China Publishes 28 Compulsory National Standards for Classification of Chemicals and Officially Adopts UN GHS Rev 4
Original Article by CIRS
16 Oct 2013, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has published 28 new GHS classification standards for chemicals and the implementation date is 1st Nov 2014. The new compulsory national standards (GB 30000-2013) for chemical classifications are fully aligned with UN GHS Rev. 4 and have adopted all building blocks under UN GHS Rev. 4 including aspiration hazards and hazards to the ozone layer. They will replace current national standards GB 20576 ~ GB 20602-2006 safety rules for classification, precautionary labeling and precautionary statements of chemicals issued in 2006.
Standard GB 30000.2-29-2013 |
Name: Safety rules for classification and labelling of chemicals for |
To Replace |
GB 30000.2-2013 |
Explosives |
GB 20576-2006 |
GB 30000.3-2013 |
Flammable gases |
GB 20577-2006 |
GB 30000.4-2013 |
Aerosols |
GB 20578-2006 |
GB 30000.5-2013 |
Oxidising gases |
GB 20579-2006 |
GB 30000.6-2013 |
Gas under pressure |
GB 20580-2006 |
GB 30000.7-2013 |
Flammable liquids |
GB 20581-2006 |
GB 30000.8-2013 |
Flammable solids |
GB 20582-2006 |
GB 30000.9-2013 |
Self-reactive substances and mixtures. |
GB 20583-2006 |
GB 30000.10-2013 |
Pyrophoric liquids |
GB 20585-2006 |
GB 30000.11-2013 |
Pyrophoric solids |
GB 20586-2006 |
GB 30000.12-2013 |
Self-heating substances and mixtures |
GB 20584-2006 |
GB 30000.13-2013 |
Substances and mixtures which are in contact with water emit flammable gases |
GB 20587-2006 |
GB 30000.14-2013 |
Oxidising liquids |
GB 20589-2006 |
GB 30000.15-2013 |
Oxidising solids |
GB 20590-2006 |
GB 30000.16-2013 |
Organic peroxides |
GB 20591-2006 |
GB 30000.17-2013 |
Corrosive to metals |
GB 20588-2006 |
GB 30000.18-2013 |
Acute toxicity |
GB 20592-2006 |
GB 30000.19-2013 |
Skin corrosion/irritation |
GB 20593-2006 |
GB 30000.20-2013 |
Serious eye damage/irritation |
GB 20594-2006 |
GB 30000.21-2013 |
Respiratory or skin sensitization |
GB 20595-2006 |
GB 30000.22-2013 |
Germ cell mutagenicity |
GB 20596-2006 |
GB 30000.23-2013 |
Carcinogenicity |
GB 20597-2006 |
GB 30000.24-2013 |
Reproductive toxicity |
GB 20598-2006 |
GB 30000.25-2013 |
Specific target organ toxicity- single exposure |
GB 20599-2006 |
GB 30000.26-2013 |
Specific target organ toxicity-repeated exposure |
GB 20601-2006 |
GB 30000.27-2013 |
Aspiration Hazard |
- |
GB 30000.28-2013 |
Hazardous to the aquatic environment |
GB 20602-2006 |
GB 30000.29-2013 |
Hazardous to the ozone layer |
- |
Reference
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