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Part 1 Categories of substances

Column 1Hazard categories in accordance with the CLP RegulationColumn 2Controlled quantity (tonnes)

Section ‘H’ – HEALTH HAZARDS

H1 ACUTE TOXIC Category 1, all exposure routes

5

H2 ACUTE TOXIC

— Category 2, all exposure routes

— Category 3, inhalation exposure route (see note 8)

50

H3 STOT SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY – SINGLE EXPOSURE STOT SE Category 1

50

Section ‘P’ – PHYSICAL HAZARDS

P1a EXPLOSIVES (see note 9)

— Unstable explosives or

— Explosives, Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 or 1.6, or — Substances or mixtures having explosive properties according to method A.14 of Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (see note 10) and do not belong to the hazard classes Organic peroxides or Self-reactive substances and mixtures

10

P1b EXPLOSIVES (see note 9)

Explosives, Division 1.4 (see note 11)

50

P2 FLAMMABLE GASES Flammable gases, Category 1 or 2

10

P3a FLAMMABLE AEROSOLS (see note 12(1)) ‘Flammable’ aerosols Category 1 or 2, containing flammable gases Category 1 or 2 or flammable liquids Category 1

150 (net)

P3b FLAMMABLE AEROSOLS (see note 12(1)) ‘Flammable’ aerosols Category 1 or 2, not containing flammable gases Category 1 or 2 nor flammable liquids category 1 (see note 12(2))

5,000 (net)

P4 OXIDISING GASES

Oxidising gases, Category 1

50

P5a FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

— Flammable liquids, Category 1, or

— Flammable liquids Category 2 or 3 maintained at a temperature above their boiling point, or

— Other liquids with a flash point ≤ 60 °C, maintained at a temperature above their boiling point (see note 13)

10

P5b FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

— Flammable liquids Category 2 or 3 where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure or high temperature, may create major-accident hazards, or

— Other liquids with a flash point ≤ 60 °C where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure or high temperature, may create major-accident hazards (see note 13)

50

P5c FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

Flammable liquids, Categories 2 or 3 not covered by P5a and P5b

5,000

P6a SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES and ORGANIC PEROXIDES

Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Type A or B or organic peroxides, Type A or B

10

P6b SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES and ORGANIC PEROXIDES

Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Type C, D, E or F or organic peroxides, Type C, D, E, or F

50

P7 PYROPHORIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

Pyrophoric liquids, Category 1

Pyrophoric solids, Category 1

50

P8 OXIDISING LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

Oxidising Liquids, Category 1, 2 or 3, or

Oxidising Solids, Category 1, 2 or 3

50

Section ‘E’ – ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

E1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment in Category Acute 1 or Chronic 1

100

E2 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment in Category Chronic 2

200

Section ‘O’ – OTHER HAZARDS

O1 Substances or mixtures with hazard statement EUH014

100

O2 Substances and mixtures which in contact with water emit flammable gases, Category 1

100

O3 Substances or mixtures with hazard statement EUH029

50