Presented by the <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/P>From 1 January 2017, the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) will be mandatory in NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT, NT and Commonwealth jurisdictions.\u00a0 It is already acceptable in VIC and WA, and a large number of\u00a0Australian companies are adopting it now.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n A 5 year transitional period, that will expire on 31 December 2016 <\/strong>has been provided by Worksafe Australia for companies to implement the new system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anyone who deals with chemicals will need to be aware of this new system to understand its relevance and your obligations, and we encourage you to attend this informative Briefing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What does this mean to your business?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n After 31 December 2016<\/strong><\/span>, all workplace hazardous chemicals MUST be classified and labelled according to the GHS under the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n This means a number of products that are at present classified as ‘not hazardous’ under the old NOHSC Approved Criteria (AC) can now be classified as ‘hazardous’ according to the GHS criteria under the WHS Regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n The Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations legislate the use of the GHS system for the classification and labelling of chemicals.\u00a0 The GHS is an internationally recognised system of classification and labelling of chemicals that has been developed by the United Nations (UN) committee to communicate information about hazardous substances and chemicals on safety data sheets and labels.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN) has developed this half day Briefing\u00a0to provide you with\u00a0an\u00a0understanding of –<\/span><\/p>\n Adrian Thomas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hazardous Chemicals Specialist<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Adrian has specialised in hazardous chemicals for over\u00a015 years including\u00a0Hazardous Chemicals Regulatory affairs, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), information for labels for both workplace products and consumer products within Australia and New Zealand – for chemicals in the surface coats (painting, inks, adhesives), cosmetics, plastics and agricultural sectors.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n The\u00a0Briefing will provide the opportunity to network with presenters and delegates during AEBN’s networking morning tea\u00a0break.\u00a0 A comprehensive set of course notes will be provided to each delegate.<\/span><\/p>\n This informative Briefing has been designed to bring those that deal with chemicals, up to speed with the new GHS system to enable you to understand its relevance and your obligations. From 1 January 2017, the GHS for Classifying and Labelling of Chemicals will be mandatory in NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT, NT and Commonwealth jurisdictions. It is already acceptable in VIC and WA, and a large number of Australian companies are adopting it now. A 5 year transitional period, that will expire on 31 December 2016, has been provided by Worksafe Australia for companies to implement the new system. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-10074","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/10074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/10074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10074"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aebn.com.au\/aebn-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=10074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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