Updated Victorian Dangerous Goods Notification Requirement

From 1 July, amendments to the Victorian Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012 commence. Changes include requiring workplaces with prescribed quantities of dangerous goods (DGs) to notify WorkSafe of storage quantities at least every two years. Notification was previously required every five years.

If there are significant changes to a site where DGs are stored and handled, an additional notification will also be required within three business days of the change occurring.

Existing duty holders will have six months from 1 July 2021 to submit a notification to WorkSafe that complies with the amended regulations, unless a prescribed change occurs within that period, in which case duty holders must notify WorkSafe within three business days.

See WorkSafe Victoria for more information here.