Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - SCHEDULE 7

Schedule 7—Classification of mixtures

Regulations 5 and 143

        1     Purpose of this Schedule

The tables in this Schedule replace some of the tables in the GHS.

        2     Classification of mixtures containing respiratory sensitisers or skin sensitisers

The GHS applies as if the following table were substituted for Table 3.4.5 in Chapter 3.4 of the GHS—

Table 1—Classification of mixtures containing
respiratory sensitisers or skin sensitisers

Cut-off values/concentration limits of ingredients of a mixture classified as either a respiratory sensitiser or a skin sensitiser that would trigger classification of the mixture.

Item	Ingredient classification	Mixture classification
		Skin sensitiser Category 1	Respiratory sensitiser Category 1
		All physical states	Solid/liquid	Gas
1	Skin sensitiser Category 1	≥1·0%
2	Skin sensitiser Sub-category 1A	≥0·1%
3	Skin sensitiser Sub-category 1B	≥1·0%
4	Respiratory sensitiser Category 1		≥1·0%	≥0·2%
5	Respiratory sensitiser sub‑category 1A		≥0·1%	≥0·1%
6	Respiratory sensitiser sub‑category 1B		≥1·0%	≥0·2%

        3     Classification of mixtures containing carcinogens

The GHS applies as if the following table were substituted for Figure 3.6.1 in Chapter 3.6 of the GHS—

Table 2—Classification of mixtures containing carcinogens

Cut-off values/concentration limits of ingredients of a mixture classified as a carcinogen that would trigger classification of the mixture.

Item	Ingredient classification	Mixture classification
		Category 1 carcinogen	Category 2 carcinogen
1	Category 1 carcinogen	≥0·1%
2	Category 2 carcinogen		≥1·0%

Notes

1     The concentration limits in Table 2 apply to solids and liquids (w/w units) and gases (v/v units).

Note 2 to Sch. 7 cl. 3 amended by S.R. No. 141/2020 reg. 9(a).

2     Category 1 carcinogen means Category 1A carcinogen or Category 1B carcinogen in the GHS.

        4     Classification of mixtures containing reproductive toxicants

The GHS applies as if the following table were substituted for Figure 3.7.1 in Chapter 3.7 of the GHS—

Table 3—Classification of mixtures containing reproductive toxicants

Cut-off values/concentration limits of ingredients of a mixture classified as a reproductive toxicant or for effects on or via lactation that would trigger classification of the mixture.

Item	Ingredient classification	Mixture classification
		Category 1 Reproductive toxicant	Category 2 Reproductive toxicant	Additional category for effects on or via lactation
1	Category 1 reproductive toxicant	≥0·3%
2	Category 2 reproductive toxicant		≥3·0%
3	Additional category for effects on or via lactation			≥0·3%

Notes

1     The concentration limits in Table 3 apply to solids and liquids (w/w units) and gases (v/v units).

Note 2 to Sch. 7 cl. 4 amended by S.R. No. 141/2020 reg. 9(b).

2     Category 1 reproductive toxicant means Category 1A reproductive toxicant or Category 1B reproductive toxicant in the GHS.

        5     Classification of mixtures containing specific target organ toxicants (single exposure)

The GHS applies as if the following table were substituted for Figure 3.8.1 in Chapter 3.8 of the GHS—

Table 4—Classification of mixtures containing specific target organ toxicants (single exposure)

Cut-off values/concentration limits of ingredients of a mixture classified as a specific target organ toxicant that would trigger classification of the mixture.

Item	Ingredient classification	Mixture classification
		Category 1	Category 2
1	Category 1 specific target organ toxicant	Concentration ≥10%	1·0% ≤ concentration <10%
2	Category 2 specific target organ toxicant		Concentration ≥10%

Note

The concentration limits in Table 4 apply to solids and liquids (w/w units) and gases (v/v units).

        6     Classification of mixtures containing reproductive toxicants (repeated exposures)

The GHS applies as if the following table were substituted for Table 3.9.3 in Chapter 3.9 of the GHS—

Table 5—Classification of mixtures containing specific target organ toxicants (repeated exposure)

Cut-off values/concentration limits of ingredients of a mixture classified as a specific target organ toxicant that would trigger classification of the mixture.

Item	Ingredient classification	Mixture classification
		Category 1	Category 2
1	Category 1 specific target organ toxicant	Concentration ≥10%	1·0% ≤ concentration < 10%
2	Category 2 specific target organ toxicant		Concentration ≥10%

Note

The concentration limits in Table 5 apply to solids and liquids (w/w units) and gases (v/v units).