classes of dangerous goods
  • Key stakeholder agencies
  • Managing the risk from dangerous goods
  • Transport and storage of dangerous goods
• Type of dangerous goods – ammonium nitrate
  • What is ammonium nitrate?
  • Hazards of ammonium nitrate
  • Storage and handling
  • Hazard identification and risk management
  • Security checklist
• Type of dangerous goods - gas cylinders
  • Hazards
  • Gas cylinder markings
  • Provision of information
  • Storage
  • Safe handling practices
  • Housekeeping
  • Safety signs
  • Emergency planning
• Managing incompatible goods
  • Storage management
  • Segregation tool for hazardous goods
  • Segregation techniques
  • Other issues

Hazardous materials codes of practice

• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Risk management
• Rural industry

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Hazardous materials

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for hazardous materials, and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What law applies
Regulations and codes of practice governing hazardous materials in the workplace

What are hazardous materials
Definition, material safety data sheets (MSDS), health effects, risk assessments, controlling the risk of exposure , health surveillance, designated doctors

Type of hazardous substance - chemicals and pesticides
Use, storage, disposal, transport chemicals, pesticides, transporting dangerous goods, record keeping

Type of hazardous substance - lead
What is lead, exposure methods, health effects, controlling the risks, lead-based paint, lead audit checklists

Dangerous practices with hazardous materials
Dangerous practices include extending diesel fuel and using flammable refrigerant gas in car air conditioners

Hazardous substances and laboratories
What to consider when using hazardous substances in laboratories

Dangerous goods
Definition, classes of dangerous goods, key stakeholder agencies, managing the risks, transport and storage

Type of dangerous goods - ammonium nitrate
Hazards, storage and handling, risk management

Type of dangerous goods - gas cylinders
Hazards, class diamonds for gases, storage, handling, housekeeping, safety signs, emergency planning

Managing incompatible goods
Storage, segregation tool, segregation methods, other issues including fire fighting, cleanup equipment, non-dangerous goods and situations involving small quantities

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