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GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government

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flame distance (ignition distance) test, or<br />

・foam aerosols which have, in <strong>the</strong> foam test, 20 cm or more of <strong>the</strong> flame height<br />

and 2 seconds or longer of <strong>the</strong> flame duration or have 4 cm or more of <strong>the</strong> flame<br />

height and 7 seconds or longer of <strong>the</strong> flame duration,<br />

Category 2:・spray aerosols <strong>for</strong> which <strong>the</strong> heat of combustion is 20 kJ/g or larger and ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

<strong>for</strong> which ignition occurs at a distance of 15 cm or more in <strong>the</strong> flame distance<br />

(ignition distance) test or <strong>for</strong> which <strong>the</strong> time equivalent is 300 second/ m 3 or less,<br />

or <strong>the</strong> deflagration density is 300 g/ m 3 or less, in <strong>the</strong> enclosed space ignition test,<br />

・foam aerosols which have, in <strong>the</strong> foam test, 4 cm or more of <strong>the</strong> flame height<br />

and 2 seconds or longer of <strong>the</strong> flame duration,<br />

Not classified:aerosols whose content of flammable components is 1% or less and <strong>the</strong> heat of<br />

combustion is smaller than 20 kJ/g.<br />

(3) <strong>Guidance</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Classification</strong><br />

A) Judgment of “Not applicable”<br />

In classification of a pure substance, regarding “flammable aerosols”, “classification result”<br />

shall be “Not applicable”, and “not an aerosol product” shall be indicated <strong>for</strong> “<strong>Classification</strong><br />

Grounds and Problems”.<br />

B) Judgment of “Not classified”<br />

A product which has no flammable components or whose flammable components is 1% or<br />

less and whose heat of combustion smaller than 20 kJ/g shall be “Not classified”.<br />

(4) Data availability<br />

The composition of an aerosol product is determined by its product designer. The categories<br />

of spray solutions and propellant gases should be determined according to <strong>the</strong> decision logic in<br />

<strong>GHS</strong> 2.3.4.1. if <strong>the</strong>y meet <strong>the</strong> <strong>GHS</strong> classification criteria, with necessary test, if any.<br />

(5) Comparison with conventional classification systems<br />

A judging method described in <strong>the</strong> Special provision 63 <strong>for</strong> UN number 1950 (Aerosols) in<br />

UNRTDG 3.2.1 Dangerous Goods List has been adopted.<br />

(6) Sources of in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> classification results under conventional systems<br />

For each of manufactured products, tests according to <strong>the</strong> <strong>GHS</strong> criteria must be per<strong>for</strong>med.<br />

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