“One should not fear the substance, only the ignorance that leads to its mishandling.”
Theodore Gray.
Chemical Management in the workplace
Chemical safety is probably one of the most misunderstood and neglected areas of WHS yet, it one of the most important areas of WHS. The team at Lisa J Stevens and Associates Pty Ltd can help you with your chemical management storage and handling of hazardous chemicals and/or Dangerous Goods that can assist with meeting legislative and safety compliance. We can also review the chemical management systems including,
- policies and procedures,
- chemical inventories and hazardous chemical registers
- identify signage,
- training, and
- emergency procedures required on site to minimise the risk to people, assets and environment.
| Chemical Audit Services |
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| Technical Documents | Lisa J Stevens and Associates assist clients in establishing the following documents
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| Chemical Risk Assessments | Under the current WHS/OHS legislation, organisations have a reasonability to eliminate the risk of working with chemicals, and if not eliminate the risk, minimise the risk though identification of the hazard, assess the risk and implement suitable controls. In other words undertake a risk assessment. When undertaking a risk assessment, it is important that to consider the following aspects of working with chemicals:
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| Training | To help you understand your responsibilities, we can help you with training in relation to
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