Australia Poisons Standard (SUSMP)
Part 2 Division 3: containers and closures – Australia Poisons Standard (SUSMP)

Australia Poisons Standard (SUSMP) s49: Fit child-resistant closures that suit the container and poison and last for the product's life to each poison and pack size listed in section 49

What does s49 require?

Poisons listed in section 49 need a child-resistant closure that suits the container and poison and stays child-resistant for as long as the product is expected to last, at the pack sizes stated, including: alkaline salt dishwasher tablets (all sizes), liquids, solids or gels (5 L or less) and food additives (2.5 L or less); many Schedule 5 and 6 essential oils (200 mL or less; eucalyptus oil and cineole 2 L or less); ethylene glycol (5 L or less); kerosene-type hydrocarbons, methylated spirit and turpentine oil (up to 5 L); Schedule 6 hydrochloric acid (5 L or less); liquid nicotine in Schedule 3 or 4 (all sizes); animal paracetamol in Schedule 4 (all sizes); sodium and potassium hydroxide on their own (up to 2.5 L) and in oven, hotplate and drain cleaners (up to 5 L, pressurised sprays excepted). Therapeutic goods packed to a therapeutic goods order are excluded.

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