European Regulation (EU) 830/2015 which amends Annex II of REACH Regulation sets the requirements for the compilation of Safety Data Sheets.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are the main tool for ensuring that suppliers communicate enough information along the supply chain to allow safe use of their chemical substances and mixtures.
A Safety Data Sheet consists of 16 specific points, among them information on the properties of the chemical substance (or mixture), its hazards, instructions for handling, disposal and transport and also first-aid, fire-fighting and exposure control measures. This information can be found in the main body of the SDS or in the annexed exposure scenarios (where applicable).
Chemicals placed on the Cyprus market must be accompanied by a SDS in Greek language.
1401 is the emergency number of the Cyprus Poison Center
and should be included in section 1 of the SDS
1401 is currently operating 24 hrs/day, 7 days /week
A supplier should provide a safety data sheet in the following cases:
- For a chemical substance (and from 1 June 2015 a mixture) classified as hazardous according to CLP.
- For a mixture classified as dangerous according to the Dangerous Preparations Directive (until 1 June 2015).
- For a substance that is Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) or very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative (vPvB), as defined in REACH (Annex XIII), or
- For a substance that is included in the candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).
Under certain conditions, some mixtures, which do not meet the criteria for classification as dangerous or hazardous, also require a safety data sheet.
More information on the SDS requirements can be found in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website
here.
Safety Data Sheets e-guide
Guidance on the compilation of Safety Data Sheets.
