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Health (Harmful Gases, Vapours, Fumes, Mists, Smokes and Dusts) Regulations 1984

Jurisdiction Australia - Victoria
Year 1984
Published in English
Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 9p. (pages numbered 62,651 - 62,675).
Serial number CCH Australia 67-950
Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Victoria, harmful substances, limitation of exposure, toxic substances
[Secondary] TLV list, exhaust ventilation, law, mists, respirable dust, respirators
Subject category Chemical safety
Abstract These regulations were published on 31 July 1984. They oblige employers to install suction exhaust equipment and/or supply respiratory protective equipment to workers whenever they are likely or liable to be exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace air exceeding the permitted concentration levels. In the schedule: list of ca. 300 substances, with corresponding exposure limits (given in: volumes of gas or vapour per million volumes of air; mg/m3 of air for substances in general; particles/ft3 of air for dusts and fibres).
CIS No. 92-1073
Database ID 58595

 

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