New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 74

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✨ Hazardous Substances Group Standard



2012 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

Industrial and Institutional Cleaning Products (Flammable, Toxic [6.7]) Group Standard 2006

HSNO Approval Number

The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002589.

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) This Group Standard applies to substances that are imported or manufactured for use as
a cleaning product.

(2) A substance covered by this Group Standard must only be sold or supplied for use in an
industrial or institutional setting, or any other place of work.

(3) A substance referred to in subclause (1) must be—

(a) a flammable liquid—

(i) with a flashpoint of less than 23°C and an initial boiling point of greater
than 35°C (HSNO 3.1B classification); or

(ii) with a flashpoint of greater than or equal to 23°C and less than or equal to
60°C (HSNO 3.1C classification); and

(b) a known or presumed human carcinogen (HSNO 6.7A classification) or
suspected human carcinogen (HSNO 6.7B classification).

(4) In addition to the hazards referred to in subclause (3), 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) skin irritancy, HSNO 6.3A or 6.3B classification;

(c) eye corrosivity, HSNO 8.3A classification;

(d) eye irritancy, HSNO 6.4A classification;



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