REACH changes to the EU Safety Data Sheet

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REACH changes to the EU Safety Data Sheet

• Lars Skovgaard Rasmussen
• M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
• Safety adviser Transport of dangerous goods

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Types of changes

• REACH repealed old directive 91/155/EEC
• 91/155/EEC Annex ? REACH Annex II
• Format changes
• Content changes

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From Directive to Regulation
Before After
Safety Data Sheet Directive 91/155/EEC
REACH
National implementations
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Example 1 Exposure limits
Before After
Typical implementation Requirement for
SDS National OELs Listing in section
3 National OELs Listing in section 8 National
OELs
REACH Annex II Requirement for SDS Community
OELs Listing in section 3 Community
OELs Listing in section 8 National OELs
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Example 2 Section Headers
Before After
Ex. DK section 1 Identifikation af
stoffet/materialet og fremstiller, leverandør
eller importør
Ex. DK section 1 Identifikation af stof/kemisk
produkt og af selskab/virk-somhed
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Format changes

• Section 2
• COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
• Section 3
• HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

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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

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Changes to come...
GHS
But Safety Data Sheet rules and guidelines
are planned to remain in the REACH regulation...!
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Substances possibility 1
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Substances possibility 2
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Mixtures possibility 1
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Mixtures possibility 2
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References

• REACH 1907/2006/EC Annex II
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