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On December 22, 2021, Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published a notice to seek public feedback on the amendments to the schedule of substances prohibited to use according to the Occupational Safety and Health (Prohibition of Use of Substances) Order (Amendment 202X) under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. The consultation started on December 24, 2021 and will end on February 24, 2022.
The schedule of Amendment 202X updates the information on the prohibited carcinogenic substances, such as descriptions and the CAS number, and adds some new substances.
Details are as follows, of which the amendments proposed are marked in red.
1) Substance | CAS No. | 2) Extent to which use of substance is prohibited |
4-Aminodiphenyl; Benzidine; 2-Nafthylamine; 4-Nitrodiphenyl; *Including their salts; and any substance in a total concentration equal to or greater than 0.1 percent | 92-67-1 92-87-5 91-59-89 2-93-3 | Manufacture and use for all purposes including any manufacturing process in which a substance described in column 1) is formed, except for research or analytical purposes |
Asbestos in the form of crocidolite; amosite; fibrous anthophyllite; tremolite; or actinolite | 12001-28-4 12172-73-5 77536-67-5 77536-68-6 77536-66-4 | All purposes except for research or analytical purposes |
Benzene *Including any substance containing benzene in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.1 percent | 71-43-2 | Cleaning and degreasing |
Carbon disulphide *Including any substance containing carbon disulphide in a concentration equal to or greater than 3 percent | 75-15-0 | Cleaning and degreasing |
Carbon tetrachloride *Including any substance containing carbon tetrachloride in a concentration equal to or greater than 1 percent | 56-23-5 | Cleaning and degreasing |
n-Hexane *Including any substance containing nhexane in a concentration equal to or greater than 3 percent | 110-54-3 | Cleaning and degreasing |
White phosphorus | 12185-10-3 | Use in the manufacture of matches |
Sand or other substance containing free silica or known as crystalline silica in a composition greater than 1 percent | / | Use as an abrasive media in blasting process |
The official file of the can be accessed here.
