GB 30000.9-2013Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 9: Self-reactive substances and mixtures (English PDF)

3 Terms and definitions

4 Classification criteria

5 Decision logic and guidance

6 Labelling

Foreword

Clauses 4 and 6 of this part are mandatory; the remainder are recommended.

The intended structure of GB 30000.9 Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals, and the national standards it will replace, are as follows:

- Part 1: General rules (replacing GB 13690-2009);

- Part 2: Explosives (replacing GB 20576-2006);

- Part 3: Flammable gases (replacing GB 20577-2006);

- Part 4: Aerosols (replacing GB 20578-2006);

- Part 5: Oxidizing gases (replacing GB 20579-2006);

- Part 6: Gases under pressure (replacing GB 20580-2006);

- Part 7: Flammable liquids (replacing GB 20581-2006);

- Part 8: Flammable solids (replacing GB 20582-2006);

- Part 9: Self-reactive substances and mixtures (replacing GB 20583-2006);

- Part 10: Pyrophoric liquids (replacing GB 20585-2006);

- Part 11: Pyrophoric solids (replacing GB 20586-2006);

- Part 12: Self-heating substances and mixtures (replacing GB 20584-2006);

- Part 13: Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (replacing GB 20587-2006);

- Part 14: Oxidizing liquids (replacing GB 20589-2006);

- Part 15: Oxidizing solids (replacing GB 20590-2006);

- Part 16: Organic peroxides (replacing GB 20591-2006);

- Part 17: Substances and mixtures corrosive to metals (replacing GB 20588-2006);

- Part 18: Acute toxicity (replacing GB 20592-2006);

- Part 19: Skin corrosion/irritation (replacing GB 20593-2006);

- Part 20: Serious eye damage/eye irritation (replacing GB 20594-2006);

- Part 21: Respiratory or skin sensitization (replacing GB 20595-2006);

- Part 22: Germ cell mutagenicity (replacing GB 20596-2006);

- Part 23: Carcinogenicity (replacing GB 20597-2006);

- Part 24: Reproductive toxicity (replacing GB 20598-2006);

- Part 25: Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure (replacing GB 20599-2006);

- Part 26: Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure (replacing GB 20601-2006);

- Part 27: Aspiration hazard;

- Part 28: Hazardous to the aquatic environment (replacing GB 20602-2006);

- Part 29: Hazardous to the ozone layer;

- Part 30: Warning signs for chemicals in the workplace.

This part is Part 9 of GB 30000.

This part has been drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.

This part replaces GB 20583-2006 Safety rules for classification, precautionary labelling and precautionary statements of chemicals - Self-reactive substances.

The technical content of this part is consistent with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (fourth revised edition).

Compared with GB 20583-2006, the main technical changes in this part are as follows:

- the title of the standard has been changed: the Chinese title has been changed to the equivalent of "Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 9: Self-reactive substances and mixtures", and the English title is "Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals - Part 9: - Self-reactive substances and mixtures";

- the content of the scope in Clause 1 has been modified: "precautionary labelling" has been changed to "labelling" and "precautionary statements" has been deleted;

- the introductory wording of Clause 2 "Normative references" has been modified, and the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (fourth revised edition) has been added as a referenced document;

- introductory wording has been added to Clause 3 "Terms and definitions";

- Figure 1 "Decision logic" and the "Guidance" in Clause 5 have been made informative Annex A;

- the former Clause 7 has been deleted, and Table 3 of the former Clause 7, modified in accordance with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (fourth revised edition), has been made normative Annex B;

- the former Clauses 6, 7 and 8 have been modified and combined into Clause 6 in accordance with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (fourth revised edition); the former Table 2, after modification, has been made normative Annex C;

- the former Clause 8 has been deleted, and the related content on "hazard statements" and "precautionary statements" has been made informative Annex D;

- informative Annex E "Examples of labels" has been added.

This part was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Hazardous Chemicals Management of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 251).

Drafting organizations of this part: China National Chemical Economic and Technical Development Center, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China National Chemical Information Center, Pony Testing International Group Co., Ltd., Huafeng Group Co., Ltd.

Main drafters of this part: Wang Xiaobing, Fan Bin, Liang Jin, Zhu Tao, Song Wei, Yang Ting, Guan Shitai, Xiang Chaoli, Cao Mengran, Gao Shuxia, Wen Tao.

The previous editions of the standard replaced by this part are:

- GB 20583-2006.