You may be required to comply with this standard if you intend to work with poisons and medicines. The standard consists of decisions regarding the classification of medicines and poisons into Schedules for inclusion in the relevant legislation of the States and Territories. The standard aims to promote uniform scheduling of substances and uniform labelling and packaging requirements throughout Australia.
The standard:
A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 Australian Government
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Therapeutic Goods Administration
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The Poisons Standard (SUSMP) (Opens in new window)
