APPOINTMENT: HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
CONTROLLER
ELEMENT 2.17: HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (HCS) CONTROL
Attention of: _______________________
APPOINTMENT AS HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CONTROLLER
I, _____________________, having been appointed in terms of Section 16 (2) of
the Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993), to ensure full compliance
with the Act,
hereby appoint you _______________as Hazardous Chemical
Substances Controller for__________________________.
Your duties as Hazardous Chemical Substances Co-ordinator are listed below:
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Keep an updated alphabetical list of all Hazardous Chemical Substances.
Review the alphabetical list on a quarterly basis by completing a
quarterly review form.
Obtain the required hazard information (General Administrative
Regulations, Annexure 1) for all identified Hazardous Chemical
Substances from the supplier or manufacturer of the product.
Exercise control over the safe storing, labelling, issue and handling of all
Hazardous Chemical Substances as per the above list.
Ensure that all hazardous chemical substance containers are safely
disposed of if it is not returned to the supplier.
Please confirm your acceptance of this appointment by signing and returning the
duplicate copy of this letter to the undersigned.
______________________
SIGNATURE
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DATE
STUART MURRAY (Section 16 (2) )
I understand the implications of this appointment and confirm my acceptance
thereof.
_______________________
SIGNATURE
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
CO-ORDINATOR
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DATE