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The Dangerous Goods public register contains information about the transport of dangerous goods required under the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 and regulations, including information about driver and vehicle licences.

Treated timber can be dangerous. Learn how to pick the right timber, and how to use and dispose of treated timber safely and legally. This section also contains information for industry, about our rules on treating timber and keeping consumers informed.

Timber is treated with pesticides to protect it from insects such as borers and termites, as well as fungi that cause rot and decay. However, these pesticides can harm people and the environment so it is important to use and dispose of treated timber safely and legally.

Most softwood timbers must be treated to prevent them from being attacked by fungi and insects. Fungi will cause the timber to rot while insects will damage and weaken it.

When choosing a timber treatment, consider the location, the type of pests or fungi the timber will be exposed to, and the purpose of the final product. If possible, choose a timber that has not been treated with copper chrome arsenate, which contains arsenic.

Boron is a preservative used to protect the borer-susceptible sapwood of some hardwood species. The active ingredient of boron-based timber treatments is disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, which occurs naturally, is not toxic to mammals in small amounts and is not considered a large environmental threat.

Blue pine has been treated with synthetic pyrethroids to resist borers and termites. The treatment is usually water-based, and better for the environment than many other treatments.

Light organic solvent preservative (LOSP) is a waterproof timber treatment. LOSP may include synthetic pyrethroids, imidacloprid, azoles or copper naphthenates, which are all pesticides, but as it uses a solvent such as white spirit to contain the insecticides and fungicides, it is less hazardous than other timber treatments.

The two main copper based timber treatments, other than copper chrome arsenate (CCA), are alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) and copper azole (CA). Both are less hazardous to the environment and human health than CCA.