Under the Health & Safety at Work ( Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to have one or more certified handlers if your workplace uses, handles, manufactures or stores certain hazardous substances.
Under the Health & Safety at Work ( Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is required to have one or more certified handlers if your workplace uses, handles, manufactures or stores certain hazardous substances. – acutely toxic substances (classes 6.1A & 6.1B)
Can other people handle the substances?
In the following situations, substances with certified handler requirements do not have to be under the personal control of a certified handler:
Guidance And Assistance Of A Certified Handler:
A person who is not a certified handler can handle hazardous substances that normally require one if a certified handler:
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