Frequently Asked Questions (Issue 122)
Questions asked by members to the Secretariat to improve communication with readers.
Question 1
Is RCSD a hazardous substance and does a Safety Data Sheet need to be established?
Response 1
RCSD is classified as a hazardous substance by Safe Work Australia.
Hazardous substances are those that, following worker exposure, can have an adverse effect on health.
Under the OHS Regulations 2017 a manufacturer and supplier of a hazardous substance has an obligation, before first supplying the substance to a workplace, to determine whether it is a hazardous substance and, if so to establish a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for that hazardous substance.
Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Substances must be:
• Provided to the company or person purchasing the hazardous substance;
• Be accessible to all workers handling or exposed to the hazardous
substance; and
• Reviewed and amended whenever necessary to ensure that it contains
correct, current information and at least every 5 years.
Question 2
Can workers access their health surveillance records and for how long do employers have to keep them?
Response 2
The OHS Regulations require that:
• An employer must provide the worker with access to a copy of their health
surveillance report;
• Reports of health monitoring to be kept confidential unless authorised
by the worker or if the employer is required by the regulations to provide
WorkSafe with a copy of the report; and
• Records of health monitoring records are kept for 30 years post- employment unless another period is deemed by WorkSafe.
To ask a question that could be shared amongst all members in the association please contact the CMPA: Phone: 03 5781 6055 – Fax: 03 5782 2021 – Email: enquiries@cmpavic.asn.au
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