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On October 30th, 2020, Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published the Summary Report of Hazardous Chemical Inventory 2019 from Chemical Information Management System (CIMS) [1], which summarizes the inventory submissions in 2019, the total quantity of 2019’s inventory according to hazard class, and the comparison of inventory 2015 to 2019.
According to the CLASS Regulations, the importer/manufacturer of hazardous chemicals should prepare an inventory on each hazardous chemical that is imported/supplied in a quantity of 1 metric ton/year for each calendar year, and should submit the inventory in CIMS before March 31st of the following year. The inventory should contain the following information:
product identifier,
name of the hazardous chemical,
the composition and ingredients of a hazardous chemical,
hazard classification,
annual imported/manufactured quantity,
CAS numbers if applicable.
As of August 2020, 1284 accounts have been created on CIMS, covering 3 types, importer, manufacturer, and importer and manufacturer. From these accounts on CIMS, a total of 3913 inventory submissions for 2019 were received, in which 3399 inventories were acknowledged with the rest being rejected. According to the report, a submitted inventory is rejected due to the following conditions:
Incomplete inventory information (no quantity, hazard class, etc.)
Duplicate inventory reports for the same chemicals.
Of the 3399 approved inventories, 69,835 chemicals that were imported and manufactured are acknowledged, and the total quantity, including both substances and mixtures, is 297,245,489 tonnes. The total quantities of chemicals according to the hazard classes are also provided in the report.
In conclusion, the quantity of hazardous chemicals imported and manufactured to be supplied for use at the workplace is high, and the hazards from chemicals exist all over Malaysia. Therefore, DOSH is considering implementing some drastic and practical measures including tightening the importation procedure in Malaysia to protect human health and the environment.
