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

Construction Products (Toxic [6.7A]) Group Standard 2006

HSNO Approval Number

The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002545.

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 solid substances that are imported or manufactured for use as a construction product.

(2) A substance referred to in subclause (1) must be a known or presumed human carcinogen (HSNO 6.7A classification) where that classification has only been triggered as a result of the substance containing respirable silica.

(3) In addition to the hazard referred to in subclause (2), 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;

(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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🏥 Construction Products (Toxic [6.7A]) Group Standard 2006

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
30 June 2006
Hazardous Substances, Construction Products, Toxic, Group Standard, HSNO Approval, Environmental Risk Management Authority, Carcinogen, Respirable Silica
  • Environmental Risk Management Authority