SUMMARY The following details will be published in the NICNAS Chemical Gazette: ASSESSMENT APPLICANT(S) CHEMICAL OR HAZARDOUS INTRODUCTION USE REFERENCE TRADE NAME VOLUME STD/1524 Australia Ethane, Yes 5 tonnes per Solvent in printing inks ≤ Pty Ltd annum CONCLUSIONS AND REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS Hazard classification Based on the available information, the notified chemical is recommended for hazard classification according to the as adopted for industrial Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), chemicals in Australia. The recommended hazard classification is presented in the table below. Hazard classification Hazard statement Flammable Liquids Category 4 H227 Combustible liquid. – Reproductive Toxicity Category 2 H361 Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child. – Suspected Human Reproductive Toxicant Based on the available information, the notified chemical is recommended for hazard classification according to the (NOHSC, 2004) as a substance toxic to Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances reproduction Category 3 with the following risk phrase: R62/63: Possible risk of impaired fertility/Possible risk of harm to the unborn child Human health risk assessment Provided that the recommended controls are being adhered to, under the conditions of the occupational settings described, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to the health of workers. When used in the proposed manner, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to public health. Environmental risk assessment On the basis of the PEC/PNEC ratio and the assessed use pattern, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to the environment. Recommendations The notified chemical should be classified as follows: Flammable Liquids Category 4: H227 Combustible liquid. – Reproductive Toxicity Category 2 Suspected Human Reproductive Toxicant: H361 Suspected of – damaging fertility or the unborn child. The above should be used for products/mixtures containing the notified chemical, if applicable, based on the concentration of the notified chemical present and the intended use/exposure scenario. The (M)SDS provided by the notifier should be amended as follows: Revise the information for the notified chemical in Sections 2 and 3 to include the hazard classification for reproductive toxicity. Revise Section 8.2.2.2(c) to state: respiratory protection “Not required unless engineering controls are inadequate to control inhalation exposure (refer to Section 8.3 for ventilation recommendations).”
SUMMARY The following details will be published in the NICNAS Chemical Gazette: ASSESSMENT REFERENCE APPLICANT(S) CHEMICAL OR TRADE NAME HAZARDOUS INTRODUCTION VOLUME USE STD/1524 Australia Pty Ltd Ethane, Yes ≤ 5 tonnes per annum Solvent in printing inks CONCLUSIONS AND REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS Hazard classification Based on the available information, the notified chemical is recommended for hazard classification according to the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), as adopted for industrial chemicals in Australia. The recommended hazard classification is presented in the table below. Hazard classification Hazard statement Flammable Liquids Category 4 H227 – Combustible liquid. Reproductive Toxicity Category 2 Suspected Human Reproductive Toxicant H361 – Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child. Based on the available information, the notified chemical is recommended for hazard classification according to the Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances (NOHSC, 2004) as a substance toxic to reproduction Category 3 with the following risk phrase: R62/63: Possible risk of impaired fertility/Possible risk of harm to the unborn child Human health risk assessment Provided that the recommended controls are being adhered to, under the conditions of the occupational settings described, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to the health of workers. When used in the proposed manner, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to public health. Environmental risk assessment On the basis of the PEC/PNEC ratio and the assessed use pattern, the notified chemical is not considered to pose an unreasonable risk to the environment. Recommendations The notified chemical should be classified as follows: Flammable Liquids Category 4: H227 – Combustible liquid. Reproductive Toxicity Category 2 Suspected Human Reproductive Toxicant: H361 – Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child. The above should be used for products/mixtures containing the notified chemical, if applicable, based on the concentration of the notified chemical present and the intended use/exposure scenario. The (M)SDS provided by the notifier should be amended as follows: Revise the information for the notified chemical in Sections 2 and 3 to include the hazard classification for reproductive toxicity. Revise Section 8.2.2.2(c) respiratory protection to state: “Not required unless engineering controls are inadequate to control inhalation exposure (refer to Section 8.3 for ventilation recommendations).”
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