Can anybody provide a simple comparison between the Risk/Health phrases used in the new GHS system and the equivalent in CHIP. I am starting to get new MSDS sheets through and am in the process of changing our COSHH assessments to reflect the changes.

Thanks Chris, I'm working on a nearest fit. I'm quite surpirised that nothing has changed on the HSE Website on COSHH and particularly EH40 to reflect the changes

That is correct :( I was on a COSHH assessment course for mixtures with Sypol and they explained the great news that you can't substitute one picture for another! Back to the drawing board for all COSHH assessments.... But wait new symbols / hazard phrases don't have to be issued until 2014 or something for mixtures but sooner for pure chemicals... Also something with a R phrase may not have a Hazard phrase, also something flammable may change to a different class of flammable!!! So until the change we have two systems... ARGHHHHHHHHHH And America and Canada are still using their own so can we really call it Global????? Is it Friday yet?

In most cases, the change from CHIP 3 (Old) to CLP (new) should not result in wholesale COSHH re-assessments for substances, because the MSDS's must have the old style Risk & Safety Phrases up to June 2015 and also, with some minor exceptions, the Hazard Categories that CLP has taken from GHS almost mirror the old ones. Yes, there is change in labelling, but that should not result in changes to the hazard categories as such.

There is a huge amount of information on HSE website and also on its COSHH pages regarding the changes & impact- What is a hazardous substance? http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/detail/substances.htm COSHH, CLP and REACH http://www.hse.gov.uk/co...tail/coshh-clp-reach.htm EH 40 has not been changed because there is no need to do so, as it is primarily about exposure limits and not about classification & labelling

Tms, For SUBSTANCES, from 1st December 2010 to 1st June 2015, suppliers must classify substances according to both CHIP and CLP, but they must label and package according to CLP only. From 1st June 2015 onwards, suppliers must classify and label substances according to CLP (old DSD/CHIP classifications disappear entirely) For MIXTURES (Preparations) w.e.f. 20th January 2009 to 1st June 2015, suppliers can continue to classify, label and package according to CHIP (DPD). However they may, as an alternative choose to classify, label and package mixtures according to CLP. In this case, they must in addition continue to classify under CHIP (for MSDS), but the requirements for labelling and packaging of CHIP no longer apply, (i.e they must do it as per CLP) Form 1st June 2015 onwards, suppliers must classify, label and package according to CLP only (old CHIP/DPD classifications disappear

Jay, unfortunately a few MSDS sheets we have received are already dropping chip and going with CLP.

John, The CLP (new version MSDS) in Section 2 MUST have both classifications (CLP & CHIP 3), otherwise the supplier is in breach of the CLP regulations. Yes, Section 2 will only have the new pictograms, but it must include the old classification. Refer to an example of such an MSDS from Fisher-Scientific https://extranet.fisher....0%2F25&Submit=Search