Risk Phrases or Hazard Statements

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

What the product must meet

Exemptions

Exceptions include contaminants/impurities; formaldehyde if measured release is less than 42.3 µg/m2*h; antimony and borax/boron used in glass wool insulation are exempt from above restrictions.

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

DoC MS-2.2.1: A schedule of the constituent chemical substances in g/kg used in the manufacture of the product that are classified as harmful, and relevant SDS; DoC MS-2.2.2: Where an exception (via application to GECA) is claimed, the applicant must provide a signed declaration from an Executive Director of the applicant company stating that attempts have been undertaken to find alternatives for the substance(s) for which the exception is claimed.

Who checks it

Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Disclose — information the applicant must provide

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

Impact area

Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses

Also bears on

Ecosystem Health — other CMF areas the clause addresses

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