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18 May

What determines if a substance is a hazardous substance?

By |2021-03-05T08:49:49+01:0018 May 2020|GefStoff-Profi, FaSi-Profi|

A substance becomes a hazardous substance if ... ... it is dangerous? In other words, a substance is a hazardous substance when it has been classified and has been labelled? This would at least be a straightforward definition. But as is so often the case, a more differentiated approach is required. The

5 Aug

PCN: What happens if a UFI is missing?

By |2024-03-06T15:07:46+01:005 August 2019|SDB-Profi, PCN|

Those following the new PCN (Poison Centres Notification) legislation have most likely asked themselves the question – what happens if the external component UFI is missing? Specifications for components in the mixture The specification is quite clear, really: Own components must be listed with the level of detail specified in Annex VIII of the

4 Mar

EuPCS – new categorisation for the European notification

By |2021-03-05T08:47:37+01:004 March 2019|SDB-Profi, PCN|

EuPCS stands for "European product categorisation system" and is an integral part of the new European Product Change Notification from the start of 2020. In all likelihood, some of our users have already come across different harmonised product categorisations in safety data sheets. An example is the use descriptor system (UDS) for specifying relevant

5 Mar

The road to European product notification, part 4 – Repeat notification of mixtures

By |2021-03-15T09:31:28+01:005 March 2018|Safety Data Sheets, SDB-Profi|

Anyone considering the use of the transitional period for their products, i.e. up to 2025, needs to know when a repeat notification of mixtures is required. The first European product notification will commence in 2020. Currently, it is still possible to carry out a BfR product notification for mixtures and then, from 2025 onwards, fulfil

26 Feb

The road to European product notification, part 3 – Concentration specifications of formulations

By |2021-03-15T09:31:28+01:0026 February 2018|SDB-Profi, Safety Data Sheets|

As before in the national BfR product notification, the concentration specifications of the formulations for the harmonised EU notification will be more precise than those contained in the safety data sheet. According to a statement by the host at the workshop for implementing Annex VIII of the CLP Regulation, the concentration limits were determined in

19 Feb

The road to European product notification, part 2 – The unique formula identifier UFI

By |2024-03-06T15:08:16+01:0019 February 2018|SDB-Profi, Safety Data Sheets|

The unique formula identifier UFI is introduced along with the European product notification. The UFI is used for the identification of mixtures. At this year’s Workshop on the implementation of Annex VIII to CLP, UFIs were one of the big topics, especially during the rounds of questions. The explanations provided by the speakers helped clarify

8 Feb

The road to European product notification, part 1

By |2021-03-15T09:31:27+01:008 February 2018|SDB-Profi, Safety Data Sheets|

In future, harmonised information on hazardous substances will be transmitted to poison information centres in a European product notification. This affects considerably more companies that put hazardous substances into circulation than the BfR product notification currently in effect in Germany. In the first part of the series that describes the road to a harmonised European

2 May

Correct internal labelling of hazardous substances

By |2021-03-05T08:49:02+01:002 May 2017|GefStoff-Profi, Hazardous Substances|

Internal labelling of hazardous substances is always required for any activities involving hazardous substances. This is of particular interest where decanted moveable vessels, intermediate products, samples or wastes are concerned. In such cases, the exact determination of hazards is not always possible due to unknown components. How can internal labelling be implemented correctly despite these

6 Mar

What is the meaning of “Aspiration hazard” in GHS CLP?

By |2021-03-05T08:49:02+01:006 March 2017|Safety Data Sheets, SDB-Profi|

Aspiration is the entry of solids or liquids into the trachea and the lower airways. But what does this mean in terms of aspiration hazards within the context of the European law on hazardous substances? The aspiration hazard in the CLP Regulation The aspiration hazard is included under health hazards und comprises one category. In

20 Feb

The link between “damaging to eyes” and “skin corrosive” in the EU law on hazardous substances

By |2021-03-05T08:49:17+01:0020 February 2017|SDB-Profi, GefStoff-Profi, Hazardous Substances, Safety Data Sheets|

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP), the law on hazardous substances at European level for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, distinguishes between harmful effects on the eye and on the skin.  Both effects have their own classification criteria and categories. Nevertheless, the mixture classification of the eye effect also depends on the

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