Monday, September 9, 2013

Cautionary notes to Korea MSDS Authoring II

5.) If the subject of the MSDS is concerned to cause serious health damage to the workers, then such MSDS must disclose all the information and not apply confidentiality in the third section. Chemicals that cannot apply confidentiality in its MSDS is as 
     A. Prohibition listed in Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA)
     B. Authorization subject listed in the OSHA
     C. Administration subject listed under OSHA Regulation
     D. Toxic chemicals under Toxic Chemical Control Act

6.) It is acceptable to indicate the content ratio of a chemical’s component in a range format such as “lower limit ~ upper limit”, but has to be within ± 5% range. If the content ratio of a component is below 5%, then it is acceptable to state the lower limit as equal to or higher than 1% (equal to or higher than 0.1% for carcinogenicity and mutagenicity; 0.2% for respiratory sensitization; lastly 0.3% for reproduction toxicity).

7.) Conditions in which one MSDS can cover several products:
     A. Components of different products(in mixture) is the same;
     B. The variation of content ratio of the composition is below 10%
     C. All products have similar hazard

8.) Poisonous substance or chemicals with poisonous substance as its component : Principle of priority in public notices that designates poisonous substances
     A. Public announcement that designates the classification of poisonous substances in accordance with the Toxic Chemical Control Act
     B. A mixture is considered poisonous if its component is poisonous substance and the content ratio of such component exceeds the existing standard. Under this case, the classification of the mixture is to conform to the public notifice that designates poisonous substance.
     C. A poisonous substance or a product that contains poisonous substance must be in compliance with Toxic Chemical Control Act first than Occupational Safety Health Act.

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