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On Dec 8, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published the draft partial amendments to the Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Law which proposes to add 27 more substances to Appended Table 9 of the Enforcement Order.
The nominated chemicals will be subject to mandatory labeling in accordance with Article 57-1 of the Industrial Safety and Health Law as amended by Act No.82 of Jun 25, 2014, as well as mandatory SDS supply in accordance with 57-2 (1) and hazard assessment in accordance with 57-3 (1). Along with the amendments, the Ordinance of MHLW on ISH will also be amended to include the following information:
Japanese Name | English Name (for reference only) | CAS No. | Threshold for exemption of labeling | Threshold for exemption of SDS and hazard assessment |
亜硝酸イソブチル | Isobutyl nitrite | 542-56-3 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
アセチルアセトン | Acetylacetone | 123-54-6 | < 1% | < 1% |
アルミニウム | Aluminum (* Soluble aluminum salts are already in Appendix 9. The entry will become “Aluminum and its soluble salts” when finalized.) | 7429-90-5 | < 1% | < 1% |
エチレン | Ethylene | 74-85-1 | < 1% | < 1% |
エチレングリコールモノブチルエーテルアセタート | Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate | 112-07-2 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
クロロ酢酸 | Chloroacetic acid | 79-11-8 | < 1% | < 1% |
○－３－クロロ－４－メチル－２－オキソ－２Ｈ－クロメン－７－イル＝○’○’’－ジエチル＝ホスホロチオアート | O-3-chloro-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-cumarin-7-yl O'O''-diethyl phosphorothioate | 56-72-4 | < 1% | < 1% |
三弗化アルミニウム | Aluminum trifluoride | 7784-18-1 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
Ｎ，Ｎ－ジエチルヒドロキシルアミン | N, N- diethylhydroxylamine | 3710-84-7 | < 1% | < 1% |
ジエチレングリコールモノブチルエーテル | Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether | 112-34-5 | < 1% | < 1% |
ジクロロ酢酸 | Dichloroacetic acid | 79-43-6 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
ジメチル＝２，２，２―トリクロロ―１―ヒドロキシエチルホスホナート（別名DEP） | Dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate (DEP) | 52-68-6 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
水素化ビス（２―メトキシエトキシ）アルミニウムナトリウム | Sodium dihydridobis(2-methoxyethanolato)aluminate(1-) | 22722-98-1 | < 1% | < 1% |
テトラヒドロメチル無水フタル酸 | Tetrahydromethylphthalic phthalic anhydride | 11070-44-3 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
Ｎ―ビニル―２―ピロリドン | N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone | 88-12-0 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
ブテン | Butene | 25167-67-3 | < 1% | < 1% |
107-01-7 | ||||
590-18-1 | ||||
624-64-6 | ||||
106-98-9 | ||||
115-11-7 | ||||
プロピオンアルデヒド | Propionaldehyde | 123-38-6 | < 1% | < 1% |
プロペン | Propene | 115-07-1 | < 1% | < 1% |
１―ブロモプロパン | 1-bromopropane | 106-94-5 | < 1% | <0. 1% |
３―ブロモ―１―プロペン（別名臭化アリル） | 3-bromo-1-propene (Allyl bromide) | 106-95-6 | < 1% | < 1% |
ヘキサフルオロアルミン酸三ナトリウム | Aluminum trisodium hexafluoride | 13775-53-6 | < 1% | < 1% |
ヘキサフルオロプロペン | Hexafluoropropene | 116-15-4 | < 1% | < 1% |
ペルフルオロオクタン酸 | Perfluorooctanoic acid (*Ammonium perfluorooctanoate is already in Appendix 9. The entry will become “Perfluorooctanoic acid and its ammonium salt” when finalized.) | 335-67-1 | < 0.3% | < 0.1% |
メチルナフタレン | Methylnaphthalene | 90-12-0 | < 1% | < 1% |
91-57-6 | ||||
２―メチル―５―ニトロアニリン | 2-methyl-5-nitro-aniline | 99-55-8 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
Ｎ―メチル―２―ピロリドン | N- methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 872-50-4 | < 1% | < 0.1% |
沃化物 | Iodide (* Iodine and methyl iodide are already in Appendix 9. The entry will become “Iodine and its compounds” when finalized.) | 7681-11-0 | < 1% | < 1% |
The amendments are scheduled to take effect from Mar 1, 2017, except the labeling requirement under Article 57-1 of ISHL which will not be applicable until Aug 31, 2017.
The consultation will conclude on Jan 7, 2016, while companies outside Japan can still submit comments to Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) before Feb 15, 2016.
