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The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/1746 · Made 19 July 1993

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 19th July 1993

Laid before Parliament 30th July 1993

Coming into force 1st September 1993

The Secretary of State, being the designatedf1 Minister 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, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) and sections 15(1), (2), (3), (4), (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), 3, 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 21(3) below are expedient in consequence of the Regulations referred to below after the carrying out by him of consultations in accordance withsection 80(4) of the 1974 Act,

hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1976/897.

f2

1972 c. 68.

f3

1974 c. 37; sections 15(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 and the approved carriage list
  5. 5Classification of substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  6. 6Safety data sheets for substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  7. 7Classification of substances (including preparations) dangerous for carriage
  8. 8Packaging of substances or preparations dangerous for carriage or supply
  9. 9Labelling of substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  10. 10Labelling of substances (including preparations) dangerous for carriage
  11. 11Derogations from regulations 9 and 10
  12. 12Derogations from regulation 9 in relation to certain transport rules
  13. 13Particular labelling requirements for certain preparations
  14. 14Methods of marking or labelling packages
  15. 15Retention of classification data for substances and preparations dangerous for supply
  16. 16Notification of the constituents of certain preparations dangerous for supply to the poisons advisory centre
  17. 17Exemption certificates
  18. 18Enforcement, civil liability and defence
  19. 19Transitional provisions
  20. 20Extension outside Great Britain
  21. 21Revocations and modifications
  22. 22Amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations
  23. Signature
  24. Schedule 1: CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  25. ICATEGORIES OF DANGER
  26. Part II: CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY IN AEROSOL DISPENSERS AS FLAMMABLE
  27. 1Paragraph 1
  28. 2Paragraph 2
  29. Part III: METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF FLASH POINT
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. 4Paragraph 4
  34. 5Paragraph 5
  35. Schedule 2INDICATIONS OF DANGER AND SYMBOLS FOR SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  36. Schedule 3: THE CLASSIFICATION OF AND HAZARD WARNING SIGNS FOR SUBSTANCES (INCLUDING PREPARATIONS) DANGEROUS FOR CARRIAGE
  37. ITABLE OF CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES, CLASSIFICATION AND HAZARD WARNING SIGNS
  38. Part II: SPECIFICATION OF HAZARD WARNING SIGNS
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Paragraph 4
  43. Part III: VISCOUS PREPARATIONS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE
  44. 1Paragraph 1
  45. Schedule 4: CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS FOR PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  46. Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  47. 1Application
  48. 2Interpretation
  49. 3Classification of preparations by physico-chemical properties
  50. 4Classification of preparations by health effects
  51. 5Classification by the conventional method
  52. 6Classification by the conventional method as very toxic
  53. 7Classification by the conventional method as toxic
  54. 8Classification by the conventional method as harmful
  55. 9Classification by the conventional method as corrosive
  56. 10Classification by the conventional method as corrosive
  57. 11Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  58. 12Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  59. 13Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  60. 14Classification by the conventional method as irritant
  61. 15Classification by the conventional method as carcinogenic
  62. 16Classification by the conventional method as mutagenic
  63. 17Classification by the conventional method as teratogenic
  64. 18Lower limits of concentration
  65. 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
  66. 1ACUTE LETHAL EFFECTS
  67. 2NON-LETHAL IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS AFTER A SINGLE EXPOSURE
  68. 3SEVERE EFFECTS AFTER REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE
  69. 4CORROSIVE AND IRRITANT EFFECTS
  70. 5Sensitizing Effects
  71. 6Carcinogenic/Mutagenic/Teratogenic Effects
  72. Schedule 5: CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS FOR PREPARATIONS INTENDED TO BE USED AS PESTICIDES
  73. 1Interpretation
  74. 2Classification as very toxic, toxic or harmful
  75. Schedule 6HEADINGS UNDER WHICH PARTICULARS ARE TO BE PROVIDED IN SAFETY DATA SHEETS
  76. Schedule 7: PARTICULARS TO BE SHOWN ON LABELS FOR SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY
  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 5 applies
  83. Part II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS ON THE LABELLING OF CERTIAN PREPARATIONS
  84. 6Application of this Part
  85. 7Very toxic, toxic or corrosive preparations sold to the general public
  86. 8Paint and varnishes containing lead
  87. 9Cyanoacrylate based adhesives
  88. 10Preparations containing isocyanates
  89. 11Certain preparations containing epoxy constituents
  90. 12Preparations dangerous for supply intended to be sprayed
  91. 13Preparations intended to be sold to the general public that contain active chlorine
  92. 14Preparations containing cadmium (alloys) intended to be used for brazing or soldering
  93. Schedule 8: PARTICULARS TO BE SHOWN ON LABELS FOR SUBSTANCES (INCLUDING PREPARATIONS) DANGEROUS FOR CARRIAGE
  94. 1Provisions relating to the designation and naming of substances dangerous for carriage
  95. 2Designation of substances other than preparations
  96. 3Designation of hazardous wastes
  97. 4Designation of articles listed in Part 3 of the approved carriage list
  98. 5Designation of preparations
  99. 6Designation of substances in packages containing two or more receptacles
  100. 7Substance identification number
  101. 8The hazard warning sign
  102. 9Other particulars in the case of packages containing two or more substances in separate receptacles
  103. Schedule 9: AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREAS REGULATIONS 1987
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. 6Paragraph 6
  110. 7Paragraph 7
  111. Schedule 10: MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN ENACTMENTS RELATING TO THE FLASH POINT OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
  112. IMODIFICATION TO THE PETROLEUM (CONSOLIDATION) ACT 1928
  113. IIMODIFICATIONS TO INSTRUMENTS
  114. Schedule 11: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
  115. Part I: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGES ETC.) REGULATIONS 1992
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Regulation 2
  118. 3Regulation 3
  119. 4Regulation 16
  120. 5The Schedule
  121. Part II: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ROAD TANKERS AND TANK CONTAINERS) REGULATIONS 1992
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Regulation 2
  124. 3Schedule 1
  125. 4Schedule 1
  126. 5Schedule 1
  127. Part III: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAINING OF DRIVERS OF VEHICLES CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1992
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Regulation 1
  130. 3Schedule 2
  131. Explanatory note