1. REACH – changes to the EU Safety Data Sheet Lars Skovgaard Rasmussen M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Safety adviser – Transport of dangerous goods

2. Types of changes REACH repealed old directive 91/155/EEC 91/155/EEC Annex  REACH Annex II Format changes Content changes

3. From Directive to Regulation Safety Data Sheet Directive 91/155/EEC REACH National implementations Before: After:

4. Example 1: Exposure limits Before: After: Typical implementation Requirement for SDS: National OEL’s Listing in section 3: National OEL’s Listing in section 8: National OEL’s REACH Annex II Requirement for SDS: Community OEL’s Listing in section 3: Community OEL’s Listing in section 8: National OEL’s

5. Example 2: Section Headers Before: After: Ex. DK section 1 Identifikation af stoffet/materialet og fremstiller, leverandør eller importør Ex. DK section 1 Identifikation af stof/kemisk produkt og af selskab/virk- somhed

6. Format changes Section 2 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Section 3 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

7. Content changes Sections 4, 5, 6, 10, 14 and 16 are unchanged compared to old SDS directive Section 1: E-mail of SDS responsible Section 3: REACH registration numbers Demands for consistency with registration data, classification & labeling inventory, chemical safety report and/or exposure scenarios

8. Changes to come... GHS But Safety Data Sheet rules and guidelines are planned to remain in the REACH regulation...!

9. Substances – possibility 1 SDS Section 2 SDS Section 3 Labelling 2008? – 30. November 2010 EU 1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015 EU + GHS GHS

10. Substances – possibility 2 SDS Section 2 SDS Section 3 Labelling 2008? – 30. November 2010 EU + GHS GHS 1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015 EU + GHS GHS

11. Mixtures – possibility 1 SDS Section 2 SDS Section 3 Labelling 2008? – 30. November 2010 EU 1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015 EUEU + GHS EU

12. Mixtures – possibility 2 SDS Section 2 SDS Section 3 Labelling 2008? – 30. November 2010 EU + GHS GHS 1. December 2010 – 31. May 2015 EU + GHS GHS

13. References REACH 1907/2006/EC Annex II Visit DHI online: www.dhigroup.com