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Chemical Safety in Schools

Chemical Safety in Schools (CSIS) is a resource package developed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) to provide schools with up to date information on chemical safety and to assist schools meet the mandatory requirements under the Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods Legislation.

The Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Regulation 1996, which requires:

• training for staff in the management of risks associated with the use of chemicals

• ready access to risk and safety information on hazardous substances

• a register to be kept of hazardous substances used or stored on site

• the labelling of chemical containers with risk and safety information

• the assessment of risks to health from exposure to hazardous substances

• the implementation of control measures to protect health and safety

• the maintenance of records of training and risk assessment

the Dangerous Goods Act 1975 and related Dangerous Goods Regulation 1978, which require:

• the appropriate labelling and storage of dangerous goods

• licensing by WorkCover NSW, where stocks of dangerous goods exceed storage limits.

School based training

Training is a mandatory requirement of the Hazardous Substances Regulation 1996. The CSIS package contains a comprehensive school based training module. It is designed for whole school or collegial group delivery. The participant's notes are written in a self paced format so that these can be provided to new members of staff for training in CSIS. 

To view a Powerpoint 2000 presentation  developed for teacher training of Module C, click on the link below and download the chemical.zip file (876,544k). This module was designed for teachers to use on a PC and work through the various screens and questions.

Last Updated on 15/05/2009