DANGEROUS GOODS & HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RISK MANAGEMENT & ASSESSMENT

Helping Your Site Achieve Best-Practice & Improved Safety

Chemicals are commonly utilised throughout industrial operations and can pose a risk to the safety and health of workers, the public and the environment.
Dangerous goods are classified on the basis of immediate physical or chemical hazards, such as fire, explosion, corrosion or toxicity that may affect life, health, property and the environment. Hazardous substances are classified only on the basis of immediate or long term health effects.
Operating companies need to comply with federal and state legislation and regulations related to the management of dangerous goods and hazardous substances. Regulatory requirements relate to their classification, packaging, labelling, storage, use and transport, as well the mandatory completion of chemical risk assessment.

Our Services

Bureau Veritas has a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Australian and State legislation and regulations, related to the management of dangerous goods and hazardous substances. They can facilitate organisations to develop their chemical management systems, complete risk assessments and ensure compliance to regulations.

We also have the capabilities to develop tailor-made risk assessment tools and supporting documentation for your organisation, such as risk assessment proformas, training modules, procedures and risk matrices.

Feautures
Bureau Veritas are able to provide you with the following services related to Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substance Management:
- Preparation of site Chemical Manifests to allow organisations to manage and track their chemical inventories, their uses and hazards;
- Completion of Chemical Risk Assessments;
- Review of chemical Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and labelling, to ensure compliance with National Codes of Practice;
- Auditing to ensure compliance with regulations and best practice, for requirements such as storage, placarding, segregation and fire protection; and
- Provision of BV Risk Register and Action-Tracker Software, to allow organisations to manage and monitor their risk related to dangerous goods and hazardous substances and to facilitate operational hazard management.

What are they key benefits?
The key benefits to our clients include:
- Compliance to legislation and regulations
- Demonstration of duty of care
- Demonstration of ALARP
- Site wide chemical-related risk reduction and management
- Clear documentation available for auditing by Management and Legislative Inspectorates