New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 74

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✨ Hazardous Substances Group Standard



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 74

30 JUNE 2006

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

Pursuant to section 96B of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the Act), the Environmental Risk Management Authority, on its own initiative, gives notice of the issue of this Group Standard.

1 Title

Class 4, Toxic [6.1] Substances Group Standard 2006

HSNO Approval Number

The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002523.

2 Commencement

This Group Standard comes into force on 1 July 2006 and applies to substances under section 96B(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act.

3 Scope of Group Standard

Substances covered by Group Standard

(1) A substance covered by this Group Standard must be—

(a) either—

(i) a flammable solid (HSNO 4.1.1A or 4.1.1B classification); or

(ii) a substance liable to spontaneous combustion, or a pyrophoric or self-heating substance (HSNO 4.2B or 4.2C classification); or

(iii) a substance that emits flammable gases when in contact with water (HSNO 4.3B or 4.3C classification); and

(b) an acute toxicant (HSNO 6.1B or 6.1C classification).

(2) In addition to the hazards referred to in subclause (1), a substance may have any of the following (but only the following) hazards:

(a) aspiration hazard;

(b) skin irritancy, HSNO 6.3A or 6.3B classification;

(c) eye corrosivity, HSNO 8.3A classification;

(d) eye irritancy, HSNO 6.4A classification;

(e) respiratory sensitisation, HSNO 6.5A classification;

(f) contact sensitisation, HSNO 6.5B classification;

(g) mutagenicity, HSNO 6.6A or 6.6B classification;



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🏭 Class 4, Toxic [6.1] Substances Group Standard 2006 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Hazardous substances, Toxic substances, Flammable solids, Spontaneous combustion, Pyrophoric substances, Self-heating substances, Flammable gases, Acute toxicants, Aspiration hazard, Skin irritancy, Eye corrosivity, Eye irritancy, Respiratory sensitisation, Contact sensitisation, Mutagenicity