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• Hazardous Substances - Management Systems Checklist

  If hazardous substances are used or produced in your workplace, there must be a thorough system to manage these. Otherwise, the risks associated with their use may not be adequately controlled, workers may not be trained properly, and so on. Use this checklist to assess the adequacy of your workplace's management system. [download]
   

• Hazardous Substances – Emergency Planning & Procedures Checklist

  Use this checklist to assess whether your workplace has adequate procedures in place in the event of an emergency involving hazardous substances. [download]
   
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• Hazardous Substances Control Checklist

  Use this checklist to assess whether hazardous substances are being adequately controlled in your workplace. [download]
   

• Hazardous Substances Regs - Compliance Checklist

  Use this checklists to to check whether your employer has implemented the main requirements under the Hazardous Substances Regs.  You will need to do more checking on the each of the requirements, using the other checklists in this section. [download]
   
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• Hazardous Substances Regs - Hazard & Risk Assessment Checklist

  Reps can use this checklist to quickly check whether hazardous substances are present in the workplace and whether they pose a risk to workers. [download]
   

• Hazardous Substances Regs - Health Surveillance Program Checklist

  Under the regs, the employer must carry out health surveillance of workers exposed to certain substances.  Use this checklist if you think your workplace might have to have health surveillance.

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• Hazardous Substances Regs - Provision of Information Checklist

  Under the regs, your employer must provide information and training to workers who may be exposed to hazardous substances. Use this checklist to ensure that your employer is providing adequate information. [download]
   

• Hazardous Substances Regs - Risk Assessment

  Use this checklist to make sure your employer is complying with the duty under the regs to undertake risk assessments of hazardous substances. [download]
   
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• Hazardous Substances Regs - Workplace Monitoring Strategy

  Under the regs, your employer may be required to carry out workplace monitoring. Use this checklist to assess whether the monitoring strategy at your workplace is adequate. [download]
   

• Hazardous Substances Regs – Labelling (Employer’s Responsibility) Checklist

  Has your employer ensured that all the hazardous substances in the workplace are labelled as required? Use this checklist to help you work this out.

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• Hazardous Substances Regulations Training Program Checklist

  Under the regs, your employer must provide appropriate training on hazardous substances to workers who may be at risk. Use this checklist to assess whether the training program at your workplace is adequate. [download]
   

• Material Safety Data Sheet Checklist

  Employer and suppliers must provide information on all chemicals (substances) used in the workplace - this means a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). All substances in your workplace should MSDSs.  Reps should check them to find out what the hazards are and what might need to be done to control them. To help you assess whether the MSDS is an adequate one, use this checklist. [download]
   
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