Regulating chemicals in NSW
National and international regulatory frameworks
Radiation protection information for the general public
Learn more about radiation use in medical research, household smoke detectors, CT scans, and lasers.
Hazardous and liquid wastes
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Media releases from the EPA, the Minister's office and news articles.
Changes to the regulation of industrial chemicals
Changes have been made to the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) to strengthen the regulation of industrial chemicals and align NSW with new national standards for industrial chemicals environmental risk management.
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard
The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard or ‘IChEMS’ was developed collaboratively by Commonwealth, state and territory governments to harmonise industrial chemical environmental risk management across Australia.
New scheduled activities for environmentally hazardous chemicals
The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) includes new scheduled activities for environmentally hazardous chemicals for premises based and non premises-based activities.