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The amendments of the Regulation of Labeling and Hazard Communication of Dangerous and Harmful Materials (CLA 0960145703), renamed as the Regulation of Labeling and Hazard Communication of Hazardous Chemicals was promulgated by Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) on 27 Jun 2014. The regulation (MoL 10302007861) is revised pursuant to Article 10 Paragraph 3 of the revised Taiwan OSHA and takes effect from 3 July 2014.
The following are some key amendments:
Definition of hazardous chemicals
Definition of importers and suppliers
Data protection requirements
The hazardous chemicals referred to in this regulation consist of dangerous materials that possesses physical hazard and harmful materials that possesses health hazards as specified in Taiwan National Standards CNS 15030 Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. In addition, the importer and suppliers are defined explicitly to help clearly define their respective obligations.
To protect national security and confidential business information, data protection of the name, content, manufacturers, importers or suppliers of the hazard chemicals can be applied for prior to SDS compilation. However, hazardous chemicals with the following hazard classification according to the CNS 15030 are not eligible for data protection.
Acute toxicity: Category 1, 2, 3
Skin corrosion/irritation: Category 1
Serious eye damage/eye irritation: Category 1
Respiratory sensitization/skin sensitization
Germ cell mutagenicity
Carcinogenicity
Toxic to reproduction
Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure): Category 1
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure): Category 1
