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On 6 Aug 2014, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced by NIER Notice No.2014-21 that two substances have been added to the South Korea’s Toxic Chemical Substance List (TCSL) and GHS Classification list. In addition, on the same date, two substances were added to the country’s Observational Chemical Substances List (OCSL) by NIER Notice No.2014-22.
The substances newly added into the TCSL and OCSL shall comply with TCCA one month after the publication of NIER Notice No.2014-21. For the GHS Classification list, changes are effective immediately after issuance of the NIER Notice No.2014-22. The details of the three updated inventories are summarized in Table 1 and Table 2 as below.
South Korea has adopted GHS since 2008. A grace period was given until 30 June 2010 for single substances, and 30 June 2013 for mixtures. So at present, not only single toxic substances but also mixtures should comply with Korea GHS.
Table 1. Details of Revised TCSL and GHS Classification List
KE-No | Substance name | CAS | Classification | Labeling elements | M factor | |||
Class | Category | Hazard Statement | Pictogram | Signal Word | ||||
2014-1-689 | Dichloroethenylmethylsilane | 124-70-9
| Flammable liquids (2.6) Acute oral toxicity (3.1) acute inhalation toxicity (3.1) Skin corrosion/irritation (3.2) | 2 4 3 1 | H225 H302 H331 H314 | GHS02 GHS05 GHS06 | Danger | - |
2014-1-690 | 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoro-2-[1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propoxy]propanoic acid, ammonium salt | 13043-05-5 | Acute oral toxicity (3.1)
| 3 | H301
| GHS06
| Danger | - |
2014-1-691 | 1,3-Benzenedimethanethiol | 41563-69-3 | Acute oral toxicity (3.1) Skin corrosion/irritation (3.2) skin sensitization (3.4) Chronic aquatic hazard (4.1) Acute aquatic hazard (4.1) | 4 2 1 1 1 | H302 H315 H317 H400 H410 | GHS07 GHS09 | Danger | - |
2014-1-692 | 1-Decylpyridinium bis(fluoro sulfonyl)imide |
| Acute oral toxicity (3.1) skin sensitization (3.4) Chronic aquatic hazard (4.1) Acute aquatic hazard (4.1) | 3 1 1 1 | H301 H317 H400 H410 | GHS06 GHS09 | Danger | 10 |
Table 2. Updates of OCSL
| KE-No | Substance name | CAS |
| 2014-2-93 | 1,1,1,2,3-Pentachloropropane | 21700-31-2 |
| 2014-2-94 | 9-Bromoanthracene | 1564-64-3 |
