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Hazardous substances

This section contains information about managing your hazardous substances safely, key regulations and how to become a certified handler. It also contains our practical guidance and statutory registers and records.

Hazardous substances

Managing your hazardous substances

Here are some key things you need to know to manage your hazardous substances safely.

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Hazardous Substances Regulations

Find more information about the Regulations, and what the roles of WorkSafe and the EPA are around managing hazardous substances.

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Certification, authorisation, approvals and licensing

How to become a certified handler of hazardous substances, which plant, buildings and equipment need certification, and application forms required for handling and storing hazardous substances

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Hazardous Substances Toolbox

The Hazardous Substances Toolbox has been created to help businesses know how to work safely with hazardous substances. It includes our pracitical guide to working with hazardous substances and our calculator to help you create an inventory and work out what key requirements you need to meet.

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Guidance

Find a practical guide to working with hazardous substances, as well as industry and substance specific guidance.

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Hazardous substances registers and records

WorkSafe maintains a number of statutory registers and records required under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017

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About Hazardous substances

Find out what hazardous substances are and why they must be managed safely.

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