In the Regulatory Information section of the Material form, you can indicate any physical and health hazards, SARA hazard classes, exposure limits, and ratings associated with a material. Additionally, if the material has been assigned to any regulatory lists such as SARA 313, you can view list information in the Lists Assigned to the Material subsection. Regulatory information is important for your authored MSDSs, Waste Characterizations forms, and for internal recordkeeping and reporting.
Note:
The Regulatory Information
section is also available on the Waste
Profile form, so you can document regulatory details for a waste stream
profile. To enter regulatory information for a material at the entity
level, refer to Entity
Material Regulatory Information.
For additional instruction on regulatory information, click the following links or use the scroll bar to scan the page.
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In the Hazards subsection of the Regulatory Information section on the Material form, assign any number of physical and health hazards to a material. For each hazard, you can document the governing body that publishes the hazard and a reference for assigning the hazard, such as a CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) publication. For example, you could document that OSHA publishes the chemical stressor Benzene as a carcinogenic health hazard, as referenced by 29 CFR 1910.1028.
Tip: SARA hazards must be associated with the governing bodies
that publish them in the Hazards
section on the Governing Bodies
validation form before you can assign hazards to a material.
You can document a material's SARA hazard classes in this section. If a material has certain SARA health hazards, such as immediate or delayed, or SARA physical hazards, such as fire, sudden release of pressure, or reactivity, select the corresponding check box.
By defining the specific hazards associated with a material, industrial hygienists can better understand the risks posed by exposure to that stressor and can use this information to communicate risks. When these risks are understood, the industrial hygienist can determine which stressors are most important to control to limit the possibility of adverse health effects.
Assign hazards to non-chemical stressors on the Non-chemical Stressor Details form.
To assign SARA physical
and health hazards to a material
Locate the Material on the Materials list, click the link to open the Material form, and click Regulatory Information.
Review the Effective
Date and select another date from the list if the default effective
date does not apply.
If the effective date is not listed, click New
Effective Date and add it.
Select the check box for each of the SARA Hazard Classes that apply to the material.
Click Add Hazard to add a hazard for the material. Otherwise, skip to step 9.
Select the Governing
Body and Hazard from
the list for each field.
If the applicable value is not listed, click the Ellipsis
button next to the field and add it.
Enter a Reference publication for the hazard, such as the CFR.
Click OK.
The is displayed as a line item. Edit existing hazard information using
the buttons adjacent to the line item.
Repeat steps 2 through 7 to add more hazards.
Click the Save button on the Material form.
In the GHS Hazard Classes (Tier II Reporting) section, assign any number of United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) hazards to a material.
To assign GHS physical and
health hazards to a Material
Locate the Material on the Materials list, click the link to open the Material form, and click Regulatory Information.
Click Add GHS Hazard.
Select the GHS Hazard Type and GHS Hazard from the list for each field.
Click OK.
The hazard is displayed as a line item. Edit existing hazard information
using the buttons adjacent to the line item.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 to add more hazards.
Click the Save button on the Material form.
In the Lists Assigned to the Material subsection of the Regulatory Information section on the Material form, view information about lists that include the material or its material components. Material lists can be regulatory, non-regulatory, or entity-specific. If the material is not a part of a list and should be, follow the steps below to establish a list name and assign the material to the list.
Establish the name of the list on the List Names form.
Assign the materials to the list on the Define List Limits form. You can also enter default or material-specific limits for each material on this form. Examples limits are reportable quantity, threshold planning quantity, threshold quantity, and de minimis concentration. Default limits apply to all the materials on the list. Material-specific limits override default limits, i.e., if you enter limits for a specific material, the limits for that material apply, not the default values. (The Define Lists link in the Lists Assigned to the Material subsection provides access to the Define List Limits form.)
In the Exposure Limits subsection of the Regulatory Information section on the Material form, you can enter the exposure limits that various governing bodies have set for a material. For example, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has developed an exposure limit called TLV (Threshold Limit Value) where the TLV for isopropanol has been defined as 400 ppm.
When necessary, Industrial Hygiene module users can associate a sample type with the exposure limit and then make the exposure limit available for samples of the selected type on the Exposure Session Sample Results and Exposure Session TWAs forms.
Before beginning, make sure a list of exposure limits has been established on the Exposure Limits form and the limits assigned to the appropriate regulatory body or agency on the Governing Bodies form.
To add material exposure
limits
Locate the material on the Materials list, click the material link to open the Material form, and expand the Regulatory Information section if necessary.
Review the Effective
Date for regulatory information and select another one from
the list when the default value does not apply.
If the effective date is not listed, click New
Effective Date and add it.
Expand the Exposure Limits subsection when necessary and click Add Exposure Limit.
Select a Governing
Body from the list.
If the governing body is not listed, click the Ellipsis
button and add it.
Select an Exposure
Limit from the list. Just the exposure limits associated with
the selected governing body are listed.
If the appropriate limit is not listed, click the Ellipsis
button and add it.
Enter the numeric Value for the exposure limit. This value must be greater than zero.
Select a Unit
of measure from the list for the value entered.
If the unit is not listed, click the Ellipsis
button and add it.
Use the guidelines below to complete the remaining fields which are Industrial Hygiene module-specific. Otherwise, skip to step 9.
Select a Sample Type from the list.
Select the Available for IH option to make the exposure limit available for sample results on the Exposure Session form.
Click Available for TWA to make the exposure limit available on the Exposure Session TWAs form.
Select Set as OEL to flag the exposure limit value as the default Occupational Exposure Limit for exposure assessment industrial hygiene statistical reporting.
Click Set as default for TWA to make the exposure limit a default when assigning the sample type associated with the limit to an exposure session sample. The Governing Body and Exposure Limit Type fields on the Chemical Stressor Results and Exposure Session TWAs forms will be automatically populated.
Click OK.
The exposure limit is displayed as a line item. Edit existing exposure
limits using the buttons adjacent to the line item.
Repeat steps 3 through 9 to add other exposure limits.
Click the Save button on the form.
In the Ratings subsection of the Regulatory Information section on the Material form, you can enter ratings for fire, health, and reactivity that various governing bodies have set for the material. Rating information is commonly used on MSDSs or for internal reporting. Examples of organizations that rate materials are NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and HMIS (Hazardous Material Information System). Material ratings can range from 0 to 4, with 0 being the lowest hazard indicator.
In the Special field, you can enter any information to identify special problems or fire fighting techniques that may be needed to deal with the material in an emergency.
To add material ratings
Locate the material on the Materials list, click the material link to open the Material form, and expand the Regulatory Information section if necessary.
Review the Effective
Date for regulatory information and select another one from
the list when the default value does not apply.
If the effective date is not listed, click New
Effective Date and add it.
Expand the Ratings subsection when necessary.
Click Add
Rating and select a Governing
Body from the list.
If the appropriate value is not listed, click the Ellipsis
button and add it.
Select the applicable rating from the lists for the Health, Fire, and Instability/Physical Hazard fields.
Enter any key rating information
in the Special field and click
OK.
The rating information is displayed as a line item in the Ratings
subsection. Edit existing material ratings using the buttons adjacent
to the line item.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add rating information for other governing bodies.
Click the Save button on the form.
