Chemicals and Hazardous
Substances Management Training

These duties include:

• Correct labeling of containers,
• Maintaining a register and manifest (where relevant) of hazardous chemicals,
• Identifying the risk of physical or chemical reaction of hazardous chemicals,
• Ensuring that exposure standards are not exceeded,
• Provision of health monitoring to workers,
• Provision of information, training, instruction, and supervision to workers,
• Provision of spill containment system for hazardous chemicals (if necessary),
• Obtaining the current Safety Data Sheet (SDS) from the manufacturer, importer or supplier of the chemical,
• Controlling ignition sources and accumulation of flammable and combustible substances, and
• Preparing an emergency plan if the quantity of a class of hazardous chemicals at a workplace exceeds the manifest quantity for that hazardous chemicals.

Our Safety team can provide consultancy on all these regulatory requirements with chemical management. Our most popular services requested are:

1. Risk assess a hazardous chemical and create a Safe Work Method Statement. This is completed as a tutorial with a nominated employee so direction can be continued internally to do the same with other high-risk chemicals over a period of time.
2. Conduct a general site hazard identification process and enter all identified hazards (excluding individual chemicals) into a hazard register. Risk assess all identified hazards and create risk control action plans. The hazard register is a live document where you can emulate the processes we begin and continue to use as other hazards are identified over a period of time.
3. Chemicals / Hazardous Substances Training Programs specifically developed and delivered to meet your operational needs.

Training is developed to meet your specific needs.