On March 25th, amendment of Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 7252 “Classification of chemicals based on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)” was made public.

Contents of JIS Z 7252:2014 are as follows:

• Preface

• 1. Scope

• 2. Reference standards

• 3. Terms and definitions

• 4. Common issues

• 5. Classification criteria and decision logic

• Annex A (Normative) Physical hazards

• Annex B (Normative) Health hazards

• Annex C (Normative) Environmental hazards

• Annex D (Informative) References

• Annex JA (Informative) Comparison of JIS with other relevant international standard

JIS Z 7252 was previously formulated in 2009 based on the 2nd revised edition of UN GHS, but did not include classification rules for physical hazards. The 2014 revision of the Japanese classification standard consulted the 4th rev. of UN GHS, with all hazard classes adopted. JIS Z 7252:2014 does not include many technical changes compared to the UN GHS document, but these changes may be significant for stakeholders. A brief summary of these differences is provided in Annex JA of the JIS.