UTM is going towards full compliance of the Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013 (CLASS 2013 Regulations), that have been gazetted on 11th October 2013. The full document can be downloaded from DOSH website, or via CMC website at
http://www.utm.my/cmc/download/chemical-management-issues/
Other documents regarding chemical regulations and safety can also be downloaded at the site.
The CLASS 2013 Regulations, promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514), have replaced the Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 1997 (CPL Regulations). The main objective of the CLASS Regulations is to ensure suppliers of hazardous chemicals provide sufficient information on hazards of chemicals that they supply, so as to mitigate the risk of accidents happening in the workplace, thus providing a safe and healthy working environment and condition.
Basically, the CLASS 2013 regulations require:
- 1. A new labelling system for hazardous chemical containers, containing all six (6) important elements, with the correct label sizes.
- 2. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for every hazardous chemical, containing all sixteen (16) elements, in both Bahasa Malaysia and English.
Thus, CMC hoped that all researchers can start to purchase chemicals from a CLASS 2013-compliant manufacturers. This can be enquired from your usual chemical suppliers. Please also request an SDS for every chemical purchased, and keep a copy in your laboratory for easy reference.
Please forward this email to your ROs, RAs, Science Officers, Technicians, Lab Assistants and postgraduate students too.
Thank you very much.