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Administration, Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Watermark appearing on SDS

Watermark appears on old versions of documents The watermark, which usually says ‘Historic’, is there to differentiate between current documents (no watermark) and those previously printed, which may be out of date and no longer valid. If you do not want to see the watermark you can choose not to show it in ‘Manage Application Settings’, category ‘Documents’, setting ‘Show warning on historic documents’. Last updated Dec 2019...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

What are Lower Limits of Concentration?

What are Generic cut-offs/ lower limits of concentration? In GHS, and regional versions of it, there is a concept of relevance in relation to which components of a mixture ‘count’ when applying GHS mixture calculations. Effectively, you can ignore components below the generic cut-off limit when you calculate the hazards of a mixture. However there are circumstances which modify the generic situations. An example in CLP is the generic cut off for ingredients which are classified as Ha...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

What are Total Fractional Values?

What are Total Fractional Values A Total Fractional Value, or TFV, is the concentration of a hazardous ingredient divided by the generic concentration limit of that hazard for the ingredient(s). Why are TFVs useful? TFVs are useful because they show where a hazard (generally a Hazard classification) becomes applicable to a formulation. To discuss TFVs, it is useful to do a quick run through some other aspects of the legislation. In GHS regulations, a key method of determining hazards for a formu...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Which ingredients are making a formulation environmentally hazardous?

Which ingredients are making a formulation environmentally hazardous? First of all, a brief outline of how the hazard is calculated: The levels which trigger an environmental classification are 25% total contributors to the end point, e.g. 25% or more combined EH C1 components equals EH C1 on the formulation. When looking at EH C2 classification, it’s 25% contributing EH C2 which is the sum of EH C2 and 10 x EH C1. When looking at EH C3, this is the sum of EH C3 + 10 x EH C2 + 100 x EH C1...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Which Raw Material Hazard Classification to use when given different options

Which Raw Material Hazard Classification to use when given different options When a Raw Material has different classifications from different sources, it can be tricky to decide which is the one to choose. There is rarely a standard ‘right’ answer, but here are some data sources to consider. Harmonised entry in Annex VI of CLP – https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/annex-vi-to-clp This the minimum classification required in the EU; GB started in alignment, but may di...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Why does H317 appear for my mixture for OSHA GHS but not for CLP GHS?

Why does H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction appear for my mixture for OSHA GHS but not for CLP GHS H317 – ‘May cause an allergic skin reaction’ is required on a mixture when there’s a skin sensitiser at or above the trigger level. There are differences in the trigger levels between OSHA and CLP. In CLP: the trigger is 1% for materials classified as Skin Sensitiser category 1 or category 1B; and 0.1% for Skin Sensitiser category. In OSHA: the trigger is 1% for materi...

Administration, Documents & Reports, Parties 20/07/2023

TO Overview

TO Overview TO is ‘Target Organisation’ which means your company. There should always be a default TO and this should be the primary site of your company. It is possible to have more than one TO for example to reflect multiple divisions of your company. Different TO’s can have different addresses, contact names, responsibilities and logos etc. A key way multiple TO’s are used is in document production. For example if you are responsible for producing documents, such as Sa...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Treat Complex Raw Material as Formulation

Treat Complex Raw Material as Formulation This is a useful setting if you purchase a mixture (which you buy as a ‘Raw Material’) and sell it to others. In order to use ‘Treat Complex Raw Material as Formulation’ it must first be enabled in Manage Application Settings To apply the Treat as Formulation option: Go to Modify a Raw Material Under Composition Tab, select Treat as Formulation = Yes Before the changes to the SDS will be implemented, it is required to recalculate...

Documents & Reports, Properties, Suitability 20/07/2023

Suitability – Limit GHS labelling on final product

Suitability – Limit GHS labelling on final product How do I add suitability constraints which limit GHS Labelling on the final product? Suitability Constraints are compliance rules which are applied when you perform a Suitability Check. They are usually used to check compliance to regulatory and customer specific rules on final product labelling and ingredient use /non-use. CLP is the EU version of GHS, so setup follows the same principles. Suitability Constraints are added in ‘Manag...

Documents & Reports, Items, Parties, Properties, Suitability 20/07/2023

Suitability Check in Find Matching Items

Suitability Check in Find Matching Items In Find Matching Items you have the option to include a Suitability Check as part of your search. This option is found in the ‘Library Details’ group. To access this group, you will need to click the double arrow ‘Expand’ button. Once the option is selected you are given the option to specify the Party, Application, Dosage and TO. First the system will find items matching the search criteria, then they will be checked against any s...