Indicator 3.5.15

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Indicator 3.5.15

by Contact on 8 October 2026

Requirement

The UoC shall ensure that any person who handles or comes into contact with hazardous substances has access to appropriate changing and washing facilities.

How Do I Interpret This Requirement?

  • Hazardous substances that are often used in aquaculture can include:

    • disinfectants as part of biosecurity protocols

    • herbicides and pesticides used in pond maintenance

    • spawning aids

    • vaccines used in disease prevention

    • marking agents used in resource management.

  • Contact with some substances can be harmful to employees and can cause ill health or injury, but this is preventable through:

    • the correct use of PPE

    • providing changing and washing facilities, including soap, for:

      • washing hands or skin that has come into contact with hazardous substances

      • washing out eyes

      • changing out of clothes that have come into contact with hazardous substances.

Evidence of Implementation

  • availability of changing and washing facilities in easily accessible places.

Auditors Should Confirm

  • employees understand the risk of working with different hazardous substances;

  • employees are aware of the correct procedures to handle hazardous substances;

  • employees understand what to do if they come into contact with hazardous substances.

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