Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) Information approved for the classification and labelling of substances and preparations dangerous for supply Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 APPROVED LIST L129 HSE BOOKS © Crown copyright 2002 Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to: Copyright Unit, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2-1 6 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1 BQ First published 2002 ISBN 0 7176 23688 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. .. 11 Contents Notice of Approval v Preface vi Introduction vii Purpose of the Approved Supply List vii Structure of the Approved Supply List vii How to use the Approved Supply List vii Index number viii Conventions for alphabetical listing (Part of the List) viii Nomenclature ix Substance information in the ASL ix Groups of substances x Meaning of the notes used in Part I of the List x Labelling of preparations xii Partial and qualified entries: Notes H to R xii Note on the Approved Supply List xiii Part I Alphabetical listing, classification and labelling information 1 Part II Einecs and other descriptions of certain substances listed by Index number 358 Part III Mixtures of named substances or mixtures/specific isomers listed by Index Number 414 Part IV Information for classification of pesticides 427 Part V Sample entry, risk and safety phrases, hazard symbols and explanation of notes 432 iii 1. The Health and Safety Commission has on 16 April 2002 approved Notice of the publication of this document, Information approved for the approvaI classification and labelling of substances and preparations dangerous for supply (‘Approved Supply List (Seventh edition)’) for the purposes of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (‘CHIP 3’). 2. This Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) shall have effect from the date on which CHIP 3 comes into force. 3. On that date the Approved Supply List (Sixth edition) (approved by the Health and Safety Commission on 15 August 2000 for the purposes of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 shall cease to have effect except insofar as is required by regulation 16 of CHIP 3. Signed Mark Dempsey Secretary to the Health and Safety Commission [15 May 2002] Previous page V is blank This Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) is based on Annex I to the Preface Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) as adapted to technical progress. It incorporates all adaptations up to the 28th 1and supersedes the Approved Supply List (Sixth edition). The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (CHIP 3) impose requirements by reference to this List and to that extent it is legally binding. The Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) is one of three documents supporting CHIP 3. The other two are: the Approved Classification and Labelling Guide and the Approved Code of Practice: The compilation of safety data sheets. ' Commission Directive 2001/59/EC (OJ L 225,21.8.2001, p.1). vi Issued: 2002 Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) vii Purpose of the Approved Supply List and which is updated from time to time by way of Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP). This new edition of the ASL covers all ATPs up to the 28th. 1 The Approved SupplyList ('ASL' or 'the List' for short), is an integral part of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and 7 This edition of the ASL continues the arrangement Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (CHIP). The introduced in the 4th edition of a single alphabetical listing Regulations define the system for classification and labelling which makes finding the entry for a substance a one-step of substances and preparations dangerous for supply. This operation. There are five parts to the ASL: system applies to all dangerous substances and preparations as defined in the Regulations and is based on Directives - Part I contains, and lists in alphabetical order of name, agreed by member states of the European Union - principally entries for all the substances covered; the Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) and the Dangerous Preparations Directive (1999/45/EC), both as - Part I I reproduces the Einecs and other descriptions of amended and adapted to technical progress. certain substances to help identification in difficult cases; 2 The ASL has been approved by the Health and Safety Commission and contains detailed information about - Part III gives the names of all the substances covered by substances to assist manufacturers, importers and suppliers those entries which are applicable to mixtures of having responsibilities under CHIP. For the purposes of named substances or mixtures/specific isomers: classification and labelling, this comprises: - Part IV gives information for classification of (a) information to be shown on labels when the substance pesticides; and is supplied in packages; and - Part V summarises key information for users of the List (b) information to be used to derive the classification and supply labels for preparations containing the 8 In the course of producing a new edition of the ASL the substance. opportunity may be taken to correct typographical errors in earlier editions and as a result the entries for some 3 Inclusion of a substance in the ASL normally indicates substances may differ from those in the previous edition. that the substance is dangerous for supp1y. However, some Users should carefully check the entry for each substance of complex substances may have a partial or qualified entry, interest to them and ensure that they are using the correct meaning that the substance as supplied may not actually information. need to be labelled as dangerous. Great care should be taken in interpreting these entries (see paragraphs 27 to 31 for further details). On the other hand, the absence of a 9 The addition of new entries, or amendments to substance from the List does not imply that the substance is existing entries, in Annex I to the Dangerous Substances 'safe' In this case the person supp1ying the substance shou1d Directive is effected by referral of the necessary data to a assess the hazards and assign, as necessary, a classification Working Group of National Experts established under the and label in accordance with CHIP and the criteria in the Directive and chaired by representatives of the European Approved guide to the classification and labelling of commission. Any person seeking to add or amend Annex I substances and preparations dangerous for supply. entries should contact the Health and Safety Executive, Health Directorate, Chemical Supply Management Unit, 4 It is important to note that there is a difference Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SEI 9HS (telephone between hazard (ie the inherent properties of a chemical) number: 0207-717 6000) to discuss the necessary data and and risk (ie the probability of the hazardous properties of procedure. More information on CHIP and its underlying EC the chemical causing harm to people or the environment). Directives, including news on recent developments, may be The ASL provides information about the hazards of certain found at: www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/chip/chipo.htm substances, not the risk. How to use the Approved Supply List 5 Classification of a substance or preparation is important not only to derive the label for any package in 10 This paragraph explains how to use the ASL to find out which the substance is supplied, but also as a source of about the approved classification and labelling information in relation to control measures for handling, requirements for particular substances. use or storage, for example, under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 (COSHH). The listing (a) First, turn to part I of the List and look for the entry for of any particular substance in the ASL however, does not the substance of interest. The entries are arranged in prejudice application of any prohibitions, controls, or alphabetical order of substance name. If you are special conditions laid down in any Act or regulation looking for one of the complex coal or oil derived relating to that substance. substances you will need to look under 'c' (for coal tar products) or 'p' (for petroleum substances); you may Structure of the Approved Supply List also need to refer to Part II (Einecs and other descriptions) to identify the correct entry. 6 The ASL is derived directly from Annex I to the Dangerous Substances Directive. Annex I is a list of dangerous substances for which harmonised classification and labelling have been agreed at Community level in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Directive viii Introduction Issued. 2002 Approved Supply List (Seventh edition) (b) , Once you have found the entry read off the - VW denotes the form in which the substance is substance classification (see paragraph 22(a)),label produced or placed on the market; and (see paragraph 22(b)) and concentration limit (see paragraph 22(c)) information as required, taking - Y is the checkdigit calculated in accordance with into account any notes accompanying the entry (see the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) also paragraphs 25 and 26). Refer to Part V and read method. off the full text of the risk and safety phrases as required. As an example, the Index number for sodium chlorate is 017-005-00-9. (c) Below the entry name you may see other names in smaller type. These will be either one or both of the Table 1 Index number classes for organic substances following: alternative names for the substance (see, for example, the entries for ethanol and ethyl alcohol), or the names of other substances with the same classification (see, for example, the entries for dimethylzinc and diethylzinc).