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Revised Guidelines For listing and re-listing chemicals on the ‘confidential section’ of the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances – Comment sought

The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) is seeking comment on the revised guidelines for listing and re-listing chemicals on the ‘confidential section’ of […]

NSW EPA imposes audit of chemical plant following breach of license

A chemical plant operator which has breached or potentially breached its licence 12 times over the past three years must now undergo a mandatory audit. The […]

Global controls on Mercury – Consultation paper released for comment.

The Federal Government is seeking your feedback on the proposal for Australia to ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The purpose of the consultation paper is […]

Code of Practice for Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods 2013 – Effective 11 October 2013

On 11 October 2013, the Code of Practice for the Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods 2013 came into effect. It replaces the old version of […]

Proposed amendments to transport of Dangerous Goods Laws

Why is the National Transport Commission (NTC) proposing changes to the Transport of Dangerous Goods laws?   The NTC is responsible for monitoring the Transport of […]

Permit to transport prescribed industrial waste: new guidelines available

EPA Victoria has released updated guidelines for businesses that transport prescribed industrial waste.   “Owners of vehicles used for the transport of prescribed industrial waste must […]

Management of chemical environmental risks – Opportunity to participate in consultation process

COAG’s Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on options for developing and implementing nationally consistent decisions to manage the environmental risks of industrial chemicals was recently released by […]

Dangerous goods offences cost company $49,000

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has prosecuted a transport company for three dangerous goods offences in relation to a load of corrosive liquid the company […]

Fine for disposing waste to stormwater drain

A building supplies manufacturer in Bayswater has been fined more than $6,000 after EPA Victoria had found that it had been disposing diluted glue wastes into […]

‘Detox your Home’ – safely dispoing of potentially harmful household chemicals

Householders will now have the opportunity to use a free service, Detox your Home, to allow householders to safely dispose of potentially harmful household chemical products, […]

New amendments to chemicals regulation

According to the Federal Government the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2012, introduced into the House of Representatives by Parliamentary Secretary Sid Sidebottom recently, will make […]

Code of practice for the management of clinical and related wastes

The SA Environment Protection Authority has released an Industry code of practice for the management of clinical and related wastes. The code of practice focuses on […]

New restrictions in place for arsenic-treated timber in NSW

New restrictions on the use of copper chrome arsenate (CCA) for treating timber have come into place from July 1, 2012. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary […]

Recycling chemical containers and safe disposal of unwanted chemicals

Just a reminder that there are a couple of programs available that recycle unwanted chemical containers, as well as collect and safely dispose of obsolete agricultural […]

Review of Victoria’s Dangerous Goods (Storage & Handling) Regulations – comment sought

Worksafe Victoria is currently reviewing and remaking Victoria’s dangerous goods regulations – Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Interim Regulations 2011 as they set to expire on […]

NSW EPA to inspect underground petrol storage systems

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will be conducting inspections of local service stations in the Gosford region throughout September to detect any leaking Underground Petrol […]

Updated guideline for bunding and spill management

The SA Environment Protection Authority has released an updated guideline applicable to facilities that use or store liquids above ground. The Bunding and spill management guideline […]

Review of Medicine labelling and packaging – feedback sought

The Federal Department of Health and Ageing is seeking feedback on recommendations to change the presentation of information on the labels and packages of medicines.  The […]

Review of the regulation of land transport of dangerous goods – comment sought

The National Transport Commission (NTC) is undertaking a review to determine the most effective framework for regulating the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail.  […]

NSW EPA dangerous goods roadside campaign

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) inspected heavy vehicles last week as part of a one-day roadside blitz targeting the transport of dangerous goods.  On Tuesday last […]

NSW EPA to inspect local services stations

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will be conducting inspections of local service stations in the Hornsby region over the next few weeks to try to […]

Final report on study into domestic and international fate of end of life tyres

A Final Report on the study into domestic and international fate of end-of-life tyres has been released. The report, undertaken by Hyder consultants, details the sources […]

EPA commences prosecution against DuPont

The EPA NSW commenced prosecution proceedings last week against DuPont (Australia) after 8 months of investigations, including hundreds of hours of interviews with local residents and […]

National Pollution Inventory data on emissions and transfers for 2010-11 – released

The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data on emissions and transfers for 2010-11 is now available. More than 4,000 facilities from a wide range of industry sectors, […]

Changes to NSW model Work Health & Safety (WHS) Regulations

According to the Workcover Authority of NSW, the implementation of the model Work Health and Safety Regulations (WHS Regulations) should not have a significant impact in […]

Hexavalent chromium lower than first reported at Stockton

EPA NSW has revealed it has revised its figures for the levels of hexavalent chromium present after the August 8, 2011 incident at Orica’s Koorangang Island […]

HazWaste funding for Victorian Industry

Funding opportunity Victorian industry is being urged to liaise with the EPA Victoria to find and develop suitable projects that reduce hazardous waste going to landfill […]

Chemicals of security concern

The Australian Attorney-General’s Department is seeking feedback on a regulation impact statement (RIS) which analyses four options to reduce the security risks posed by 11 precursor […]

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