The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Additional Substances that Do Not Require Tracking) Safe Work Instruments remove the tracking requirement for certain hazardous substances.
Three Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Additional Substances that Do Not Require Tracking) Safe Work Instruments remove the tracking requirement for certain hazardous substances.
- Part 19 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 (the Regulations) covers requirements to track hazardous substances.
- Substances that are not required to comply with the tracking provisions in Part 19 are listed in Table 3 (in Schedule 26)(external link) of the Regulations.
Regulation 19.3 allows a safe work instrument to “add” a hazardous substance that does not require tracking to Table 3. The three substances identified below are now included in Table 3.
| Substance | HSNO approval number | Year safe work instrument came into force | No tracking required since… |
|---|---|---|---|
| FuelMix - Premixed 2-stroke fuel | HSR101281 | 2018 | 1 December 2018 |
| Petrol-methanol blends containing up to 15% methanol by volume | HSR101325 | 2019 | 1 October 2019 |
| NPD 100 PLUS | HSR101436 | 2021 | 30 July 2021 |
Note:
- The substances are named in the safe work instruments.
- The wording of the Regulations themselves does not change.
Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Additional Substances that Do Not Require Tracking) Safe Work Instrument 2018
Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Additional Substances that Do Not Require Tracking) Amendment Safe Work Instrument 2019
Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances—Additional Substances that Do Not Require Tracking) Amendment Safe Work Instrument 2021
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