Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace 2.2a: 2.2 Obtain the current SDS from the Australian manufacturer, importer or supplier before use

A manufacturer or importer must prepare an SDS before first supplying a hazardous chemical to a workplace and must give the current SDS to anyone likely to be affected who asks. A supplier must provide the current SDS on first supply and again on first supply after an amendment. The PCBU must obtain the SDS and any amended version from the manufacturer, importer or supplier no later than first supply or as soon as practicable afterwards but before use, and a third party SDS alone does not meet that duty because the Australian manufacturer or importer's SDS must be obtained. If an SDS is not supplied the PCBU must contact the source and obtain one before use. Key points to note from the SDS include the hazard classification, routes of entry, warnings for at-risk workers, storage instructions, physical properties such as flash point and vapour density, situations that generate hazardous chemicals, and environmental hazards. Domestic products used in the way a household would do not need an SDS, but one should be obtained when used in different quantity or manner.