Hazardous Chemicals Audits

How JTA Can Help

In order to meet your legal and moral responsibilities, you need to identify and manage any risks associated with hazardous chemicals and provide information, training and supervision to your staff.
Our Hazardous Chemicals Audit will identify potential risks and advise you on how to manage these effectively. At JTA, our expert Occupational Hygienists are highly qualified and experienced and will help you to interpret the legislation which can be confusing and require a considerable amount of time to decipher.  

A Hazardous Chemical Audit Includes:

• Identifying all chemicals stored and used
• Investigating if scheduled carcinogens and threshold quantities of dangerous goods are stored or used
• Reviewing Safety Data Sheets and ensuring they are accessible
• Checking containers of chemicals to ensure they are adequately labelled and identified
• Assessing the risks associated with chemicals used and stored
• Reviewing or establishing a hazardous substances/dangerous goods (or chemicals) register
• Identifying and recommending the need for atmospheric monitoring and/or health monitoring
• Ensuring adequate information and training is provided to employees
• Comprehensive report identifying non-conformance and areas requiring improvement
• Practical recommendations for achieving legislative compliance and to eliminate or minimise any risks to people

Benefits

• Reduced accidents as chemicals are stored and handled safely
• Peace of mind that you are meeting benchmark WHS practices
• Legally compliant workplace
• A happier, healthier team of employees
• A better informed workforce

Your Duty in Relation to Hazardous Chemicals

Since January 2017, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) has been adopted by Safe Work Australia as the basis for classification, safety data sheets and labels of chemicals and mixtures. You have specific duties under the model WHS Regulations and OHS regulations to manage the risks to health and safety associated with using, handling, generating and storing hazardous chemicals at your workplace. Failure to do so is a breach of the law.

Definition

OHS regulations refer to Hazardous Substances & Dangerous Goods whilst the model WHS regulations combine them together under the name of Hazardous Chemicals. Hazardous substances are defined in terms of their direct health effects on people whereas dangerous goods are defined by their physical and chemical properties. Combined, and known as Hazardous Chemicals, they are substances, mixtures and articles that can pose a significant risk to health and safety if not managed correctly.

Common Hazardous Chemicals

• Toxic chemicals
• Chemicals that cause skin damage
• Carcinogens
• Flammable liquids
• Compressed gasses
• Explosives

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