General safety duty of everyone involved in handling dangerous substances anywhere
23 General safety duty of everyone involved in handling dangerous substances anywhere
Everyone involved in handling a dangerous substance must take all reasonable steps to minimise the risks resulting from handling the substance.
Note 1 A failure to comply with this section may be an offence (see pt 3.2).
Note 2 Handling a dangerous substance includes importing, manufacturing, storing, supplying, possessing, receiving or using the substance (see s 11).
To remove any doubt, this section applies to the handling of a dangerous substance whether or not the handling is a non-commercial handling of the substance.
Note For the meaning of non-commercial, see s 12.
Division 3.1.2 Handling of dangerous substances in trade or commerce
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