New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 74

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✨ Hazardous Substances Regulation



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

Organic Peroxides, Corrosive Group Standard 2006

HSNO Approval Number

The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002630.

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) an organic peroxide (HSNO 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2D, 5.2E, 5.2F or 5.2G classification);
and

(b) a skin corrosive (HSNO 8.2B or 8.2C 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) acute toxicity, HSNO 6.1D or 6.1E classification (including aspiration hazard);

(b) metallic corrosivity, HSNO 8.1A 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;

(h) reproductive toxicity, HSNO 6.8A, 6.8B or 6.8C classification;

(i) target organ toxicity, HSNO 6.9A or 6.9B classification;

(j) ecotoxicity, HSNO class 9.


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🏭 Organic Peroxides Group Standard 2006 (continued from previous page)

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