AS / NZS 2243.2 Safety in Laboratories - Chemical Aspects - Western Australia

Description

You may need to comply with this standard if you intend to work with chemicals in laboratories. This standard includes procedures for handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, unstable and highly reactive chemicals, and compressed and liquefied gases. Includes the safe keeping and storage of chemicals and gases inside a laboratory and associated areas.

Following this standard will assist you to achieve compliance with the health and safety duties and minimum standards required under work health and safety (WHS) legislation. 

Service type

Code of Practice

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.

Other resources

Act(s) name

Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Consumer Protection

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