European standard phrases catalogue, version 10.2, status 9 June 2009
BDI is offering here the current version of the "European Standard Phrases Catalogue for establishing safety data sheets". This catalogue has been established by the BDI working group "Standard Phrases" and is being revised at regular intervals in co-operation with the EU-wide project group “REACH Standard Phrases” of the BUSINESSEUROPE REACH Implementation Network.
The European Standard Phrases Catalogue for establishing EU safety data sheets is further gaininig significance with regard to REACH and GHS. Currently, the catalogue is being adapted step by step to the new requirements. The current version is already available in 30 languages.
BDI offers the following documents for download:
Introduction and Conditions for use, status 28 January 2010
SDS-Empty Form with EU-GHS/CLP elements (editable and commented version), status 9 June 2009
DRAFT Working Document "New ANNEX II REACH (UN-GHS SDS Format)", status 26 January 2010
European Standard Phrases Catalogue:
Core catalogue (xls), version 10.2, status 9 June 2009
EU- and EU-GHS/CLP classification and labelling, status 17 June 2009
ECHA-descriptors, sector of uses (SU), product- (PC), rocess- (PROC) and article categories (AC) (xls), status 9 June 2009
eSDS, Annex to the extended safety data sheet (exposure scenario), status 9 June 2009
Structure of the Chemical Safety Report (CSR, REACH, Annex I) (xls), status 9 June 2009
European waste catalogue (xls), status 1 Sept. 2005
History of versions of the European Standard Phrases Catalogue, status 9 June 2009
The European Standard Phrases Catalogue is available as well on a German, a French and a Dutch website.
Questions of general nature and requests for new entries are kindly requested to be addressed to Dr. Hillmer, for more specific questions as regards the respective chapters, please make use of the following list of e-mail-addresses.
Chapter 1, 3: Dr. Damrau
Chapter 2, 15: Mr. Simmchen
Chapter 4: Mrs. Freund
Chapter 5: Dr. Werner
Chapter 6: Mr. Schmidt
Chapter 7: Dr. Hillmer
Chapter 8: Dr. Rathmann
Chapter 9: Dr. Schulte
Chapter 10: Prof. Dr. Schendler
Chapter 11: Dr. Fleig; Dr. Haselbach
Chapter 12: Mrs. Palauschek
Chapter 13: Dr. Sossdorf
Chapter 14: Mr. Boenisch
Chapter 16: Dr. Hillmer
EU-languages and software integration: Dr. Henckels
