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GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government

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2.8.2.3 Criteria <strong>for</strong> temperature control<br />

Self-reactive substances need to be subjected to temperature control if <strong>the</strong>ir self-accelerating<br />

decomposition temperature (SADT) is less than or equal to 55℃.Test methods <strong>for</strong> determining <strong>the</strong><br />

SADT as well as <strong>the</strong> derivation of control and emergency temperatures are given in <strong>the</strong> UN<br />

Recommendations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part II ,<br />

section 28. The test selected shall be conducted in a manner which is representative, both in size<br />

and material, of <strong>the</strong> package.<br />

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

A) Judgment of Not applicable<br />

1)Gas, explosives, organic peroxides, and liquids and solid classified as oxidizing substances<br />

shall be “Not applicable”.<br />

2)Substances not containing chemical groups related to explosibility or self-reactivity shall<br />

be “Not applicable”.<br />

B)Judgment of Not Classified<br />

Regarding <strong>the</strong> substances containing chemical groups related to explosibility or<br />

self-reactivity, if data on SADT or exo<strong>the</strong>rmic decomposition are obtained from prescribed<br />

review documents and <strong>the</strong> guidance of 2.8.2.1(d)(e) in <strong>the</strong> UN <strong>GHS</strong> second revised edition is<br />

applicable to <strong>the</strong> substances, fill in “<strong>Classification</strong> result” with “Not classified”, and fill in<br />

“<strong>Classification</strong> Grounds and Problems” with “SADT ** °C” (** is filled with a specific value).<br />

C) <strong>Classification</strong> based on TDG <strong>Classification</strong> etc<br />

If <strong>the</strong> name of a substance is included in TDG classification, <strong>the</strong> substance shall be classified<br />

according to it.<br />

Pure substances of some transport-prohibited substances listed in “Notice to settle<br />

Transportation Standards and <strong>the</strong> like of Dangerous Goods by Ship”, Article 5 (1) to (4), based<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Dangerous Goods Regulations, Article 7 (1), belong to <strong>the</strong> self-reactive substance TYPE<br />

A. However, <strong>the</strong>y shall be classified into those containing a required stabilization agent, not<br />

into TYPE A.<br />

Substances that cannot be classified by <strong>the</strong> procedure mentioned above shall be classified as<br />

“<strong>Classification</strong> not possible”.<br />

(4)Data availability<br />

Few measurement data related to <strong>the</strong> flow chart have been published. Mostly, self-reactive<br />

substances are traded and used as prepared chemicals in which diluents and/or stabilizing agents<br />

are added to <strong>the</strong>m, ra<strong>the</strong>r than as pure substances. <strong>Classification</strong> into TYPE A to G should be<br />

made based on a test <strong>for</strong> individual prepared chemicals.<br />

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