Flammable Liquids Storage and Handling Policy & Procedure Template
Editable Word flammable liquids storage and handling policy and procedure for Queensland workplaces: labelling, safety data sheets, ignition sources, storage, spills, fire equipment and waste.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits workshops, builders, painters, farms, depots and any business that keeps fuels, solvents or thinners. It follows the hazardous chemical rules in the WHS Regulation and points to the checklists and risk assessment you will use alongside it.
What Is Included In Our Flammable Liquids Storage and Handling Policy & Procedure?
- Policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions from the WHS Regulation, including hazardous atmosphere
- Lowest practicable quantity rule for flammable liquids and waste
- Safety data sheets, hazardous chemicals register and labelling
- Storage rules, segregation per the safety data sheet and impact protection
- Ignition source control and decanting steps
- Spill containment, spill response and rag disposal
- Firefighting equipment and its dated test record
- When manifest and placard rules apply, with the quantities left to Schedule 11
- Roles, training, records and review triggers
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty), ss 35 to 38 (notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 39 (information, training and supervision), 49 and 50 (exposure standards and air monitoring), 51 to 53 (hazardous atmospheres, ignition sources, flammable and combustible substances), chapter 7 ss 341 to 346 (labels, safety data sheets, register), ss 347 to 350 and 361 (manifest, notice, placards, emergency plan copy), s 351 (managing risks), s 352 (review of controls), ss 353 to 359 (signs, reactions, ignition sources, stability, spill containment, impact, firefighting equipment), ss 362 to 364 (safety equipment, storage systems, bulk containers), s 368 (health monitoring), Schedules 11 to 14
- Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2021 (Qld)
- Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), including its appendix on storage and handling
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
How to use it
From download to site in three steps
Buy and download
Check out with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download buttons appear straight away and the links are emailed to you.
Make it yours
Open it in Microsoft Word or Excel. Add your logo, business details, site and job information, and adjust it to how the work is done.
Brief your crew
Talk it through with the workers doing the job, have them sign on, and keep it on site. Review it whenever the job or conditions change.
What format is it?
Microsoft Word (registers are Excel). Edit it in Word or Excel, or free in Word and Excel for the web, and add your own logo and business details.
How do I get it after I pay?
Your download buttons appear as soon as checkout finishes, and the links are emailed to you. You can re-download from your account at any time.
Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
What if it isn't right for my job?
If it doesn't match its description or has a fault, we'll fix it, and if we can't, we'll refund you (or give you store credit if you'd prefer). Check the sample pages first, as we don't refund a change of mind.
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