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Hazardous Substances
 
WHAT ARE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES?

Under the new Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act a Hazardous Substance is defined as any substance with one or more of the following hazardous properties:

 

  • Explosive, Flammable or Oxidiser
  • Toxic (both Acute and Chronic) or Ecotoxic
  • Corrosive

In addition many other naturally occurring materials, such as asbestos and organic ones such as wood dust may have hazardous properties including the ability to cause cancer.

 

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

  • Are the substances and materials I'm using potentially harmful?
  • If so what is the risk?
  • How can I control it?
  • What is the residual risk?
  • What do I need to do?
 

HOW IMPAC CAN HELP?

  

Hazardous Substaces

  • We can identify your substances and tell you about their hazardous properties
  • We can assess the likely exposures, check if there is a legal exposure standard (WES) and tell you how to go about getting monitoring done, if required
  • We can advise you on how to eliminate, isolate or minimize the risk of anyone being harmed
  • We will advise you if PPE needs to be worn and if health monitoring is required.
  • We can audit your controls to check they are working
  • We can train your team to handle chemicals safely
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Chemsafe Hazardous Substances Information READ MORE
Impac Hazardous Substances Training READ MORE
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