Discover a wide range of guidance, training, legislative requirements, and practical resources designed to support the safe management of activities involving chemicals and radiation.
The University undertakes a wide range of activities involving chemicals or harmful radiation. All such activities are required to be risk assessed and registered through Services@Griffith, along with associated certification and training details.
Working with chemicals or radiation
All work involving chemicals or radiation must be carried out while following specific safety and containment requirements. Some biological materials and chemical substances may be subject to further regulations or controls.
Griffith requires registration for all activities involving all biological materials, radiation and some chemicals through the Activity Register in Services@Griffith.
Create an Activity Application in Services@Griffith  Chemwatch
Chemicals
Use the Services@Griffith activity register to register activities involving:
- Prohibited and Restricted Carcinogens
- Scheduled Substances (S2, S3, S4, S7, S8, S9 and S10)
- High Risk Pressure Vessel activities.
Chemicals which require additional controls include:
- Chemicals of Security Concern
- Nanomaterials
- Scheduled Substances (Medicines and Poisons)
- Prohibited and restricted Carcinogen
Chemical resources
Ionising Radiation resources
Non-ionising Radiation resources
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