reach – changes to the eu safety data sheet

REACH – changes to the EU Safety Data Sheet

Lars Skovgaard Rasmussen

M.Sc. Chemical Engineering

Safety adviser – Transport of dangerous goods

Types of changes

REACH repealed old directive 91/155/EEC

• 91/155/EEC Annex REACH Annex II

• Format changes

• Content changes

From Directive to Regulation

Safety Data Sheet Directive 91/155/EEC

REACH

Nationalimplementations

Before: After:

Example 1: Exposure limits

Before: After:

Typical implementation

Requirement for SDS:National OEL’s

Listing in section 3:National OEL’s

Listing in section 8:National OEL’s

REACH Annex II

Requirement for SDS:Community OEL’s

Listing in section 3:Community OEL’s

Listing in section 8:National OEL’s

Example 2: Section Headers

Before: After:

Ex. DK section 1

Identifikation af stoffet/materialetog fremstiller, leverandør ellerimportør

Ex. DK section 1

Identifikation af stof/kemisk produktog af selskab/virk-somhed

Format changes

Section 2

COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Section 3

HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Content changes

Sections 4, 5, 6, 10, 14 and 16 are unchanged compared to old SDS directive

• Section 1: E-mail of SDS responsible• Section 3: REACH registration numbers

Demands for consistency with registration data, classification & labeling inventory, chemical safety report and/or exposure scenarios

Changes to come...

GHS

But Safety Data Sheet rules and guidelines areplanned to remain in the REACH regulation...!

Substances – possibility 1

SDS

Section 2

SDS

Section 3

Labelling

2008? –

30. November 2010EU EU EU

1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015

EU + GHS

EU + GHS

GHS

Substances – possibility 2

SDS

Section 2

SDS

Section 3

Labelling

2008? –

30. November 2010EU + GHS

EU + GHS

GHS

1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015

EU + GHS

EU + GHS

GHS

Mixtures – possibility 1

SDS

Section 2

SDS

Section 3

Labelling

2008? –

30. November 2010EU EU EU

1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015

EU EU + GHS

EU

Mixtures – possibility 2

SDS

Section 2

SDS

Section 3

Labelling

2008? –

30. November 2010EU + GHS

EU + GHS

GHS

1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015

EU + GHS

EU + GHS

GHS

References

REACH 1907/2006/EC Annex II

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