Have you ever seen signed an operating instruction? Or are they perhaps signed in your company by default? This raises the question whether the signature field is mandatory or voluntary. Before I answer this question, I will summarize a few basics on operating instructions in general. Why create an operating manual at all? All
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
An updated Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV) has been available since November. This update provides continuity with the European Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) and its designations. The regulation for the implementation of Directive 2014/27/EU and the amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations describes, among other things, these amendments to the Ordinance on
