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South Korea Revises MSDS Standards to Redefine "Manufacture" (Updated on February 15, 2023)
Mar 03, 2023
On January 27, 2023, the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) consulted on draft amendments to the Standards for Classification and Labeling of Chemical Substances and Material Safety Data Sheet (MOEL Public Notice No. 2020-130). Comments are welcome before February 6, 2023.
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Korean MoEL Publishes New Substances Registered and Assessed in 2022 Q4
Jan 31, 2023
On December 30, 2022, by MoEL Notice No. 2022-566, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) released the list of registered and assessed new substances in 2022 Q4 under K-OSHA.
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South Korea Adds 8 Reproductive Toxic Substances as “Hazardous Substances subject to Control” (Updated on Oct 18, 2022)
Nov 28, 2022
South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) issued a circular to make public the Amendments to the Standard of Occupational Safety and Health based on the public consultation on the proposed updates that closed in June.
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South Korea Inspects MSDS Compliance, 120 Companies Fined
Nov 23, 2022
Companies manufacturing or importing chemicals at 100~1,000 tons/y shall submit MSDS and apply for CBI protection (if needed) before January 16, 2023.
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FAQs | MSDS Submission and CBI Non-disclosure Application under Korea OSHA
Jul 21, 2022
ChemLinked selected 15 FAQs to address some problems encountered in submitting MSDS and applying for CBI protection. ChemLinked will keep updating new FAQs. Please stay tuned to get the updates.
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South Korea Initiates MSDS Self-check Campaign, Followed by Official Inspection
Apr 22, 2022
On April 8, 2022, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced to initiate a nationalwide supervision campaign on MSDS. Korean manufacturers and importers are required to review internal management on MSDS and fill in the self-checklist from April 11, 2022 to May 31, 2022. The Basin/Regional Departments of Employment and Labor conduct spot checks from July 2022 on the compliance of units and rectify issues uncovered.
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Annual Report | A Look Back at 2021 with ChemLinked: Chemical Regulation Updates
Jan 21, 2022
The year 2021 has witnessed many significant events and progress in the chemical industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
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K-REACH New Requirements for Supply Chain Communication
Oct 26, 2021
On August 27, 2021, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued a notice for the changes of Article 20 of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (a.k.a. “K-REACH”) and Article 36 of the K-REACH Enforcement Rules, aiming to clarify the method of information transmission and simplify the information required to transfer to downstream links for some chemical substances. The revision took effect immediately.
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Key Takeaways for Claiming CBI on Korean MSDS (Updated)
Aug 19, 2021
In this article we will introduce how Korea’s new rules regulate CBI issues in regard to application, extension, provision of the approval number on the Korean MSDS, etc.
South Korea Korea OSHA GHS
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South Korea Publishes English Leaflet for Implementation of New MSDS Rules
Apr 07, 2021
It’s been almost three months since South Korea implemented the new MSDS rules on January 16, 2021. The authority published a leaflet in English illustrating the detailed requirements to facilitate the implementation.
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