Sch 8Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheets

Schedule 8—Disclosure of ingredients in safety data sheets

Regulations 145 and 149

1 Purpose of this Schedule

This Schedule sets out the way in which the ingredients of a hazardous substance must be disclosed in a safety data sheet prepared under these Regulations.

2 Identity of ingredients to be disclosed

(1) This clause applies if an ingredient in a hazardous substance causes the correct classification of the substance to include a hazard class and hazard category referred to in Table 1.

(2) The identity of the ingredient must be disclosed on the label and safety data sheet of the hazardous substance in accordance with clauses 3 and 4.

Sch. 8 cl. 2 (Table 1) amended by S.R. No. 141/2020 reg. 10(a).

Table 1

• Column 1**Item Column 2**GHS hazard class Column 3**GHS hazard category

• 1 Acute toxicity—oral Category 1Category 2Category 3Category 4

• 2 Acute toxicity—dermal Category 1Category 2Category 3Category 4

• 3 Acute toxicity—inhalation Category 1Category 2Category 3Category 4

• Column 1**Item Column 2**GHS hazard class Column 3**GHS hazard category

• 4 Respiratory sensitiser Category 1

• 5 Skin sensitiser Category 1

• 6 Mutagenicity Category 1ACategory 1BCategory 2

• 7 Carcinogenicity Category 1ACategory 1BCategory 2

• 8 Toxic to reproduction Category 1ACategory 1BCategory 2Additional category for effects on or via lactation

• 9 Target organ toxicity—single exposure Category 1Category 2Category 3

• 10 Target organ toxicity—repeat exposure Category 1Category 2

• 11 Aspiration hazards Category 1

• 12 Skin corrosion or irritation Category 1ACategory 1BCategory 1CCategory 2

• 13 Serious eye damage or eye irritation Category 1Category 2

  3 Generic names used to disclose identity of ingredients

(1) This clause applies if an ingredient of a hazardous substance must be disclosed under clause 2.

(2) The ingredient—

(a) may be disclosed by its generic name if—