Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 8 of 1990 - SCHEDULE

                           SCHEDULE                          Section 23

MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH IN NOTIFICATION STATEMENT ABOUT CHEMICAL
PART A
1. Identification of which of subsections 23 (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9)
applies to the chemical.
2. Summary of the chemical's health effects and environmental effects.
3. Bibliography of the publications referred to in the statement.
PART B
1. The following matters identifying the chemical, and, in the case of a
synthetic polymer, each other chemical that is one of its constituent
monomers:

   (a)  the chemical name of the chemical, that is to say:

        (i)    in the case of a pure chemical - the name for it to be used in
               the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances, that is the
               chemical abstracts (CA) preferred Index Name, or, if such a
               name is not available, the name for it to be used by the
               International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry; or

        (ii)   in any other case - as complete a description of the chemical
               as is practicable;
including, in the case of a biopolymer, a description of the biological source
of the biopolymer;

   (b)  the name or names by which the chemical is known or identified in the
        scientific or technical literature;

   (c)  the name under which the chemical has been, or will be, marketed;

   (d)  the number assigned to the chemical by the service known as the
        Chemical Abstract Service;

   (e)  the chemical's molecular formula and structural formula;

   (f)  the chemical's gram-molecular weight;

   (g)  copies of spectra which have been measured to confirm the chemical's
        structural formula.
2. The following matters showing the composition of the chemical:

   (a)  the degree of purity of the chemical, that is to say the
weight percentage of a sample of the chemical that is not an impurity;

   (b)  the weight-percentage of a sample of the chemical that is a known or
        reasonably anticipated impurity, including an isomer or a by-product,
        of a hazardous or toxic nature and details of the toxic properties and
        hazardous properties of the impurities;

   (c)  the weight-percentage of a sample of the chemical that is a
        non-hazardous impurity of not less than 1% by weight of the sample;

   (d)  the weight percentage of a sample of the chemical that is an additive
        or adjuvant and the identity of the additives or adjuvants.
3. The proposed uses of the chemical in descending order of importance and the
approximate percentage of the quantity of the chemical to be introduced by the
notifier that is to have each use.
4. The appearance, being the colour and form, of the chemical at 20 celsius
and 101.3 kPa and a description of the odour (including the odour threshold)
and volatility of the chemical.
5. The quantity, in a range of tonnes per year of 1 to 10, 10 to 100, 100 to
1,000 and over 1,000, of the chemical proposed to be imported into Australia
by the notifier in each of the next 5 years and the quantity, in such a range,
of it proposed to be manufactured in Australia by the notifier in each of
those years.
6. The following matters affecting occupational health and safety:

   (a)  data about occupational exposure factors, that is to say:

        (i)    the number, and categories, of workers to be involved in
               working with the chemical; and

        (ii)   the nature of the work to be done by them; and

        (iii)  the safety procedures to be observed when handling the
               chemical; and

        (iv)   a brief description of the training and education in safe
               working practices to be given to those workers; and

        (v)    data about the occurrence of work related injuries and diseases
               affecting workers dealing with the chemical; and

        (vi)   any other data relating to occupational hazard associated with
               the chemical; and

   (b)  a list of health conditions (if any) which indicate that the notified
        chemical should not be used; and

   (c)  particulars of procedures for the atmospheric monitoring and
        biological monitoring of the effects of the chemical; and

   (d)  information held, or reasonably obtainable, by the notifier about
        studies and observations of health problems or adverse symptoms
        occurring in humans exposed to the substance.
7. The following matters affecting the impact of the chemical on the
environment:

   (a)  where the chemical is to be manufactured or reformulated in Australia:

        (i)    the site of the manufacture or reformulation; and

        (ii)   the processes to be carried out at that site; and

        (iii)  information about the release of chemicals into the environment
               likely to occur at that site;

   (b)  in respect of each use of the chemical, information about the
        situations in which the chemical will be released into the environment
        and the quantity and concentration of the release;

   (c)  the requirements for the safe storage of the chemical;

   (d)  a description of all procedures for the disposal of the chemical and
        the identity and hazards of any degradation products resulting from
        the disposal 8. A brief description of any way in which the chemical
        could be harmful or hazardous to the health of the public at large.
9. The following physical and chemical data about the chemical:
(a)   whichever of the melting point, boiling point or freezing
point of the chemical is appropriate;
(b)   the chemical's density in kg/m3, and:


        (i)    in the case of a gas - its specific gravity where air = 1; and

        (ii)   in the case of a liquid - its liquid density and vapour
               density;
(c)   the chemical's vapour pressure in kilopascals at 25 C;

(d)   the chemical's solubility in grams per litre in water at 20 C;

(e)   in the case of a chemical whose water solubility exceeds 10-6
gms/litre - the degrees of hydrolysis at 25 C at pH values of 4-9 and(f)
in the case of a chemical that dissolves in water without dissociation or
association and which is not surface-active - the partition coefficient
(n-octanol/water) at 20 C expressed as log Pow;
(g)   information about the adsorption and desorption of the chemical to
and from standard soils;
(h)   in the case of a chemical that dissociates in water - the
dissociation constant expressed as pKa determined by a specified manner;
(j)    (i)  in the case of a chemical that is a solid - the mean
particle size and size range including the respirable fraction (1-10 microns);
or (ii) in the case of a chemical that is fibrous - fibre length and length
range;
(k)   the flash point in  C of the chemical as determined by whichever
of the open cup or closed cup method is specified in the notification
statement; (m)   the degree of the chemical's flammability, including:


   (i)  the upper and lower limits of flammability in air; and (ii) details of
        the nature and identity of toxic and hazardous products of the
        chemical's combustion;
(n)   the minimum temperature for the chemical's auto ignition;

(p)   information about the chemical's potential (if any) to detonate as
the result of heat, shock or friction;
(q)   information about the stability and reactivity of the chemical,
including:

   (i)  particulars of conditions constituting the chemical's instability; and
        (ii) information about the products of the chemical's decomposition
        and their hazards;
being data obtained from tests:
(r)   of samples of the chemical of a specified purity as described in
paragraph 2 (a); and
(s)   by a specified authority or organisation; and

(t)   conducted under specified conditions; and

(u)   conducted in accordance with the principles of good laboratory
practice. 10. Identification of the analytical methods for the detection and
determination of the chemical. 11. Particulars of the labels in the presented
form to be fixed to products consisting of or containing the chemical. 12.
Particulars of the proposed Material Safety Data Sheet in the prescribed form
for the chemical and for all commercially available products, or substances
used in the workplace, containing the chemical. 13. (a) a full description of
procedures for making the chemical harmless in an emergency in the workplace;
and

   (b)  a full description of procedures for making the chemical harmless in
        an emergency outside the workplace.
PART C
The following data about the effects of the chemical:
(a)   the chemical's toxic effects after a single oral administration;

(b)   the chemical's toxic effects after a single dermal exposure;

(c)   the chemical's toxic effects on inhalation;

(d)   in the case of a chemical that does not have predictable corrosive
properties - the extent of dermal irritation caused by the chemical;
(e)   in the case of a chemical that does not have predictable corrosive
properties - the extent of eye irritation caused by the chemical;
(f)   any sensitising potential of the chemical;

(g)   the toxic effects of the chemical on administration for a period
of 10 to 14 days;
(h)   any induction by the chemical of point mutations in microbial test
systems;
(j)   any induction by the chemical of germ cell damage;

(k)   any production by the chemical of chromosome damage in mammalian
cells grown in vitro;
(m)   the toxicity of the chemical to fish after their continuous
exposure for 4 days to a series of concentrations of the chemical in water
assessed by the test known as the Fish Acute Toxicity Test;
(n)   the toxicity of the chemical to aquatic invertebrates shown by the
effects of the chemical on daphnids exposed to a series of concentrations of
the chemical in water assessed by the test known as Daphnia sp, Acute
Immobilisation Test and Reproduction Test;
(p)   the effects of the chemical on algae exposed for at least 3 days
to a series of concentrations of the chemical in water assessed by the test
known as Algal Growth Inhibition Test;
(q)   the tendency of the chemical to degrade assessed using the test
known as a Ready Biodegradability Test;
(r)   the potential of the chemical to bioaccumulate in both aquatic and
land environments;
being data obtained:
(s)   by specified methods; and

(t)   from specified raw data; and

(u)   in the case of paragraphs (h), (j) and (k) - having regard to the
likely handling of the chemical.
PART D
1. The weight-percentage of the total ingredients for the polymer that is
represented by each ingredient.
2. The number-average molecular weight of the polymer or, where polymers of
more than one molecular weight composition are to be introduced, the lowest
number-average molecular weight.
3. The weight-percentage of low molecular weight species of the polymer on its
introduction represented by each residual monomer.
4. The maximum weight percentage of low molecular weight species of the
polymer below 1,000.
5. Information about all products resulting from the degradation,
decomposition or depolymerisation of the polymer.
6. Information on the natural loss of monomers, additives and impurities from
the polymer.