Keeping up with the GHS Safety Data Sheets changes

At a recent seminar, it was announced that there would be new requirements to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in compliance with GHS Regulation. SDS are legal documents required for UK REACH Regulation and they contain important information necessary to allow employers to do a risk assessment as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations.

At a recent seminar, it was announced that there would be new requirements to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in compliance with GHS Regulation. SDS are legal documents required for UK REACH Regulation and they contain important information necessary to allow employers to do a risk assessment as required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations. The major changes for GHS SDS are summarised as follows: • Unique Formular Identifier (UFI) • Information on nanoforms • Information on endocrine disrupting properties • Information on Specific Concentration Limits (SCL), M-factor, ATE in Section 3 • Sensitisers, Carcinogens, Reproductive and Endocrine Disruptive Components have to be reported at lower levels • Section 9 is aligned with the GHS • Section 14 The Regulation came into force from 1 January 2021 which means that all new Safety Data Sheets will need to be produced taking into account the new requirements. All existing Safety Data Sheets will need to be updated by 31 December 2022. As part of the annual maintenance service, Environmental Science Group has responded to the needs of their clients by reviewing their SDS and updating them accordingly. In all cases, the SDS templates needed to be modified and data gathering in relevant sections of the SDS. In addition, where applicable, the corresponding COSHH Risk Assessments and Workplace Activity Safety Protection (WASP) Hazard Sheets have been updated for their clients.