PREPARATION

OF A
CHEMICAL
REGISTER
How to fill in the CR?

Presented by :
Nursyazwani Aznan
Science Officer
Chemical Management Unit
Uni. Laboratory Management Unit
REFERENCE

Guidelines for the

Preparation of a
Chemical Register

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DEFINITION

“Chemicals" means chemical elements, or compounds or mixtures thereof, whether

natural or synthetic, but does not include micro-organisms

“Chemicals hazardous to health" means any chemical or preparation which –

(a) is listed in Schedule I or II;
(b) possesses any of the properties categorised in Part B of Schedule I of the
Classification, Labeling and Safety Data Sheet (CLASS 2013) Regulation.
(c) comes within the definition of "pesticide" under the Pesticides Act 1974
[Act 149]; or
(d) is listed in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Schedule
Wastes) Regulations 1989 [P. U. (A) 139/89];

Reference :
Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000.

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List of chemicals that are hazardous to health.
Health Hazard
• Carcinogen
• Mutagenicity
• Reproductive toxicity
• Respiratory sensitizer
• Target organ toxicity
• Aspiration toxicity
CHEMICAL REGISTER =
Corrosion Exclamation Mark Skull & Crossbones
• Skin corrosion/burns • Irritant (eye & skin) • Acute toxicity (fatal or
• Eye damage • Skin sensitizer toxic)
• Corrosive to metals • Acute toxicity
• Narcotic effects
• Respiratory tract irritant
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CHEMICAL REGISTER FORMAT

Section A Section B Section C

• Company information • List of Chemicals • Name of person who prepared
Hazardous to Health or reviewed

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 SECTION A

UTM
Location name Registration No.

UTM code
(Public services)
Detail address
of the chemical UTM Class of
stored/used industry :
Education
services
Phone no of the
person in Activity on your
charge/location location
phone number

Email of person in
charge

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 SECTION B No. of hazardous
chemical in the location
No. of workers in the
location
Location name

Quantity used per

Process month/year
operation
Type of use
- By-product
Product name
- Intermediate
or registered
product
trade name
(Monthly/
- Product
yearly) - Raw material
Chemical name - Stored
stated in SDS - Waste
- Cleaning
- Degreasing
Physical form of
chemical
PPE
- Aerosol
- Protective clothing
- Fibre
- Eye protection
- Gas
- Dust mask
- Liquid
- Cartridge
- Granule
respirator
- Paste
- Others
- Pellet
- Powder
- Slurry Engineering Control
- Solid - Enclosure
- Isolation
- Local Exhaust
No. of workers Ventilation
exposed - Water Spray
- General Ventilation

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SECTION B (cont)… CAS Number
(refer SDS)
Name of active
ingredient (refer SDS)

SDS comply with Class

Reg. 2013?
(Monthly/ Answer Yes or No
yearly)

State the classification

of chemical under
Class Reg. 2013

Label/Relabel of
chemical follow Class
Reg. 2013?
Answer Yes or No

Supplier details
- Name
- Address
- Contact number

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 SECTION B (cont)…. State the classification of chemical under Class Reg. 2013
Hazard Hazard Classification Hazard Classification
Hazard Class H-Code Classification Code Hazard Class H-Code Hazard Class H-Code
Category Category Code Category Code
Category Repr. 1A
Category 1 Acute Tox. 1 (oral) Category 1 H318 Eye Dam. 1 H360f
1A/1B (1) Repr. 1B
Reproductive
H300/ Serious eye Category 2 H361f Repr. 2
Category 2 Acute Tox. 2 (oral) toxicity
Acute toxicity H301 damage Effects on or via
Lact.
(oral) or eye irritation Category 2 H319 Eye Irrit. 2 lactation
Category 3 H301 Acute Tox. 3 (oral) H370
(respiratory)
Category 4 H302 Acute Tox. 4 (oral) (inh)
Respiratory H370 (CNS,
Acute Tox. 1 Category 1 H334 Resp. Sens. 1 Category 1 STOT SE 1
Category 1 H310 sensitization Specific target visual
(dermal)
organ toxicity – organs)
Acute Tox. 2 single exposure H370 (nervous
Category 2 H310
Acute toxicity (dermal) system)
(dermal) Skin
Acute Tox. 3 Category 1 H317 Skin Sens. 1 Category 2 STOT SE 2
Category 3 H311 sensitization
(dermal) H335
Acute Tox. 4 Category 3 STOT SE 3
Category 4 H312 H336
(dermal) H372 (resp.
Category Muta. 1A
H340 system)
Category 1 H330 Acute Tox. 1 (inh) Germ cell 1A/1B (1) Muta. 1B
H372(a)
mutagenicity
Category 2 H330 Acute Tox. 2 (inh) H372 (CNS,
Acute toxicity Specific target
Category 2 H341 Muta. 2 Category 1 hematopoietic STOT RE 1
(inhalation) organ toxicity –
Category 3 H331 Acute Tox. 3 (inh) system)
repeated
H372 (resp.
exposure
Category 4 H332 Acute Tox. 4 (inh) Category H350 Carc. 1A system,
1A/1B (1) H350i Carc. 1B kidney,bone)
Skin Corr. 1A Carcinogenicity
Category Category 2 H373(a) STOT RE 2
Skin corrosion H314 Skin Corr. 1B
1A/1B/1C (1)
or irritation Skin Corr. 1C Aspiration
Category 2 H351 Carc. 2 Category 1 H304 Asp. Haz. 1
Category 2 H315 Skin Irrit. 2 hazard

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 SECTION B (cont)…

Waste card
available?
Waste name or (Monthly/
Answer Yes or No
registered trade name yearly)

State the Waste Code

(Refer Schedule I, EQ
Waste name
(SW) Reg. 2005.

Label of waste
packaging comply
with Schedule III , EQ
(SW) Reg. 2005?
Answer Yes or No

Name of active
ingredient or mixture
of waste Waste generator
details
- Name
Amount of waste - Address
generated per - Contact number
month/year

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SECTION C

Prepared by : Staff who prepare Reviewed by : Knowledgeable

the CR person on chemical safety

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Thank You
https://www.utm.my/cmc/

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