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Secondary NotificationUnder Section 65 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act, 1989 (Commonwealth), a secondary notification of sodium cyanide may be required where a manufacturer or introducer of the chemical becomes aware of circumstances that may warrant a reassessment of its environmental hazards and risks. Specific circumstances include:
The Director must be notified within 28 days of the manufacturer/importer becoming aware of any of the above or other circumstances prescribed under Section 65 of the Act. Acronyms and AbbreviationsACGIH American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists ACMER Australian Centre for Mineral Extension and Research (formerly Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research ACT Australian Capital Territory ADG Code Australian Dangerous Goods Code (NTC, 2007) AF assessment factor AMIRA Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited ANZECC Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council ANZMEC Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council APHA American Public Health Association ARMCANZ Agricultural and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand ASTM ASTM International (originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) ATP adenosine triphosphate ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (USA) BMTF Baia Mare Task Force (Romania) Ca(CN)2 calcium cyanide CAS Chemical Abstracts Service CCREM Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers CME Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia CMSA Chamber of Mines of South Africa CN cyanide CNS central nervous system CO2 carbon dioxide CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) CuCN copper cyanide Cwlth Commonwealth DEWHA The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (previously the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, prior to that the Department of the Environment and Heritage and prior to that, Environment Australia) DHA United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (Germany) DITR Australian Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources DITRDLG Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government DRET Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism ORS Office of Road Safety (Australia) EC50 The concentration of a test substance which results in an effect on 50% of the test species. EINECS European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances EIS Environmental Impact Statement FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations HCN hydrogen cyanide HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Base ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation ICMC International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold ICME International Council on Minerals and the Environment ICMI International Cyanide Management Institute ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals ICOLD International Commission on Large Dams IIED International Institute for Environment and Development IMO International Maritime Organisation ISO International Organisation for Standardisation KCN potassium cyanide LC50 Lethal Concentration 50 (concentration necessary to kill 50% of the organisms being tested, e.g. mg/L in water to aquatic organisms, or ppm diet or drinking water to birds or mammals) LD50 Lethal Dose 50 (median dose of a toxicant that will kill 50% of the test animals within a designated period after a single dose is administered) LOEC lowest-observed-effect concentration MAC Mining Association of Canada MCA Minerals Council of Australia MCMPR Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources MERIWA Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia ML megalitres (million litres) Mm3 million cubic meters MOH Ministry of Health, Singapore Mt megatonnes (million metric tonnes) NaCN sodium cyanide NEPM National Environment Protection Measures NEPC National Environment Protection Council, Australia NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia NICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Australia NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Australia NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate NOEC no-observed-effect concentration i.e. the test concentration at which no effect is observed NOEL no-observed-effect level NOHSC National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (now Safe Work Australia) NSC National Safety Council, Australia NSW New South Wales NT Northern Territory NT DBIRD Northern Territory Department of Business, Industry and Resource. Development OASCC Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (now Safe Work Australia) OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OPPT Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (USA) OSS Office of the Supervising Scientist, NT, Australia PACIA Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association PAWA Northern Territory Power and Water Authority PEC predicted environmental concentration ppm parts per million QDME Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland Government QEPA Queensland Environmental Protection Agency Qld Queensland RCR respiratory control ratios SA South Australia SDS Safety Data Sheet SWA Safe Work Australia (formerly OASCC or NOHSC) Tas Tasmania TDS Total Dissolved Solids tpa tonnes per annum TRV toxicity reference value TSF tailings storage facility TV trigger value UNEP United Nations Environment Programme US ACHPPM United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Vic Victoria WA Western Australia WA DoIR Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources WAD weak acid dissociable (complexes of cyanide). 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