Chemical Management and MSDSs

Contractors must provide up to date Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for all chemicals:

• used on site
• brought onto the site and/or stored at the site.

MSDSs are valid for five years from the date of issue. They must include Australian emergency contact details.

Additionally, contractors must include all chemicals that they store permanently on site in the Coles Group site’s Chemical Register, for example cleaning chemicals. For refurbishment or new site works, the contractor must maintain a separate Contractor Chemical Register that is available on site for the duration of these works.

Contractors must store chemicals in a manner and location that is:

• in a secure position where unauthorised people cannot access them
• free from the risk of falling or being knocked over
• away from food
• in line with the Coles Group’s storage requirements for dangerous goods and hazardous substances
• appropriately labelled

Contractors must:

• minimise the quantity of cleaning products kept at the site
• provide MSDSs for all chemicals used on site
• use control measures as outlined in the risk assessment, Work Method Statement and/or MSDS
• keep all empty or full liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders secured on a cleaning equipment trolley or against a wall to prevent the cylinder from being knocked over or damaged.