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Risk <strong>assessment</strong> attachments:You can attach in<strong>for</strong>mation to your <strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong>s such as lists of <strong>substance</strong>s on that <strong>risk</strong><strong>assessment</strong>; or any o<strong>the</strong>r details that are important.Where to from here?• Put <strong>the</strong> material safety data sheets somewhere your employees can easily access <strong>the</strong>m;and• Put into place <strong>the</strong> control measures (decided on in <strong>the</strong> <strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong>) that will make useof <strong>the</strong> product safe; and• Train <strong>the</strong> people who will be using those products how to use <strong>the</strong>m safely; and• Supervise <strong>the</strong>m to make sure <strong>the</strong>y are doing what <strong>the</strong>y should be doing.For full details of Queensland workplace health and safety hazardous<strong>substance</strong> laws:Refer to <strong>the</strong> legislation:• Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995;• Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997;• (Workplace Health and Safety Queensland) <strong>Hazardous</strong> Substances Code of Practice2003.Disclaimer: Any advice given to you as an obligation holder by <strong>MTAQ</strong> is given only to assist you to discharge your obligations under <strong>the</strong>Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 (Qld). Compliance with this advice does not relieve you of your obligations under that Act. Any advice isgiven on <strong>the</strong> basis that you will make your own independent <strong>assessment</strong> of what action is necessary to ensure your compliance with <strong>the</strong> Act. The<strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong>s provided are examples only – your <strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong>s will need to cater <strong>for</strong> specific hazardous <strong>substance</strong>s and circumstances inyour business.Whilst all care will be taken in providing advice to you, <strong>MTAQ</strong> and its staff will not be liable <strong>for</strong> any errors or omissions or <strong>for</strong> any loss or damagesuffered by you or any person which arises (directly or indirectly) from your reliance on this advice or <strong>for</strong> any breach by you of your obligationsunder <strong>the</strong> Act.

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