Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recently announced the decision of adding 27 substances to Appended Table 9 of the Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL).
SN | Name | CAS No. | Cut-off value | |
label | SDS & risk assessment | |||
1 | Isobutyl nitrite | 542-56-3 | <1% | <0.1% |
2 | Acetylacetone | 123-54-6 | <1% | <1% |
3 | Aluminum | 7429-90-5 | <1% | <1% |
4 | Ethylene | 74-85-1 | <1% | <1% |
5 | 2-Butoxyethyl acetate | 112-07-2 | <1% | <0.1% |
6 | Chloroacetic acid | 79-11-8 | <1% | <1% |
7 | Coumaphos | 56-72-4 | <1% | <1% |
8 | Aluminium fluoride (AlF3) | 7784-18-1 | <1% | <0.1% |
9 | N, N- diethylhydroxylamine | 3710-84-7 | <1% | <1% |
10 | 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol | 112-34-5 | <1% | <1% |
11 | Dichloroacetic acid | 79-43-6 | <1% | <0.1% |
12 | Dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate (a.k.a. DEP) | 52-68-6 | <1% | <0.1% |
13 | Sodium bis (2-methoxyethoxy) aluminum hydride | 22722-98-1 | <1% | <1% |
14 | Tetrahydromethylphthalic anhydride | 11070-44-3 | <1% | <0.1% |
15 | N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone | 88-12-0 | <1% | <0.1% |
16 | Butene | 25167-67-3 | <1% | <1% |
17 | Propionaldehyde | 123-38-6 | <1% | <1% |
18 | Propene | 115-07-1 | <1% | <1% |
19 | 1-bromopropane | 106-94-5 | <1% | <0.1% |
20 | 3-Bromo-1-propene (a.k.a. allyl bromide) | 106-95-6 | <1% | <1% |
21 | Trisodium hexafluoroaluminate | 13775-53-6 | <1% | <1% |
22 | Hexafluoropropene | 116-15-4 | <1% | <1% |
23 | Perfluorooctanoic acid | 335-67-1 | <0.3% | <0.1% |
24 | Methylnaphthalene | 90-12-0 | <1% | <1% |
25 | 2-Methyl-5-nitroaniline | 99-55-8 | <1% | <0.1% |
26 | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 872-50-4 | <1% | <0.1% |
27 | Iodide | 7681-11-0 and other | <1% | <1% |
The listed substances will be subject to mandatory labeling, SDS delivery and risk assessment as of Mar 1, 2017. Related products which have been circulating on Japan’s market before the date will be granted a grace period for labeling until Aug 31, 2017.