Acts and Standards
Full text access to all current Australian Standards, joint Australian/New Zealand Standards and joint Australian/New Zealand/ISO Standards is available here from UNSW computers.
A list of relevant Acts and Standards are listed below:
Acts and Regulations
Codes of Practice
All of the following Code of Practice are available from the
WorkCover NSW web site.
Codes of Practice that are relevant to activities undertaken in SoMS include:
| Pub. No. 0311 | Code of Practice for OHS Consultation (Gazetted 7 September 2001) |
| Pub. No. 0318 | Code of Practice: Workplace Amenities (Gazetted 21 September 2001 |
| Pub. No. 0963 | Code of Practice for Risk Assessment (Gazetted 21 September 2001) |
| Pub. No. 0153 | Code of Practice: Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances (Gazetted 17 May 1996) |
| Pub. No. 0152 | Code of Practice: Labelling of Workplace Substances (Gazetted 17 May 1996) |
| Pub. No. 4548 | Control of Work-Related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV (Blood-borne) Viruses (Gazetted on 15 October 2004) |
| Pub. No. 4964 | Manual Handling: National Code of Practice (Gazetted on 19 July 1991) |
| Pub. No.1354 | Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods: Code of Practice (Gazetted on 1 September 2005) |
Standards
| AS/NZS 2243.1: 2005 | Safety in Laboratories Part 1; Planning & Operational Aspects |
| AS/NZS 2243.2: 1997 | Safety in Laboratories Part 2; Chemical Aspects |
| AS/NZS 2243.3: 2002 | Safety in Laboratories Part 3; Microbiological Aspects & Containment Facilities |
| AS/NZS 2243.4: 1998 | Safety in Laboratories Part 4; Ionising Radiations |
| AS/NZS 2243.5: 2004 | Safety in Laboratories Part 5; Non-ionising Radiations |
| AS/NZS 2243.6: 1990 | Safety in Laboratories Part 6; Mechanical Aspects |
| AS/NZS 2243.7: 1991 | Safety in Laboratories Part 7; Electrical Aspects |
| AS/NZS 2243.8: 2001 | Safety in Laboratories Part 8; Fume Cupboards |
| AS/NZS 2243.9: 2003 | Safety in Laboratories Part 9; Recirculating Fume Cabinets |
| AS/NZS 2243.10: 2004 | Safety in Laboratories Part 10; Storage of Chemicals |
| AS/NZS 2982.1: 1997 | Laboratory Design & Construction Part 1 General Requirements |
| AS/NZS 2211.1: 2004 | Safety of Laser Products Part 1; Equipment Classification, Requirements & Users Guide |
| AS/NZS 4360: 2004 | Risk Management |
| AS/NZS 1940: 2004 | Storage & Handling of Flammable & Combustable Liquids |
| AS/NZS 1894: 1997 | Storage & Handling of Non-Flammable Cryogenic & Refrigerated Liquids |
| AS 2473.3-2004 | Valves for compressed gas cylinders - Outlet connections for medical gases (including pin-indexed yoke connections) |
| AS 4267-1995 | Pressure regulators for use with industrial compressed gas cylinders |
| AS 4267-1995/Amdt 1-1995 | Pressure regulators for use with industrial compressed gas cylinders |
| AS 4267-1995/Amdt 2-1998 | Pressure regulators for use with industrial compressed gas cylinders |
| AS 4332-2004 | The storage and handling of gases in cylinders |
| AS 4332-2004/Amdt 1-2005 | The storage and handling of gases in cylinders |
| AS 4484-2004 | Gas cylinders for industrial, scientific, medical and refrigerant use - Labelling and colour coding |
National OHS Commission Technical Reports
| NOHSC: 1008 (1999) | Approved criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances |
| NOHSC: 10005 (1999) | List of Designated Hazardous Substances |