Hazardous substances identification, release prohibition, and release reporting. Declaration of leaded paint as group 1 hazardous substance. South african national standard foresight publications. Environmental, health and safety in a calabash introduction every person in south africa, whether a public or private entity or an. In order to reduce the danger to public health, safety and welfare from the spills of. Dangerous goods, abbreviated dg, are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment. Hazardous substances act 15 of 1973 hsa read together. In south africa this means the hazardous substances act, 1973 act no. Countryterritory zimbabwe document type legislation date 1971 2001 source fao, faolex long title an act to establish a hazardous substances and articles control board and to confer powers and functions on such board in relation to the licensing of hazardous substances and articles, suppliers of hazardous substances and premises, vehicles, vessels or aircraft on which hazardous substances. The substances on this list are subject to the provisions of labor code sections 6360 through 6399. Planning hazardous substances act 1990 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 may 2020. Acts online provides legislation, including amendments and regulations, in an intuitive, online format.
Each hazardous substances should be registered by producer or importer. Air quality act act 39 of 2004 hazardous substances act act 15 of 1973 nuclear energy act act 1 of 1993 section 4546 authority over. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Finalization of ministerial decree on storage of hazardous substances 9. The consumers sleeping giant the federal hazardous. The term hazardous substance shall not apply to pesticides subject to the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act 7 u. The following is the list of hazardous substances prepared by the director pursuant to labor code section 6380.
Hazardous substances act 15 of 1973 hsa read together with. The hpr, in addition to the amendments made to the hpa under the economic action plan 2014 act, no. C any radioactive substance, if, with respect to such substance as used in a particular class of article or as packaged. See note20 below afrikaans text signed by the state president as amended by. The minister of health has, in terms of section 291 of the hazardous substances act, 1973 act 15 of 1973, read with section 2910a of the said act, made the following regulations regarding group i hazardous substances. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references. Conducting a categorization of hazardous substances 7. Federal hazardous substances act unofficial compilation for convenience only. Section 23, paragraph two, and section 27, paragraph two, of the hazardous substance act b. We are the leading resource for freely available legislation in south africa and are used daily by thousands of professionals and industry leaders. Hazardous substances ordinance 14 of 1974 og 3415 came into force on date of publication. Hazardous substances india has a laige body of laws dealing directly or indirectly with the control of environmental pollution and conservation of natural resources.
Hazardous products act canada and regulations worksafebc. Application of act to grouped hazardous substances in transit. Atomic energy and radiation protection act 5 of 2005gg 3429 brought. Hazardous substances ordinance 14 of 1974 general regulations. Government notice 99 of 1979 og 3980 came into force on date of publication. Chemicalshazardous substances management in indonesia. D any consumer product or hazardous substance as those terms are defined in the consumer product safety act 15 u. The purpose of the hazardous substances part of the hazardous substances and contaminated land chapter is to provide current best practice to achieve consistency with current legislation and good environmental outcomes. Hazmat teams are personnel specially trained to handle dangerous. Planning hazardous substances act 1990, section 15 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 may 2020.
The provisions of this act relating to group iii hazardous substances came into operation on 24 december, 1976. Repeal of section 3a of act 36 of 1919, and act 42 of 1971. Exemptions and exclusions relating to group iv hazardous substances 1 march 1993. Exemption of any person who has received a written approval from the head of the health authority of the concerned province to load cyanide cartridges for use in a poison firing apparatus, from the provisions of section 31a of the act 14 november 1997. Federal register hazardous substances and articles. Certain dangerous goods that pose risks even when not being transported are known as hazardous materials abbreviated as hazmat or hazmat. City of napier district plan hazardous substances operative 21 november 2011, now incorporating pc10 page 63. Special precautions for cyanide in open surface tanks. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. These laws are in the foim of around 200 central and state enactments. The provisions of this act relating to group ii hazardous substances are deemed to have came into operation on 21 december, 1984. Part i preliminary 1 short title this act may be cited as the hazardous substances and articles act chapter 15. The consumer product safety commission, a federal regulatory agency, enforces the federal hazardous substances act. Objectives of the act the hsa seeks to delineate, categorise and classify certain hazardous substances and electronic products into groups in relation to their respective degrees of danger.
A hazardous substance means a substance that is toxic, corrosive, an irritant, or flammable and which can cause serious personal injury or. Exemption of a laboratory, a teaching institution, an. To add following statement as section 151 of the hazardous substance act, b. Finalization of ministerial decree on registration and notification 10. The hazardous products regulations hpr specify the criteria for classifying hazards posed by chemical products and requirements for product labels and sdss. For the purposes of this notice the act means the hazardous substances act, 1973 act no.
Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 203k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. General regulations made in terms of the medicines and related. Hazardous substances are controlled by the hazardous substances and new organisms act hsno 1996. Monitoring of hazardous substances management in all sector 8. The federal hazardous products act and the pursuant hazardous products regulations, which apply to suppliers, define which materials i. That with the increasing activities of development in various sectors particularly industry and trade sector, the use of hazardous and toxic substances tends to increase. Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than patient for whom prescribed. The provisions of this act relating to group i hazardous substances came into operation on 25 march, 1997. Notification notifications for importation is the prior informed consent from the authorities of the exporting country regarding the transboundary movement of restricted hazardous substances or first imported hazardous substances. Equipment and processes involving hazardous substances.
Human health, safety and property can by adversely affected by, and in extreme cases death can result from, the inadvertent or deliberate release of hazardous substances during their use, storage, transport or disposal. Regulations relating to group iv hazardous substances government notice r247 in government gazette 14596, dated 26 february 1993. See note below afrikaans text signed by the state president as amended by hazardous substances amendment act, no. Federal law requires that all controlled substances dispensed bear the following. After the enactment of superfund, it became apparent that emergency response to accidental releases of hazardous substances, although vital to the protection of public health and the environment, was not enough protection against the possibility of the release of extremely hazardous substances. The state law authority that empowers the new york state department of environmental conservation department to create a list of hazardous substances is found in title one of article 37 of the environmental. Certain dangerous goods that pose risks even when not being transported are known as hazardous materials abbreviated as hazmat or hazmat hazardous materials are often subject to chemical regulations. The rules must conform with regulations adopted under the federal hazardous substances act 15 u. Frequently asked questions hazardous products regulations. Interested persons are invited to submit substantiated comments or representations on. The standards must conform to standards prescribed by federal regulations adopted under the federal flammable fabrics act 15 u. The hazardous substances act hsa was brought into operation to control and regulate the manufacture, sale, use and disposal of hazardous substances. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
With acts you are guaranteed the latest and most up to date resource for your legislative needs. Section 1 of the hazardous substances act, 1973 hereinafter referred to as the principal act, is hereby amended a by the substitution for the definition of directorgeneral of the following definition. Ppt hazardous waste powerpoint presentation free to. This ordinance and any amendment thereof shall also be applicable in all those areas referred to in section 21 of the development of selfgovernment for native nations in south west africa act, 1968 act no. Dec 06, 2012 this booklet is a guide to the controls set out in the planning hazardous substances act 1990 and takes account of changes to the consent procedures as a result of directive 9682ec on the. Hazardous substances act 15 of 1973 hsa read together with the hazardous substances regulations housed under the occupational health and safety act 85 of 1993 topic.
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