Chemicals and the GHS under Australian Law
CETEC are helping clients integrate a new system of classifying chemicals and hazardous risks. Called the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), it has replaced the previously Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. These changes implement an internationally agreed-upon system for classifying and labelling hazardous chemicals. Planned for global use, it […]
Enhanced Safety Measures Against Asbestos in Mulch
Recent investigations1 from Sydney and Regional New South Wales have raised concerns about the presence of asbestos fragments in landscaping materials. While the exact source remains unclear, this discovery has placed a spotlight on the potential hazards that asbestos-contaminated garden mulch might pose in public and private open spaces. For over 35 years, CETEC have […]
Air Quality Risk Management
With more than 400 deaths and 3000 hospitalisations attributable to the bushfire smoke that shrouded Australia’s eastern States last summer, could a coinciding COVID-19 pandemic create a perfect storm? Australian Public Safety experts are understandably worried as US Firefighters warn COVID-19 is making the bushfire response “exponentially harder”. The News reports Californians are forced to […]