Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990
4AAHazardous chemical definition
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4AA Hazardous chemical definition
(1) This regulation is made for section 5 of the Act. (2) A hazardous chemical is a chemical that satisfies the criteria for a hazard class under the GHS, but does not include a chemical that satisfies the criteria solely for one of the following hazard classes: (a) flammable gases, category 2; (b) acute toxicity—oral, category 5; (c) acute toxicity—dermal, category 5; (d) acute toxicity—inhalation, category 5; (e) skin corrosion/irritation, category 3; (f) serious eye damage/eye irritation, category 2B; (g) aspiration hazard, category 2; (h) hazardous to the aquatic environment, category acute 1, 2 or 3; (i) hazardous to the aquatic environment, category chronic 1, 2, 3 or 4; (j) hazardous to the ozone layer.