What is CLP Regulation It is the new

What is CLP Regulation ? ✔ It is the new European Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of chemical substances and mixtures. ✔ CLP is about the hazards of chemical substances and mixtures and how to inform others about them. ✔ CLP will completely replace the actual Dangerous Substance Directive until June 2015

What is changing ? The most important is the change in the labeling symbols : Instead of the hazard symbols with black printing on orange rectangles, now nine hazard pictogramms are used to provide warnings. Symbols Pictograms The previous nomenclature : toxic, irritant, corosive… has been replaced by two “signals words” : Danger or Warning R and S sentences have been replaced by H and P (Hazard and Precautionary)

What is changing ? With the new regulation there are now classes : – Five classes for physical dangers – Four classes for health hazards – One classe for environnemental dangers Classes can be divided (six divisions for flammable…)

Classes for Physical dangers Explosive Flammable Oxidising Gases under pressure Corrosive to metals

Classes for Health hazards Acute toxicity (categories 1, 2 and 3) Germ cell mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, Respiratory sensitisation Acute toxicity (category 4), irritation Skin corrosion, serious eye damage

Classe for Environmental hazards Hazardous to the aquatic environment

Hazards categories For one hazard classe (acute toxicity, skin corrosion…), different categories may exist, depending on the danger (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Statements On the label, there are sentences, = word grouped to express commands Two kinds of statements

In summary… ‘Old’ Labelling Pictogram Symbol Indication of danger CLP labeling Explosive Extremely/very flammable Oxidising Very toxic/toxic Corrosive Harmful/irritating Dangerous for the environment Risk phrase R## Safety phrase S## Signal word Danger Warning Hazard statement H### EUH### Precautionary statement P###