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Minor Storage Workplaces

‘Minor storage workplace’ is the term used for a workplace where stated dangerous goods or combustible liquids are stored or handled in quantities less than those prescribed for a Dangerous Goods Location in Schedule 1 of the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation.

Many workplaces store or handle relatively small quantities of dangerous goods – these are ‘minor storage workplaces’. The Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 (DGSM Act) applies to minor storage, but with less onerous requirements than for storage of larger quantities.

DGSM Information Paper No. 3 provides guidance for occupiers of ‘minor storage workplaces’ on how to meet their safety obligations under the DGSM Act. In particular, it addresses the question ‘What is minor storage within the DGSM framework?' The information paper can be accessed at: http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/chem/publications/#info_paper3.


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