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The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations place responsibilities on employers to consider how chemicals are used in the workplace and to protect the health of employees coming into contact with them.
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The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) lays down a globally agreed method for classifying chemicals and mixtures based on their hazards. It also discusses how the hazard and safety information should be communicated on a Label and in a Safety Data Sheet. GHS is aspirational, not compulsory and has a building block approach. Different global regions are expected to adopt GHS in slightly different ways. [Read more →]
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Important changes in classification of Methyl Eugenol, Estragol and other ingredients were included in the IFRA /IOFI Labelling Manual 2009, as follows:
This impacts the classification of several essential common oils including Aniseed, Bay, Basil, Fennel and Pine Oil Yarmor. There are some tricky issues surrounding the R phrase R68.
A Total Fractional Value, or TFV, is the concentration of a hazardous ingredient divided by the hazard limit of that hazard for that ingredient. They can appear pretty confusing when you first look at them. We’ll explain this in more detail in this guidance document. [Read more →]
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This article discusses how to use Concentration Limits on Safety Data Sheets and how they are calculated.
Section 16 of an EC Safety Data Sheet can contain Concentration Limits for various hazards. These can be used to determine if a particular hazard should apply to a downstream product.
