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Sweden: Description of restriction lists for allergenic substances
Swedish customers can add four restriction lists for allergenic substances. The lists show which products in your inventory come with specific requirements for training, medical examinations and certificates of fitness under Swedish work environment legislation (AFS 2023:10). They are based on Swedish legal requirements that apply only in Sweden, so they are available only for the Swedish market. Contact your account manager if you want to add these lists. Once they have been added, you will find them in the Overview under Restriction- and prohibition lists.
If a product appears on one of the lists, check which substance triggered the match and whether the requirement applies to the way you use the product. Open the product in iSafe, go to Restriction- and prohibition lists and select Show composition to see the CAS number. You can also find the composition in section 3 of the safety data sheet.
If you are unsure about how to proceed, we recommend that you contact your account manager or our support team at support@intersolia.com.
The lists offered are described below:
Allergenic substances: Training requirements
Training is required to handle or manage work with chemical products that are allergenic (H317 or H334) because they contain acrylates, epoxy resin components, formaldehyde resins, organic acid anhydrides or certain diisocyanates. A product matches the list if it is classified H317 or H334 and contains a substance from one of these groups. The substance must also be classified H317 or H334. Diisocyanates covered by REACH Annex XVII, entry 74, are handled by a separate list, REACH Training requirements for diisocyanates.
The requirement does not apply if a documented risk assessment shows that the exposure is negligible and that protective measures are not needed. The reasons must be documented in writing.
Source: AFS 2023:10, chapter 8, sections 7-10.
Allergenic substances: Medical examinations
The employer must offer medical examinations to employees who work, or will work, with chemical products that are allergenic (H317 or H334) because they contain acrylates, epoxy resin components or formaldehyde resins. Participation is voluntary for the employee. A product matches the list if it is classified H317 or H334 and contains a substance from one of these groups that is also classified H317 or H334.
As with the training requirement, the obligation does not apply if a documented risk assessment shows that the exposure is negligible and that protective measures are not needed.
Source: AFS 2023:10, chapter 8, section 11.
Allergenic substances: Medical examinations with certificate
Medical examinations with assessment of a certificate of fitness are required for work with chemical products classified H334 because they contain diisocyanates or organic acid anhydrides. A product matches the list if it is classified H334 and contains a diisocyanate or an organic acid anhydride that is also classified H334.
The requirement does not apply if a documented risk assessment shows that the exposure via air is negligible, even without respiratory protection.
Source: AFS 2023:10, chapter 8, section 12.
Allergenic substances: Training requirements and medical examinations with certificate, cyanoacrylates
Training and a certificate of fitness are required for work with chemical products that contain ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate (EC 230-391-5, CAS 7085-85-0) or methyl 2-cyanoacrylate (EC 205-275-2, CAS 137-05-3), if the work in total lasts more than 30 minutes per person and week. A product matches the list if it contains either of these two substances, regardless of the product's classification. This is why cyanoacrylates have their own list: the other lists match on both product classification and substance.
The list contains only these two substances and is static, so it does not change with updates.
Source: AFS 2023:10, chapter 8, sections 7 and 12.
Limitations
The lists match on CAS and EC numbers. They therefore cannot detect isocyanates that are released during thermal decomposition, or processes that release formaldehyde. These cases must be assessed separately in your risk assessment.
All restriction lists in iChemistry are indicative.
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