Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING) REGULATIONS 2000

S.R. No. 127/2000
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   101.    Objectives
   102.    Authorising provision
   103.    Commencement
   104.    Revocation
   105.    Definitions
   106.    Application
   107.    Incorporation of references

   PART 2-PROVISIONS APPLYING GENERALLY

   201.    Duties on more than one person
   202.    Exemptions-general
   203.    Exemptions-Major hazard facilities
   204.    Determination of quantity of dangerous goods
   205.    Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

   PART 3-DUTIES OF MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS

           Division 1-General duties

   301.    Determination of dangerous goods
   302.    Packing and marking-manufacturer and first supplier
   303.    Suppliers generally
   304.    Application of regulation 303(b) to retailers

           Division 2-Material Safety Data Sheets

   305.    Application to C1 combustible liquids
   306.    Preparation of MSDS
   307.    MSDS under corresponding legislation
   308.    Review and revision of MSDS
   309.    Supply of MSDS
   310.    Information to registered medical practitioner

   PART 4-DUTIES OF OCCUPIER

           Division 1-Consultation, information and training

   401.    Consultation with workers
   402.    Induction, information, training and supervision
   403.    Copy of risk assessment for workers

           Division 2-Hazard identification and risk assessment

   404.    Identification of hazards
   405.    Risk assessment
   406.    Generic risk assessment

           Division 3-Risk control-general duty

   407.    General duty to control risk
   408.    Revoked
   409.    Relationship with Divisions 4 and 5.

           Division 4-Risk control-specific duties
           Subdivision 1-Design

   410.    Design of new premises, plant, processes and systems of work
           Subdivision 2-Workers and visitors
   411.    Risk to workers
   412.    Visitors to premises
   413.    Security at premises
           Subdivision 3-Stability and interaction of dangerous goods
   414.    Stability
   415.    Isolation
   416.    Interaction with other substances
   417.    Interaction with other plant and processes
           Subdivision 4-Plant and structures
   418.    Structures and plant-condition and repair
   419.    Containers for bulk dangerous goods
   420.    Clearing of decommissioned receptacles
   421.    Protection from impact
           Subdivision 5-Spill control
   422.    Spill containment
   423.    Transfer of dangerous goods
           Subdivision 6-Dangerous atmospheres
   424.    Ignition sources in hazardous areas
   425.    Ventilation and atmospheric emissions
           Subdivision 7-Compliance with this Division
   426.    Compliance

           Division 5-Preparedness for incidents and emergencies
           Subdivision 1-Manifests

   427.    Manifest to be maintained
   428.    Revision of manifest
           Subdivision 2-Placards
   429.    Outer warning placards
   430.    Placarding requirements
   431.    Different location permitted
   432.    Revision
   433.    Placards in place on commencement date
           Subdivision 3-Equipment and planning
   434.    Equipment for clean-up
   435.    Fire protection-general
   436.    Fire protection-premises exceeding relevant Fire Protection Quantity
   437.    Planning for emergencies

           Division 6-Material Safety Data Sheets

   438.    Currency and accessibility

           Division 7-Marking

   439.    Packages received
   440.    Transfer
   441.    Pipework

           Division 8-Register

   442.    Register of dangerous goods

           Division 9-Incidents

   443.    Prescription of persons and dangerous goods under section 32
           of the Act
   444.    Response to emergencies
   445.    Investigation of incidents
   446.    Risk assessment and control following incidents
   447.    Authority may request information

   PART 5-LICENSING AND NOTIFICATION

           Division 1-Licences

   501.    Major hazard facilities to be licensed
   502.    Extension of licences held under the 1989 Regulations
   503.    Renewal of licence
   504.    Licensees' obligations for change management
   505.    Other obligations of licensees

           Division 2-Notification

   506.    Notification to Authority
   507.    Authority to acknowledge notification
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           SCHEDULE 1-Series of Standards
           SCHEDULE 2-Quantities of Dangerous Goods
           SCHEDULE 3-Information to be Contained in a Manifest
   1.      General information
   2.      Emergency contacts
   3.      Summary information about Classes of dangerous goods
   4.      Dangerous goods stored in bulk other than in IBCs
   5.      Packaged dangerous goods
   6.      Dangerous goods in manufacture
   7.      Dangerous goods in transit
   8.      Plan of premises
           SCHEDULE 4-Placarding Requirements
           1. Outer warning placard
           2. Placard for dangerous goods in bulk of Class 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3,
           4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 8 or 9.
           3. Placard for dangerous goods in bulk that are goods too
           dangerous to be transported
           4. Placard for packaged dangerous goods other than C1
           combustible liquids
           5. Placard for C1 combustible liquids (in bulk and in packages)
           SCHEDULE 5-List of Dangerous Goods of Class 2.2 Not
           Exempted from Section 32 of the Act
           SCHEDULE 6-Licensing Information
           SCHEDULE 7-Licence Fees
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details