Classification of chemical products
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Chemical products used to make the floor covering, surface treatments included, must not carry any of the hazard classifications the criteria list. Evidence the scheme asks for: a declaration from the chemical manufacturer or supplier, in accordance with Appendix 6. This relates mainly to human health.
Nordic Swan·clause O25·pp.32-33
Human Health
- Limit
- ≤ 10 %
- Exemption
- Exemptions apply for: • Classification H351 for adhesive products containing methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Isocyanates used in the production of polyurethane material such as polyurethane foam are regulated in separate requirement O36. • Classifications H350, H341, H301, H311 and H331 for adhesive products and resins containing formaldehyde (CAS No. 50-00-0). Formaldehyde emissions are regulated in requirements O31 and O41. • Classifications H341, H301 and H331 for resins containing a maximum of 10% by weight of phenol (CAS No. 108-95-2). • Classifications H301, H311, H331 and H370 for resins containing a maximum of 10% by weight of methanol (CAS No. 67-56-1). • Classifications H351 and H361 for resins containing melamine (CAS No. 108-78-1). • Classifications H400 and H410 for accelerators for linoleum production in amounts up to 1 percent of the linoleum. • UV curing surface treatment products classified as environmentally hazardous if UV curing surface treatment products are applied to the material during a controlled closed process where no discharge to recipient takes place. Spills and residual waste (e.g., residues from cleaning) must be collected in containers that are approved for hazardous waste and handled by a waste contractor. • The hardener in two-component paint/varnish/filler products can be exempted for classifications as toxic to the environment and/or carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic and/or reproductive toxicity in category 2, if the following is met: it must be documented that the workers are not exposed to the components, e.g., by using safety equipment when mixing or that the mixing takes place automatically without exposure of the workers and that the application of the finished two-component system is done in a closed system.
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What the product must meet
Limits held for this clause
| Parameter / context | Operator | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| share | ≤ | 10 | % |
The clause carries more than one limit; only the first is held as a number.
Compare this limit across schemes
The limit was read from the clause wording.
The document’s own listing
Toxic to the environment: Aquatic Acute 1, Aquatic Chronic 1, Aquatic Chronic 2 (H400, H410, H411) Hazardous to the ozone layer: Ozone (H420) Acute toxicity: Acute Tox 1 or 2 (H300, H310, H330); Acute Tox 3 (H301, H311, H331) Specific target organ toxicity – single exposure/repeated exposure: STOT SE 1, STOT RE 1 (H370, H372) Carcinogenic: Carc. 1A or 1B, Carc. 2 (H350, H351) Germ cell mutagenic: Mut. 1A or 1B, Mut. 2 (H340, H341) Reproductive toxicity: Repr. 1A or 1B, Repr. 2, Lact. (H360, H361, H362) Including all combinations of stated exposure route and stated specific effect. For example, H350 also covers the classification H350i. Note that responsibility for correct classification lies with the manufacturer.
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
- Exemptions
- Exemptions apply for: • Classification H351 for adhesive products containing methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). Isocyanates used in the production of polyurethane material such as polyurethane foam are regulated in separate requirement O36. • Classifications H350, H341, H301, H311 and H331 for adhesive products and resins containing formaldehyde (CAS No. 50-00-0). Formaldehyde emissions are regulated in requirements O31 and O41. • Classifications H341, H301 and H331 for resins containing a maximum of 10% by weight of phenol (CAS No. 108-95-2). • Classifications H301, H311, H331 and H370 for resins containing a maximum of 10% by weight of methanol (CAS No. 67-56-1). • Classifications H351 and H361 for resins containing melamine (CAS No. 108-78-1). • Classifications H400 and H410 for accelerators for linoleum production in amounts up to 1 percent of the linoleum. • UV curing surface treatment products classified as environmentally hazardous if UV curing surface treatment products are applied to the material during a controlled closed process where no discharge to recipient takes place. Spills and residual waste (e.g., residues from cleaning) must be collected in containers that are approved for hazardous waste and handled by a waste contractor. • The hardener in two-component paint/varnish/filler products can be exempted for classifications as toxic to the environment and/or carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic and/or reproductive toxicity in category 2, if the following is met: it must be documented that the workers are not exposed to the components, e.g., by using safety equipment when mixing or that the mixing takes place automatically without exposure of the workers and that the application of the finished two-component system is done in a closed system.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- A declaration from the chemical manufacturer or supplier, in accordance with Appendix 6. A safety data sheet for the product in compliance with current European legislation (Annex II of REACH, Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006). Exemption for UV curing surface treatment products: Description of the process and how waste and residual waste are handled, including information about who receives the wastes. Exemption for two-component paint/varnish/filler products: description of the mixing and the application system and how employees are protected from exposure.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
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- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
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Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O25 · page 32-33 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/1ed2a7ad3de62868
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Page 32-33, 1.5.1 Chemicals. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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