Safety data sheets (SDS) have been a well-accepted and effective method for the provision to downstream users of information on chemical substances and mixtures in the EU. Most buyers(either importers or distributors or downstream users) in EU will request a copy of SDS when they buy chemicals. Other countries such as USA have used Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), which is very similar to SDS in terms of format and contents.
The Annex II of EU Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) has mandated what information should and could be included in each section of the SDS. This annex II is ammended by the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 453/2010 in May 2010. All SDS shall meet the latest requirements of REACH regulation.
For substances that are sold in quantities of more than 10 tonnes per year and are classified as dangerous, Exposure Scenarios describing how a substance can be safely handled to control exposures to both human health and the environment shall be appendixed to SDS, forming extended safety data sheets(eSDS). This new SDS/eSDS is known as"REACH SDS".
Do I need to supply REACH SDS and when?
You need to supply REACH SDS to your customers before or at time of the first delivery of chemical in paper or electronic format if your product is:
- substance or a mixture that is classified as hazardous, or PBT/vPvB or SVHC;
- a mixture that is not classified as dangerous, but contains a substance posing human health or environmental hazards with a concentration of >1%w/w for non-gaseous mixtures or 0.2%v/v for gas;
- a mixture that is not classified as dangerous, but contains a substance that is PBT, or vPvB, or SVHC in an individual concentration of ≥ 0.1 % by weight for mixtures that are solid or liquids (i.e., non-gaseous mixtures);
*persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), substance of very high conern(SVHC).
Note 1: REACH SDS is not required for substances/mixtures which are not classified as hazardous;
Note 2: REACH SDS is not required for end-user products such as cosmetics, detergents;
Note 3: Where a customer re-orders substances or mixtures, then the supplier does not need to re-supply the SDS, unless the sheet’s contents have been updated.
Note 4: EU SDS is consistent with GHS Safety Data Sheets. If you are new to GHS, please read the following basic GHS topics.
The Annex II of EU Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) has mandated what information should and could be included in each section of the SDS. This annex II is ammended by the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 453/2010 in May 2010. All SDS shall meet the latest requirements of REACH regulation.
For substances that are sold in quantities of more than 10 tonnes per year and are classified as dangerous, Exposure Scenarios describing how a substance can be safely handled to control exposures to both human health and the environment shall be appendixed to SDS, forming extended safety data sheets(eSDS). This new SDS/eSDS is known as"REACH SDS".
Do I need to supply REACH SDS and when?
You need to supply REACH SDS to your customers before or at time of the first delivery of chemical in paper or electronic format if your product is:
- substance or a mixture that is classified as hazardous, or PBT/vPvB or SVHC;
- a mixture that is not classified as dangerous, but contains a substance posing human health or environmental hazards with a concentration of >1%w/w for non-gaseous mixtures or 0.2%v/v for gas;
- a mixture that is not classified as dangerous, but contains a substance that is PBT, or vPvB, or SVHC in an individual concentration of ≥ 0.1 % by weight for mixtures that are solid or liquids (i.e., non-gaseous mixtures);
*persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), substance of very high conern(SVHC).
Note 1: REACH SDS is not required for substances/mixtures which are not classified as hazardous;
Note 2: REACH SDS is not required for end-user products such as cosmetics, detergents;
Note 3: Where a customer re-orders substances or mixtures, then the supplier does not need to re-supply the SDS, unless the sheet’s contents have been updated.
Note 4: EU SDS is consistent with GHS Safety Data Sheets. If you are new to GHS, please read the following basic GHS topics.
Introduction to GHS GHS Hazard Class and Hazard Category GHS Signal Word GHS Pictogram GHS Hazard Statement GHS Precautionary Statement GHS Label Element GHS Safety Data Sheet UN GHS Purple Book
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