The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002

Classification by the conventional method as harmful

9.—(1) The following preparations shall be classified as harmful owing to their acute lethal effects and assigned the symbol “X_n”, the indication of danger “harmful” and the risk phrase R20, R21 or R22—

(a) preparations containing one or more substances classified as very toxic, toxic or harmful and that produce such effects in individual concentrations equal to or exceeding—

(i) either the concentration specified in the approved supply list for the substance or substances under consideration, or

(ii) the concentration specified in paragraph 1 of Part II of this Schedule (Table I or Table IA) where the substance or substances do not appear in the approved supply list or appear in it without concentration limits;

(b) preparations containing more than one substance classified as very toxic, toxic or harmful in lower individual concentrations than the limits specified in the approved supply list or in paragraph 1 of Part II of this Schedule (Table I or Table IA) if the sum of the quotients obtained by dividing the percentage weight of each very toxic, toxic or harmful substance in the preparation by the harmful limit specified for that substance is 1 or more, i.e.—

where—

P_T+

is the percentage by weight or by volume of each very toxic substance in the preparation,

P_T

is the percentage by weight or by volume of each toxic substance in the preparation,

P_Xn

is the percentage by weight or by volume of each harmful substance in the preparation,

L_Xn

is the respective harmful limit specified for each very toxic, toxic or harmful substance expressed as a percentage by weight or by volume.

(2) The following preparations shall be classified as harmful owing to their acute effects to the lungs if swallowed and assigned the symbol “X_n”, the indication of danger “harmful” and the risk phrase R65—

• Preparations classified as harmful according to the criteria specified in the approved classification and labelling guide.

• In applying the conventional method according to sub-paragraph (1), no account shall be taken of the classification of a substance as R65.

(3) The following preparations shall be classified as harmful owing to their non-lethal irreversible effects after a single exposure and assigned the symbol “X_n”, the indication of danger “harmful” and the risk phrase R68/route of exposure—

• Preparations containing one or more dangerous substances classified as very toxic, toxic or harmful which produce such effects in individual concentrations equal to or exceeding—

  (i)

  either the concentration specified in the approved supply list for the substance or substances under consideration, or

  (ii)

  the concentration specified in paragraph 2 of Part II of this Schedule (Table II or Table IIA) where the substance or substances do not appear in the approved supply list or appear in it without concentration limits;

(4) The following preparations shall be classified as harmful owing to their long-term effects and assigned the symbol “X_n”, the indication of danger “harmful” and the risk phrase R48/route of exposure—

• Preparations containing one or more dangerous substances classified as toxic or harmful that produce such effects in individual concentrations equal to or exceeding—

  (i)

  either the concentration specified in the approved supply list for the substance or substances under consideration, or

  (ii)

  the concentration specified in paragraph 3 of Part II of this Schedule (Table III or Table IIIA) where the substance or substances do not appear in the approved supply list or appear in it without concentration limits.