Agenda

US Interagency GHS Coordinating Group

Public Meeting

November 30, 2010

Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized

System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

Twentieth session

Geneva, 7 – 9 December 2010

Item 1 of the provisional agenda

Opening Statement

Updating of the third revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System
of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

	(a)	Physical hazards

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/9 (Germany)	Classification of chemically unstable
gases and gas mixtures

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/10 (Germany)	Determination of chemical instability
of gases

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/16 (United States of America)	Proposal to address
simple asphyxiants in the GHS

	(b)	Health hazards

The Sub-Committee will be informed about the progress of the work of the
informal correspondence groups dealing with matters related to health
hazards.

	(c)	Environmental hazards

At the time of writing no document has been submitted under this agenda
item.

	(d)	Annexes

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/12 (United Kingdom)	Revision of annexes 1, 2 and 3
of the GHS: Precautionary statements

	(e)	Miscellaneous proposals

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/6

(Secretariat)	Draft amendments to the GHS adopted in principle by the
Sub-Committee at its nineteenth session

	

Hazard communication issues

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/13

(United Kingdom/FEA)	Hazard communication for supply and use of aerosols

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/14 (RPMASA)	Proposal for revision of P410 for gases
in transportable gas cylinders under pressure

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/18 (EIGA)	Hazard communication for gases under
pressure: proposal resulting from ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/9

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/19 (Australia)	Information relating to
nanomaterials for inclusion on the guidance on the preparation of Safety
Data Sheets (SDS)

Implementation of the GHS

	(a)	Implementation issues

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/7

(AISE, SDA, IPPIC, CEFIC)	Proposal to address potential issues
associated with the adoption of “corrosive to metals” for supply/use
situations

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/15 (United States of America)	Proposals to address
issues from the programme of work for the practical classification
issues correspondence group 

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/20 (Australia)	Proposals from the informal working
group on GHS implementation issues: Global list of GHS classified
chemicals

	(b)	Reports on the status of implementation

Experts, observers and organizations may wish to inform the
Sub-Committee about progress in the GHS implementation in their
respective countries or areas of work.

	(c)	Cooperation with other bodies or international organizations

At the time of writing no document has been submitted under this agenda
item.

	(d)	Miscellaneous

At the time of writing no document has been submitted under this agenda
item.

Programme of work for the biennium 2011–2012

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/8 (United States of America)	Proposed terms of
reference for the dust explosion hazards correspondence group

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/11 (Netherlands)	Alignment with GHS, corrosivity
criteria in Chapter 2.8

ST/SG/AC.10/C.4/2010/17 (Secretariat)	Draft terms of reference for the
work on corrosivity criteria

The Sub-Committee may wish to consider any other proposal for inclusion
in its programme of work for the biennium 2011–2012.

	

	

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