Keeping safe with chemicals
A bit of time spent identifying and managing the chemicals used in your workplace could save money and lives.
That's the message from the Department of Labour, the Fire Service, and the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) New Zealand, who are encouraging employers and employees to make sure they are safely managing the chemicals they store and use.
More than 100 000 hazardous substances are used in over 150 000 workplaces in New Zealand.
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DR 10013 CP High visibility safety garments – Part 1: Garments for general use (Revision of AS/NZS 4602:1999)
Specifies the visual requirements for high visibility safety garments for occupational wear by people who may be exposed to hazard from moving traffic or from moving plant or equipment.
Public comment on this draft closes on 10 June 2010.
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DR 10014 CP Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes – Part 4: High-visibility materials for safety garments (Revision of AS/NZS 1906.4:1997)
To provide manufacturing specifications for high visibility materials to be used in the manufacture of high visibility safety garments.
Public comment on this draft closes on 10 June 2010.
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STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT
SAA/SNZ HB 76 Dangerous goods – Initial emergency response guide
Committee: HB76
Manager: John Kelly
Estimated Publication Date: May 2010
Comments: HB 76:1997 was developed as a joint handbook but subsequent editions, 2004 in Australia, and 2003 and 2008 in New Zealand, have been Australian-only and New Zealand-only handbooks. The handbook is now being revised as a joint document.