WSH Act: hazardous substances
Hazardous substances are defined in accordance with the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act.
In accordance with the Act, the following are classified as hazardous substances:
- Carcinogens
- Corrosive substances
- Explosives
- Flammable substances
- Gases under pressure
- Irritants
- Mutagens
- Organic peroxides
- Oxidising substances
- Pyrophoric substances
- Self-heating substances
- Self-reactive substances
- Sensitisers
- Substances hazardous to the aquatic environment
- Substances that emit flammable gases when in contact with water
- Teratogens
- Toxic substances
- Combustible dust [with effect from 1 January 2025]