When is an MSDS required? (Directive Decoder)

When is an MSDS required?

These are required when a substance or preparation (but not articles) are supplied to any user in the European Union

if the substance or the preparation contains a substance that meets the following criteria:

Classified as a dangerous substance by the Dangerous Substances Directive - i.e. irritant, harmful, toxic, CMR (carcinogen, mutagen, toxic to reproduction) flammable etc or
It is a PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic) or vPvB (very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative) or
Classified as a SVHC (Substance of Very High Concern)

This will cover the majority of B2B preparations; if they have an orange hazard label, they need an MSDS.

Directive Decoder

Posted by Gary on September 29, 2008 4:22 PM | Permalink|

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Gary Nevison is Farnell's spokesperson and customer interface on legislation that affects the electronics industry, such as the RoHS and WEEE Directives. As part of this, Gary has spoken extensively at RoHS seminars throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He has recently turned his attention to the developments, and impact, of China RoHS.
With over 30 years service at Farnell, he has widespread experience in the electronic components industry, Gary is an active figure in the market place, sitting on the AFDEC (Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components) Council and acting as the elected chairperson for its dedicated RoHS development team.
During 2005, Gary was also chairman of the European organisation DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists) and today sits on the board of Electronics Yorkshire, helping local businesses.

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