Mercury (element) elevated over outdoor concentrations, at a range of 0.0065 – 0.523 μg/m. The average was 0.069 μg/m. Mercury also enters into the environment through the improper disposal (e.g., land filling, incineration) of certain products. Products containing mercury include: auto parts, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, medical products, thermometers, and thermostats. Due to health concerns (see below), toxics use reduction efforts are cutting back or eliminating mercury in such products. For example, the amount of mercury sold in thermostats in the United States decreased from 14.5 tons in 2004 to 3.9 tons in 2007. Most thermometers now use pigmented alcohol instead of mercury,
Safety in Australia codes of practice Codes of Practice are developed to give practical guidance on how the requirements of the Workplace Health & Safety Act 2011 and Workplace Health & Safety Regulation 2011. Codes of Practice are very important documents; The codes of practice are admissible in court as evidence of whether a duty has been complied with. They’ll also provide evidence of what is known about a particular hazard or risk in control measures and can also be relied on determining what is reasonably practicable. Those codes of practice really set the benchmark and you can choose to follow that code