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Schedule 10—Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens and restricted hazardous chemicals
(regulations 340 and 380 to 384)
Note: The prohibition of the use of carcinogens listed in table 10.1, column 2 and the restriction of the use of carcinogens listed in table 10.2, column 2 apply to the pure substance and where the substance is present in a mixture at a concentration greater than 0.1%, unless otherwise specified.
Table 10.1—Prohibited carcinogens
| Item | Prohibited carcinogen [CAS number] |
| 1 | 2‑Acetylaminofluorene [53‑96‑3] |
| 2 | Aflatoxins |
| 3 | 4‑Aminodiphenyl [92‑67‑1] |
| 4 | Benzidine [92‑87‑5] and its salts (including benzidine dihydrochloride [531‑85‑1]) |
| 5 | bis(Chloromethyl) ether [542‑88‑1] |
| 6 | Chloromethyl methyl ether [107‑30‑2] (technical grade which contains bis(chloromethyl) ether) |
| 7 | 4‑Dimethylaminoazobenzene [60‑11‑7] (Dimethyl Yellow) |
| 8 | 2‑Naphthylamine [91‑59‑8] and its salts |
| 9 | 4‑Nitrodiphenyl [92‑93‑3] |
Table 10.2—Restricted carcinogens
| Item | Restricted carcinogen [CAS Number] | Restricted use |
| 1 | Acrylonitrile [107‑13‑1] | All |
| 2 | Benzene [71‑43‑2] | All uses involving benzene as a feedstock containing more than 50% of benzene by volume<br>Genuine research or analysis |
| 3 | Cyclophosphamide [50‑18‑0] | When used in preparation for therapeutic use in hospitals and oncological treatment facilities, and in manufacturing operations<br>Genuine research or analysis |
| 4 | 3,3’‑Dichlorobenzidine [91‑94‑1] and its salts (including 3,3’‑Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride [612‑83‑9]) | All |
| 5 | Diethyl sulfate [64‑67‑5] | All |
| 6 | Dimethyl sulfate [77‑78‑1] | All |
| 7 | Ethylene dibromide [106‑93‑4] | When used as a fumigant<br>Genuine research or analysis |
| 8 | 4,4’‑Methylene bis(2‑chloroaniline) [101‑14‑4] MOCA | All |
| 9 | 3‑Propiolactone [57‑57‑8] (Beta‑propiolactone) | All |
| 10 | o‑Toluidine [95‑53‑4] and o‑Toluidine hydrochloride [636‑21‑5] | All |
| 11 | Vinyl chloride monomer [75‑01‑4] | All |
Table 10.3—Restricted hazardous chemicals
| Item | Restricted hazardous chemical | Restricted use |
| 1 | Antimony and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as antimony |
| 2 | Arsenic and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as arsenic<br>For spray painting |
| 3 | Benzene (benzol), if the substance contains more than 1% by volume | For spray painting |
| 4 | Beryllium and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as beryllium |
| 5 | Cadmium and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as cadmium |
| 6 | Carbon disulphide (carbon bisulphide) | For spray painting |
| 7 | Chromate | For wet abrasive blasting |
| 8 | Chromium and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.5% (except as specified for wet blasting) as chromium |
| 9 | Cobalt and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as cobalt |
| 10 | Free silica (crystalline silicon dioxide) | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 1% |
| 11 | Lead and compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as lead or which would expose the operator to levels in excess of those set in the regulations covering lead |
| 12 | Lead carbonate | For spray painting |
| 13 | Methanol (methyl alcohol), if the substance contains more than 1% by volume | For spray painting |
| 14 | Nickel and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as nickel |
| 15 | Nitrates | For wet abrasive blasting |
| 16 | Nitrites | For wet abrasive blasting |
| 17 | Radioactive substance of any kind where the level of radiation exceeds 1 Bq/g | For abrasive blasting, so far as is reasonably practicable |
| 18 | Tetrachloroethane | For spray painting |
| 19 | Tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride) | For spray painting |
| 20 | Tin and its compounds | For abrasive blasting at a concentration of greater than 0.1% as tin |
| 21 | Tributyl tin | For spray painting |
Note: Regulation 382 deals with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Schedule 11—Placard and manifest quantities
(regulations 347 to 350, 361, 390 and 391)
Table 11.1
- Item Column 1Description of hazardous chemical Column 2Placard quantity Column 3Manifest quantity
- Flammable gases
- 1 Flammable gases—category 1A, category 1B or any combination of those categories 200 L 5,000 L
- Gases under pressure
- 2 Gases under pressure—with acute toxicity, category 1, 2, 3 or 4 50 L 500 L
- 3 Gases under pressure—with skin corrosion, category 1A, 1B or 1C 50 L 500 L
- 4 Gases under pressure—not specified elsewhere in this table 1,000 L 10,000 L
- Flammable liquids
- 5 Flammable liquids—category 1 50 L 500 L
- 6 Flammable liquids—category 2 250 L 2,500 L
- 7 Flammable liquids—category 3 1,000 L 10,000 L
- 8 Flammable liquids—any combination of chemicals from items 5 to 7 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 L 10,000 L
- 9 Flammable liquids—category 4 10,000 L 100,000 L
- Self‑reactive substances
- 10 Self‑reactive substances—type A 5 kg or 5 L 50 kg or 50 L
- 11 Self‑reactive substances—type B 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 12 Self‑reactive substances—any of types C to F 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- Flammable solids
- 13 Flammable solids—category 1 250 kg 2,500 kg
- 14 Flammable solids—category 2 1,000 kg 10,000 kg
- 15 Flammable solids—any combination of chemicals from items 11 to 14 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Pyrophoric liquids and pyrophoric solids
- 16 Pyrophoric liquids and pyrophoric solids—category 1 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- Self‑heating substances and mixtures
- 17 Self‑heating substances and mixtures—category 1 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 18 Self‑heating substances and mixtures—category 2 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- 19 Self‑heating substances and mixtures—any combination of chemicals from items 16 to 18 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas
- 20 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas—category 1 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 21 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas—category 2 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 22 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas—category 3 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- 23 Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gas—any combination of chemicals from items 20 to 22 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids
- 24 Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids—category 1 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 25 Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids—category 2 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 26 Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids—category 3 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- 27 Oxidising liquids and oxidising solids—any combination of chemicals from items 24 to 26 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Organic peroxides
- 28 Organic peroxides—type A 5 kg or 5 L 50 kg or 50 L
- 29 Organic peroxides—type B 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 30 Organic peroxides—any of types C to F 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 31 Organic peroxides—any combination of chemicals from items 29 and 30 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- Acute toxicity
- 32 Acute toxicity—category 1 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 33 Acute toxicity—category 2 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 34 Acute toxicity—category 3 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- 35 Acute toxicity—any combination of chemicals from items 32 to 34 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Skin corrosion
- 36 Skin corrosion—category 1A 50 kg or 50 L 500 kg or 500 L
- 37 Skin corrosion—category 1B 250 kg or 250 L 2,500 kg or 2,500 L
- 38 Skin corrosion—category 1C 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Corrosive to metals
- 39 Corrosive to metals—category 1 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- 40 Corrosive to metals—any combination of chemicals from items 36 to 39 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 1,000 kg or 1,000 L 10,000 kg or 10,000 L
- Unstable explosives
- 41 Unstable explosives 5 kg or 5 L 50 kg or 50 L
- Unstable chemicals
- 42 Unstable chemicals—any combination of chemicals from items 10, 28 and 41 where none of the items exceeds the quantities in column 2 or 3 of that item on its own 5 kg or 5 L 50 kg or 50 L
- Aerosols
- 43 Aerosols—category 1, category 2, category 3 or any combination of those categories 5,000 L 10,000 L
Note 1: In item 2, Gases under pressure with acute toxicity, category 4 only applies up to a LC50 of 5,000 ppmV. This is equivalent to dangerous goods of Division 2.3.
Note 2: Item 43 includes flammable aerosols.
1 Determination of classification of flammable liquids
For the purposes of this table, if a flammable liquid category 4 is used, handled or stored in the same spill compound as one or more flammable liquids of categories 1, 2 or 3, the total quantity of flammable liquids categories 1, 2 or 3 must be determined as if the flammable liquid category 4 had the same classification as the flammable liquid in the spill compound with the lowest flash point.
Example: For placarding and manifest purposes, a spill compound containing 1 000 L of flammable liquid category 1 and 1 000 L of flammable liquid category 4 is considered to contain 2 000 L of flammable liquid category 1