There are currently no open consultations.

Overview

The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) is a national approach to managing chemical use, storage, handling and disposal. It delivers nationally consistent environmental standards for managing industrial chemicals and makes it easier for industry to choose less harmful chemicals.

As part of the process of making standards under the IChEMS we seek your input on proposed standards. The information that you provide during public consultation will inform the final standards which are listed in the IChEMS Register.

Where necessary, supporting documents will include indicative lists of chemicals covered by the proposed standards. The lists provide chemical names and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CAS RNs) to help chemical users to search chemical inventories. The lists are not comprehensive and should not be relied on to identify all chemicals that may be subject to the proposed standards.

IChEMS scheduling – timing for consultation

  • Optional call for information
    closed
  • IChEMS Advisory Committee meets to consider high-concern chemicals.
    closed
  • Statutory public consultation on proposed standards. Minimum 20 business day consultation.
    closed

Current stage

  • Statutory consultation on proposed standards opens
    closed

    6 November 2025

  • Statutory consultation closes
    closed

    8 December 2025

Upcoming stages

  • Making standards and listing new standards on the ICHEMS Register
    current

    Mid 2026

Contact
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Section (IChEM Section)