Pursuant to section 79 (5) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“the Act”), the Environmental Risk Management Authority advises that it approved on
25 September 2006, the Code of Practice for Preparation of Safety Data Sheets.
This code is intended to provide a means of compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Hazardous Substances Regulations for documentation for hazardous substances in places of work issued under the Act.
These requirements are principally contained in Part 2 of the Hazardous Substances (Identification) Regulations 2001, Part 3 of the Hazardous Substances (Emergency Management) Regulations 2001, and Regulations 13 and 14 of the Hazardous Substances (Disposal) Regulations 2001.
This code can be inspected from 9 October 2006, at the Wellington office of ERMA New Zealand, Level One, BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, and will be able to be purchased from the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council, P.O. Box 5069, Wellington, or downloaded from the web site:
www.nzcic.org.nz
ROB FORLONG, Chief Executive, ERMA New Zealand.