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The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/3247 · Made 20 December 1994

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 20th December 1994

Laid before Parliament 9th January 1995

Coming into force 31st January 1995

The Secretary of State, being the designated Ministerf1 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the regulation and control of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, and for measures relating to consumer protection, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), (5)(b), (6)(b) and (9), 80(1) and (4) and 82(3) (a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (4) and (5), 15 and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f3 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf—

  1. (a)

    for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act; and

  2. (b)

    it appearing to him that the modifications to the enactments referred to in regulation 19(3) below are expedient in consequence of the Regulations referred to below after the carrying out by him of consultations in accordance with se ction 80(4) of the 1974 Act,

hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1976/897 and S.I. 1993/2661.

f2

1972 c. 68; the definition of the Treaties referred to in section 2(2) was extended by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).

f3

1974 c. 37; sections15(1), 50(3) and 80(4) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6, 16(3) and 19 respectively.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application of these Regulations
  4. 4Meaning of the approved supply list
  5. 5Classification of substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  6. 6Safety data sheets for substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  7. 7Advertisements for substances dangerous for supply
  8. 8Packaging of substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  9. 9Labelling of substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  10. 10Particular labelling requirements for certain preparations
  11. 11Methods of marking or labelling packages
  12. 12Child resistant fastenings and tactile warning devices
  13. 13Retention of classification data for substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  14. 14Notification of the constituents of certain preparations dangerous for supply to the poisons advisory centre
  15. 15Exemption certificates
  16. 16Enforcement, civil liability and defence
  17. 17Transitional provisions
  18. 18Extension outside Great Britain
  19. 19Revocations and modifications
  20. Signature
  21. Schedule 1: CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  22. ICATEGORIES OF DANGER
  23. Part II: CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY IN AEROSOL DISPENSERS AS FLAMMABLE
  24. 1Paragraph 1
  25. 2Paragraph 2
  26. Part III: METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF FLASH POINT
  27. 1Paragraph 1
  28. 2Paragraph 2
  29. 3Paragraph 3
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. Schedule 2INDICATIONS OF DANGER AND SYMBOLS FOR SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  33. Schedule 3: CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS FOR PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  34. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  35. 1Application
  36. 2Interpretation
  37. 3Classification of preparations by physico-chemical properties
  38. 4Classification of preparations by health effects
  39. 5Classification by the conventional method
  40. 6Classification by the conventional method as very toxic
  41. 7Classification by the conventional method as toxic
  42. 8Classification by the conventional method as harmful
  43. 9Classification by the conventional method as corrosive
  44. 10Classification by the conventional method as corrosive
  45. 11Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  46. 12Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  47. 13Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  48. 14Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  49. 15Classification by the conventional method as carcinogenic
  50. 16Classification by the conventional method as mutagenic
  51. 17Classification by the conventional method as toxic for reproduction
  52. 18Lower limits of concentration
  53. IICONCENTRATION LIMITS TO BE USED IN APPLYING THE CONVENTIONAL METHOD OF ASSESSING HEALTH EFFECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART I OF THIS SCHEDULE WHERE NO SUCH LIMITS ARE GIVEN IN THE APPROVED SUPPLY LIST
  54. 1Acute lethal effects Repealed
  55. 1.1Other than gaseous preparations
  56. 1.2Gaseous preparations
  57. 2Non-lethal irreversible effects after a single exposure Repealed
  58. 2.1Other than gaseous preparations
  59. 2.2Gaseous preparations
  60. 3Severe effects after repeated or prolonged exposure Repealed
  61. 3.1Other than gaseous preparations
  62. 3.2Gaseous preparations
  63. 4Corrosive and irritant effects including serious damage to eye Repealed
  64. 4.1Other than gaseous preparations
  65. 4.2Gaseous preparations
  66. 5Sensitizing effects Repealed
  67. 5.1Other than gaseous preparations
  68. 5.2Gaseous preparations
  69. 6Carcinogenic/mutagenic/toxic effects for reproduction Repealed
  70. 6.1Other than gaseous preparations
  71. 6.2Gaseous preparations
  72. Schedule 4: CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS FOR PREPARATIONS INTENDED TO BE USED AS PESTICIDES
  73. 1Interpretation
  74. 2Classification as very toxic, toxic or harmful
  75. Schedule 5HEADINGS UNDER WHICH PARTICULARS ARE TO BE PROVIDED IN SAFETY DATA SHEETS
  76. Schedule 6: PARTICULARS TO BE SHOWN ON LABELS FOR SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY AND CERTAIN OTHER PREPARATIONS
  77. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LABELS
  78. 1Labelling particulars for substances dangerous for supply
  79. 2Labelling particulars for preparations dangerous for supply
  80. 3Derogation for naming the ingredients of certain preparations containing harmful substances.
  81. 4Indications of danger and symbols for substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  82. 5Designation of pesticides to which Schedule 4 applies
  83. Part II: PARTICULAR PROVISIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN PREPARATIONS
  84. Special provisions for preparations dangerous for supply
  85. 1Preparations to be supplied to the general public
  86. 2Preparations intended for use by spraying
  87. 3Preparations containing a substance affected by the risk phrase R33 (danger of cumulative effects)
  88. 4Preparations containing a substance affected by the risk phrase R64 (may cause harm to breast-fed babies)
  89. Special provisions for preparations whether or not dangerous for supply
  90. 1Paints and varnishes containing lead
  91. 2Cyanoacrylate based adhesives
  92. 3Preparations containing isocyanates
  93. 4Certain preparations containing epoxy constituents
  94. 5Preparations intended to be sold to the general public that contain active chlorine
  95. 6Preparations containing cadmium (alloys) intended to be used for brazing or soldering
  96. Schedule 7PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHILD RESISTANT CLOSURES AND TACTILE WARNING DEVICES
  97. Schedule 8: MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN ENACTMENTS RELATING TO THE FLASH POINT OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
  98. IMODIFICATION TO THE PETROLEUM (CONSOLIDATION) ACT 1928
  99. IIMODIFICATIONS TO INSTRUMENTS
  100. Explanatory note