Resources
Templates relevant to this policy and procedure
- Chemical register – a template that schools can use to record chemicals
- OHS Purchasing checklist template – must be completed where new dangerous goods and/or hazardous chemicals are introduced into the school
- Risk Assessment template – conducted by employees who , as part of their role, are required to prepare chemical mixtures (for example, a school gardener preparing a dilution of herbicides for weed spraying) containing dangerous goods and/or hazardous chemicals
- Safe Work procedure template – must be completed for the storage and handling of dangerous goods and/or hazardous chemicals with a high or extreme risk rating as identified in the Chemical Register
Guidance sheets
- Guidance Sheet 1 Chemical Storage
- Guidance Sheet 2 Dangerous Goods Classification System
- Guidance Sheet 3 Prohibited and Restricted Chemicals
- Guidance Sheet 4 Chemical Spill Management
- Guidance Sheet 5 Major Chemical Spill Management
- Guidance Sheet 6 Hazardous Chemical Disposal
Guideline
Termiticides in Schools Guidelines – provides guidance for effective and safe control of termites in schools
Websites
- Department of Primary Industries (Agriculture – has a list of restricted non-schedule 7 agricultural chemicals
- Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne accessible on the Hazardous Chemical Information System - further information on exposure standards
- Chemwatch MSDS (staff login required) – Material Safety Data Sheets
Resources page containing supporting resources and links for this topic
Reviewed 11 October 2023