Chemicals (28.00.00)

Proyecto de Decreto del Ministerio del Trabajo "Por el cual se adopta el Sistema Globalmente Armonizado de Clasificación y Etiquetado de Productos Químicos y se dictan otras disposiciones en materia de seguridad química" (Draft Ministry of Labour Decree "Adopting the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and issuing other provisions on chemical safety") (7 pages, in Spanish)

The notified draft Decree adopts the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Its articles cover the following: Purpose; Scope; Exceptions; Definitions; Hazard classification; Hazard communication; Labelling; Safety data sheets; Access to information for emergency response; Chemicals for consumers; Chemical pesticides for agricultural use; Motor vehicle land transport of chemical substances; Chemicals used in the workplace; Responsibilities of chemical manufacturers, importers, marketers and users; Responsibilities of the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Agriculture; Responsibilities of Occupational Risk Managers (ARL); Inspection, surveillance and control; and Period of validity.