Class Regulation 2013 / Ghs

Peraturan-Peraturan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (Pengelasan, Pelabelan dan Helaian Data Keselamatan Bahan Kimia Berbahaya) 2013 [P.U.(A) 310/2013]
Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013
(CLASS Regulations)

Shabanon binti Mohd Sharif Department of Occupational Safety & Health 1 Malaysia

Background
Gazetted on 11th October 2013 Take effect on 12th October 2013 Enacted under provision of paragraph 66 (2)(a), (c), (k) and (u), OSHA 1994 Regulate the supply of hazardous chemicals for use at workplace
 hereinafter refer as CLASS Regulations
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Purpose of CLASS Regulations
Legislation framework to control supply of hazardous chemicals to place of work by prescribing requirements for classification, packaging, labelling, safety data sheets and inventory In line with commitment to implement the Globally Harmonized System on Chemical Classification and Labelling (GHS) to industrial workplace sector as recommended by the UN
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Arrangement of Regulations
Divided into 8 parts – 16 Regulations & 5 Schedules
• 1. Citation and commencement • 2. Application • 3. Interpretation • 4. Duty of principal supplier to classify chemicals as hazardous chemicals • 5. Record of classification • 6. Packaging requirement of hazardous chemical • 7. Seal of packaging

Part I Part II
Part III

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Arrangement of Regulations
Part IV
• 8. Duty to label packaging of hazardous chemical • 9. Requirement for hazard pictograms • 10. Rules of precedence for hazard pictograms and hazard statement on label • 11. Dimension of label • 12. Affixing and tagging of label

Part V
Part VI

• 13. Duty to furnish Safety Data Sheet

• 14. Inventory of hazardous chemicals
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Arrangement of Regulations

Part VII

•15. Confidential business information on hazardous chemicals

•16. Revocation

Part VIII
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List of Schedules
Schedule
First

Title
Hazard Classification,...