The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act) commenced on 17 July 1990. As required by section 5 of the Act, a Chemical Gazette is published on the first Tuesday in any month or on any days prescribed by the regulations.
Gazette
Commonwealth
of Australia
No. C 4, Tuesday, 3 April 2001
CHEMICAL
Published by the Commonwealth of Australia
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The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act)
commenced on 17 July 1990. As required by section 5 of the Act, a Chemical Gazette
is published on the first Tuesday in any month or on any days prescribed by the
regulations.
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CONTENTS
NEW CHEMICALS
SUMMARY REPORTS
1 NA/628 ALKANE 8 5
2 NA/659 28-4961 8
3 NA/733 COMPONENT IN OGA 574 10
4 NA/842 Z-38 12
1,4-BENZENEDIAMINE, N,N'-MIXED PHENYL
5 NA/843 15
AND TOLYL AND XYLYL DERIVATIVES
(WINGSTAY 200)
6 NA/854 K-CORR 100 18
7 NA/873 MJR-580 21
8 NA/875 SAB-2 23
9 NA/881 POLYMER IN MORFREE 403LV 26
10 NA/884 IJR-479 29
11 NA/885 POLYMER IN WE-58-2954 31
12 NA/886 POLYMER IN WR-33-1837 33
13 NA/887 POLYMER IN HR-44-5085 35
14 NA/888 POLYMER IN WE-84-5115 37
15 NA/893 CHEMICAL IN NEW OLOA 229 39
16 PLC/172 U915 42
17 PLC/183 LUPHEN LD 6617 45
18 PLC/185 Z-39 47
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19 PLC/193 POLYMER IN SOKALAN SK 3.2 50
20 PLC/194 POLYMER IN SOKALAN SK 2 E 52
21 PLC/206 POLYMER IN ALCOPRINT PTF 55
22 PLC/213 POLYMER IN DSX-3000 58
23 PLC/223 POLYMER IN MOREZ 400 60
24 ACCESS TO FULL PUBLIC REPORT 62
COMMERCIAL EVALUATION CATEGORY
25 COMMERCIAL EVALUATION CATEGORY PERMITS 63
LOW VOLUME CHEMICALS
26 LOW VOLUME CATEGORY PERMITS 64
EARLY INTRODUCTION PERMITS
EARLY INTRODUCTION PERMITS FOR NON-HAZARDOUS
27 65
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
NOTICE OF CHEMICALS LISTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN
28 66
INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FIVE YEARS AFTER
ISSUING OF ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES
NOTICE OF CHEMICALS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON THE
29 68
AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES UNDER
AN AMNESTY
EXISTING CHEMICALS
30 REQUESTS TO VARY 6 DRAFT PEC REPORTS 69
SPECIAL NOTICES
31 NEW CHEMICALS AUDITS FOR PERMIT HOLDERS 2000-2001 70
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1 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
Alkane 8
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/628
Hellay Laboratories Pty Ltd of 8/9 Monterey Road DANDENONG VIC 3075 has submitted a
standard notification statement in support of its application for an assessment certificate for Alkane
8. The notified chemical is intended to be used as a base fluid in synthetic automotive and
hydraulic lubricants. Less than 300 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for
the first five years.
1.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Based on the submitted toxicological data, the notified chemical cannot be determined to be a
hazardous substance according to NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances. The acute and repeat dose toxicity of the chemical is low. However, it was
found to be slightly irritating to both eyes and skin. No data on dermal absorption for the
notified chemical were available.
Occupational Health and Safety
The notified chemical will be imported as a component of a finished product within the range
of 30-90% in 200 L steel drums or in 20 000 L iso-containers. No reformulation will occur,
but some of the finished oil will be repackaged into 1 L and 4 L containers for public use.
Dermal exposure to drips and spills may occur for workers involved in repackaging the
imported product containing the notified chemical, and during end use, clean-up and disposal.
Inhalation exposure is expected to be minimal because the notified chemical and the finished
oil are viscous, therefore, have limited potential to generate aerosols. In addition, the notified
chemical has very low vapour pressure, so vapour accumulation in the workplace air is not
likely. Repackaging will take place in well-ventilated areas, thereby serving to further reduce
inhalation exposure.
Transport and storage
Under normal working conditions, waterside, transport and storage workers are unlikely to be
exposed to the notified chemical and the occupational health risk posed to these workers is
considered negligible.
Repackaging
Workers may experience some exposure during repackaging predominantly when connecting
and disconnecting lines to drums or iso-containers and the dispensing equipment. During
repackaging activities it is recommended that workers wear gloves and industrial clothing, to
minimise dermal exposure. Given the low systemic toxicity of the notified chemical and the
fact that workers may experience intermittent low level exposure, the occupational health risk
posed to workers performing these tasks is considered to be low.
End use
Use of the oil in the industrial settings as gear or hydraulic oil involves manual addition to
and possibly from various systems. Exposure to drips and spills is possible. The notifier has
not indicated the frequency or duration of the tasks in industrial (non automotive) situations,
so this report recommends that hand protection in particular be used by workers during these
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tasks. For automotive workers, exposure will be frequent as changing oil is a normal task
done a number of times a day. They may wear overalls, but may not routinely wear gloves.
Disposal
Workers involved in disposal of used oil may experience exposure to the notified chemical.
These workers should control exposure by wearing gloves and overalls when handling used
containers.
The notified chemical is a slight skin and eye irritant. The chances of experiencing topical
effects may not be high, but various skin lesions can occur from dermal contact with
petroleum based oils. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) indicates that workers
involved in repackaging of the finished oil are required to wear eye protections and follow
good personal hygiene practices. However, to minimise the occurrence of occupational
dermatoses, protective gloves and overalls are recommended for all workers who may
experience dermal exposure to the finished oil containing the notified chemical. Workers
should be instructed to follow good hygiene practices to control dermal exposure to oils and
to remove any oil that has come into contact with the skin as soon as practicable with soap
and water. Workers should be advised of the potential for occupational dermatoses following
repeated skin exposure to petroleum based products and to report any skin changes to the
occupational health and safety officer at their workplace. Further guidance on preventing the
occurrence of occupational skin diseases can be found in the NOHSC guide Occupational
Diseases of the Skin. The notifier's MSDS outlines first aid measures in the event of eye
contact.
Public Health
There is negligible potential for public exposure to the notified chemical arising from its use in
industrial oils. There may be widespread public contact with the notified chemical when
incorporated into 1 L and 4 L plastic containers for standard mineral oil based automotive oils, but
it has low toxic hazard and the pattern of exposure would be intermittent. Based on the low toxic
hazard and use pattern of the notified chemical, it is considered that the notified chemical will not
pose a significant risk to public health.
Environmental Effects
The fate of the notified substance is tied to the fate of the lubricants to which it is blended. The
majority of lubricant will be either collected or consumed during use. Collected used lubricant
may be recycled or incinerated. The main environmental exposure will be from inappropriate
disposal. Ecotoxicity tests indicate that the water soluble fraction of the substance is non-toxic to
aquatic organisms. If a spill/leak occurs, it should be adsorbed to soil and sediment where it will
undergo degradation. A worst case scenario gave a PEC of 29.7 ppm per day for release of all
uncollected oil into the sewer of a country town. However, this is very much worst case, and with
its use Australia wide and with good industrial and public practice, concentrations of the substance
released to the environment are expected to be much lower. Overall, the environmental hazard is
expected to be low.
1.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Alkane 8 the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Safety goggles should be selected and fitted in accordance with Australian Standard (AS)
1336 to comply with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337;
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? Industrial clothing should conform to the specifications detailed in AS 2919 and AS
3765.1;
? Impermeable gloves or mittens should conform to AS 2161;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
? Good personal hygiene should be practiced to minimize the potential for skin contact to
oils and removal of any oil that has come into contact with the skin as soon as practicable
with soap and water;
? Workers should be advised to report any skin changes to the occupational health and safety
officer at their workplace; and
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
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2 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
28-4961
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/659
National Starch and Chemical Pty Ltd of 7 Stanton Road, SEVEN HILLS, NSW 2147 has
submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for 28-4961. The notified polymer is intended to be used as component of hair sprays
and other hair care products. Up to 10 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum
for each of the first five years.
2.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Occupational Health and Safety
The notified polymer will be imported as a 97 % pure powder and formulated in Australia to
produce hair care products. Occupational exposure will occur during the production of the
consumer products, and also during use of the end products in the hairdressing industry.
Occupational exposure to the notified polymer will occur in the form of the pure powder and the
2? % solution in hair care products. For both forms of the polymer, the most probable routes of
exposure are dermal, ocular and inhalational.
Dermal exposure should result in negligible health risk as the absorption of any polymer with
NAMW of approximately 19000 across the skin and other biological membranes would not be
expected. However, the polymer powder has a size distribution in the inspirable range, so it will
act as a nuisance dust and may cause eye and respiratory irritation.
The risk of adverse health effects arising from inhalation exposure to the polymer in powder for is
moderated by the enclosed nature of the formulation process and the provision of exhaust
ventilation. The NOHSC exposure standard for nuisance (inspirable) dust of 10 mg/m3 should be
observed. Safety glasses should be worn to prevent eye irritation. To prevent inspiration of the dry
powder, respiratory protection should be worn when handling the powder if exhaust ventilation is
not present.
Exposure to the polymer in the finished product by skin contact will not be expected to pose any
health risk due to the high molecular weight and low final concentration of the polymer.
Occupational use of the finished products in the hairdressing industry may result in inhalational
exposure to the notified polymer; inhalation of hair spray droplets is believed to be a contributing
factor in producing a higher than normal incidence of respiratory complaints in these workers. Hair
dressing industry workers would be expected to have much more frequent exposure than members
of the general public using the same formulation.
Employers in the hairdressing industry should take precautions to minimise inhalation of spray
products, e.g. by providing adequate ventilation for workers and the public. The relevant State or
Territory industry guidelines or codes of practice should be observed.
Public Health
There will be widespread public contact with the notified polymer when it is incorporated in hair
care products, but the high NAMW should preclude absorption across biological membranes. The
exposure will also be intermittent and the concentration of polymer in the hair care products is
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low. Therefore there is expected to be negligible hazard posed to the general public due to the
introduction of the new polymer. The notifier states that the notified polymer has been used in the
US for over 15 years in a similar manner to the proposed use here, with no adverse health effects
recorded from the use of the finished product by consumers.
Based on the toxicity profile and use pattern of the notified polymer, it is considered that the
notified polymer will not pose a significant hazard to public health.
Environmental Effects
The environmental hazard presented by the importation and use of the polymer is expected to be
low. The products containing the notified substance will be used throughout Australia. The major
environmental exposure to the substance will come from discharge of domestic wash waters to
waste water treatment systems. Predicted environmental concentration calculations show that the
exposure to fish and waste water treatment microorganisms is at levels unlikely to cause any
significant effects as it is non-toxic up to the limit of its solubility. Adsorption to sludge, soil and
sediment as well as swift dilution in receiving waters should reduce environmental concentrations
to negligible levels. The chemical is not expected to persist in the environment, being removed
through a combination of sorption to particulates and eventual chemical degradation.
2.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to 28-4961 the following guidelines and precautions should be
observed:
? Employers should ensure that the NOHSC exposure standard for inspirable dust, of 10
mg/m3, is not exceeded in the workplace during formulation;
? Hairdressers should work in accordance with the relevant State or Territory guidelines or
codes of practice;
? Dust masks should be used by formulation workers if local exhaust ventilation is not in
place;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves
should be used while handling the product containing the notified polymer;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
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3 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
Component in OGA 574
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/733
Chevron Chemical Australia of 385 Bourke Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 has submitted a
standard notification statement in support of its application for an assessment certificate for
Component in OGA 574. The notified chemical is intended to be used as a petrol additive. Less
than 500 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for the first five years.
3.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Toxicological studies were provided with a test chemical containing 70% notified chemical in C9
aromatic solvent. It had low acute oral and dermal toxicity, was a slight to moderate skin and eye
irritant but not a skin sensitiser. It did not exhibit evidence of systemic toxicity, neurotoxicity or
reproductive toxicity in a combined oral repeated dose rat study (with a NOAEL of 500
mg/kg/day). It was not mutagenic or genotoxic in bacteria, Chinese hamster lung cells or mouse
bone marrow cells. On the data available, the test chemical is not a hazardous substance according
to NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
Occupational Health and Safety
Dermal and ocular contamination will be the main routes for occupational exposure to the notified
chemical. Inhalation will be a minor route of exposure given the high viscosity and low vapour
pressure of the notified chemical. Skin absorption is unlikely due to the high molecular weight of
the chemical.
The transfer and blending operations at the refinery/terminal facilities are largely enclosed and
automatically operated. However, workers at the storage sites could be contaminated with the
notified component when connecting and disconnecting hoses and during sampling for laboratory
analysis. There is therefore the potential for skin and eye irritancy during these operations.
Repeated or prolonged contact to OGA 574 may cause dermatitis. This risk of these effects is
expected to diminish in the final petrol mix due to the low concentration of notified chemical
added (50-500 ppm). Workers at these sites will need to wear appropriate protective equipment to
minimise exposure the chemicals they handle. Under these circumstances, the risk of adverse
health risks arising from possible exposure to the notified chemical is expected to be low for these
workers.
The health risk in transport workers is considered to be low given that exposure may only occur in
the event of accidental spillage. Transportation workers are likely to have access to engineering
controls and wear protective clothing to eliminate exposure. Since petrol products are classified as
dangerous goods class 3, personal protective and safety equipment such as chemically resistant
gloves or gauntlets, and electric torch should be carried on road vehicles according to the ADG
code.
Engine mechanics and petrol station attendants will handle petrol products containing low
concentrations of the notified chemical. Some skin or eye exposure may occur but expected to be
at low levels. Therefore, the health risk is low.
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Public Health
There is potential for public exposure to the notified chemical arising from its use as a fuel
additive in gasoline, but the low exposure indicates a negligible risk to public health.
Environment Effects
The new polymer will be used as part of a deposit control detergent/dispersant additive in unleaded
petrol. It will be imported into Australia as part of the fuel additive package that will be blended
with petrol. The intended use pattern of the notified polymer in the fuel additive is not expected to
result in a significant release to the environment. The majority of the polymer will be essentially
destroyed to oxides of carbon and hydrogen by combustion within the petrol engine. Minor spills
and leaks of the polymer may occur during loading and unloading of transport tankers and during
customer fill ups at petrol service stations. However, given its low percentage in fuel, the loss of
the notified polymer in these spills would be expected to be low. The polymer is unlikely to be
mobile given the very low water solubility and high binding affinity to soil. While the chemical is
not expected to readily biodegrade, the polymer's large molecular size and very low water
solubility should prevent bioaccumulation. The ecotoxicity data for the notified polymer indicate
that the chemical is possibly slightly toxic to fish, daphnia and algae, and does not effect sewage
microorganisms at a nominal concentration of greater than 10 000 mg/L. Overall, the
environmental hazard of the notified polymer is expected to be low.
3.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to OGA 474, the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Workers should be advised of the potential of occupational dermatoses following repeated
skin exposure to the notified chemical and to report any skin changes to the occupational
health and safety officer at their workplace. When an occupational skin disease occurs,
work practices and opportunities for contact with the substance should be reviewed and
preventive measures instigated to ensure other workers do not develop the same condition.
Further guideline on preventing the occurrence of occupational skin disease can be found
in the NOHSC guide Occupational Diseases of the Skin.
? Safety goggles should be selected and fitted in accordance with Australian Standard (AS)
1336 to comply with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337;
? Industrial clothing should conform to the specifications detailed in AS 2919 and AS
3765.1;
? Impermeable gloves should conform to AS/NZS 2161.2;
? All occupational footwear should conform to AS/NZS 2210;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees;
If the conditions of use are varied, such as the concentration in petrol is increased, greater exposure
of the public may occur. In such circumstances, secondary notification may be required to assess
the hazards to public health.
The notified chemical will need to be tested to ensure that it will meet the upcoming criteria in the
Australian Standard, Evaluation of Devices and Additives which Claim to Improve Vehicle
Performance, to be AS 4430.2.
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4 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
Z-38
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/842
Lubrizol International, Inc. (ACN 002 747 944) of 28 River Street, SILVERWATER, NSW 2128
has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for Z-38. The notified polymer is intended to be used as a gasoline additive. Less than
1000 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for each of the first five years.
4.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Z-38 was of very low acute oral toxicity in rats and was a slight to moderate skin irritant in
rabbits. A 50% solution of Z-38 in petroleum naphtha was a slight to moderate eye irritant in
rabbits. The notified polymer cannot be determined to be a hazardous substance on the basis
of the limited data provided, under the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances. However, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and label for Z-38 and the
additive package Lubrizol 9566 contain the risk phrase: May cause sensitisation by skin
contact, on the basis of data from similar substances.
The notifier has indicated that a typical additive package in which the notified polymer may
be imported contains 42% petroleum naphtha including 17% trimethylbenzene isomers, 3.2%
xylene, 2.1% cumene. According to NOHSC List of Designated Hazardous Substances, the
additive package may cause lung damage if swallowed as a result of the petroleum naphtha
content and is harmful if inhaled and irritating to eyes, respiratory and skin as a result of the
trimethylbenzene isomer content. The additive package also should be considered flammable
as a result of the trimethylbenzene isomer content.
Occupational Health and Safety
The notified chemical is to be imported at up to 50% in an end use additive product Lubrizol
9566. During import and transport of the notified polymer, worker exposure to the notified
polymer is unlikely except in the event of a spill. Exposure after a spill would be controlled
by use of the recommended practices for spillage clean up outlined in the MSDS supplied by
the notifier.
At refineries and terminals, the handling of fuel additive packages may cause slight to
moderate eye irritation and slight to moderate skin irritation from exposure to the notified
polymer if adequate precautions are not taken. The solvent content can cause toxic effects via
inhalation and eye, skin and respiratory irritation. Trimethylbenzene has a NOHSC exposure
standard of 25 ppm and cumene, 50 ppm and xylene 80 ppm (TWA). Employers are
responsible for maintaining workplace airborne concentrations below these limits. The
MSDS for Lubrizol 9566 recommends that workers wear a faceshield and protective apron
and use nitrile or neoprene gloves and boots to control exposure. Respiratory protection (full
face respirator) is recommended if exposure limits are exceeded and self-contained breathing
apparatus for entry into confined spaces, poorly ventilated areas or large spill clean-up sites.
Engineering controls and personal protective equipment for handling the solvent components
of the additive package are sufficient to limit exposure to the notified polymer.
The use of automatic, dedicated transfer lines and enclosed, automated injection into fuel will
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reduce the likelihood of exposure to the additive package. Therefore, the health risk expected
for refinery and terminal workers would be assessed as low.
Tanker drivers, service station workers and mechanics will receive negligible exposure to the
notified polymer because of the very low concentration (0.0085 ?0.017%) present in the final
fuel. Therefore, the risk of adverse health effects for these workers arising from exposure to
the notified polymer is negligible.
Public Health
Public exposure to the notified polymer will predominantly occur from inhalation, dermal
and, to a lesser extent, ocular and oral exposure when refuelling vehicles and/or the filling of
petrol containers for domestic use at petrol stations and where treated gasoline is used for the
cleaning of equipment or parts by a home mechanic. The notified polymer is a slight to
moderate eye irritant, but is present at low concentrations in petrol (0.0085 ?0.017%).
Consequently, the irritant risk to the public is likely to be no greater than that of untreated
petrol. The potential risk to the public from storage, transport, formulation and commercial
operations is considered to be low.
Environmental Effects
The environmental hazard from the notified polymer is low when it is blended into petrol and
used in the manner indicated by the notifier.
There is little potential for significant release of the notified polymer during blending
operations which will be performed at dedicated petrochemical facilities. A maximum of 10
tonnes of the material may be released each year as a result of cleaning the iso containers, and
most of this is expected to be recovered in waste sludge and incinerated or placed into
landfill.
Some release is inevitable as a result of petrol spills during distribution to motorists. Release
is estimated as a maximum of 10 tonnes per annum and will be widespread and very diffuse.
Although no specific information is available, it is probable that the notified polymer is
ultimately biodegradable. It has a low water solubility and the high hydrocarbon content is
expected to result in a high affinity for the organic component of soils and sediments (log Pow
> 6.2). Any material released to the soil compartment (eg. from petrol spills) would associate
with the organic component of the soil, and is expected to be slowly mineralised to water and
oxides of carbon and nitrogen through biological processes. The same fate is expected for any
polymer placed into landfill in waste sludge from refineries.
The notified polymer will be used as a component of engine deposit control additives for non
leaded petrol. There is considerable evidence that modern motor vehicles running on fuel
containing these additives show significant improvements in exhaust emission of
hydrocarbons, CO and NOx compared with vehicles using un-supplemented fuel. However,
the formation and control of engine deposits, and effects on fuel combustion efficiency and
on the composition of exhaust emissions is a very complex subject. Factors influencing
engine operating parameters may include the composition of the base fuel (eg. presence/
absence of olefins) and the presence and concentration of control additives in the fuel.
Nevertheless, the available evidence suggests that the use of the notified polymer as a fuel
additive has no significant deleterious effects on the quality or quantity of noxious or toxic
vehicular exhaust emissions, and the use of the polymer as intended is probably beneficial
and not pose a hazard to the environment.
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The majority of the notified polymer is expected to be completely destroyed by combustion
within the engine, resulting in oxides of carbon, nitrogen and water vapour.
Ecotoxicity data only was provided for green algae, and the results provided a 72-hour EbL50
of 39 mg/L nominal Water Accomodated Fraction (WAF) and 96-hour NOEL of 25 mg/L,
indicating that the polymer shows some toxicity to this species. However, except in the case
of a transport accident, release to the water compartment is unlikely and the high
octanol/water partition coefficient indicates that if released to the soil or water compartments
the polymer would be expected to bind to, and associate with the organic component of soils
and sediments. This will mitigate any toxic potential of the material.
Bioaccumulation is considered to be unlikely.
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to the notified polymer, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Spillage of the notified polymer should be avoided. Spillage should be cleaned up promptly
with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing including an apron and footwear and
impermeable gloves (nitrile or neoprene) should be used during occupational use of the additive
packages containing the notified polymer; where engineering controls and work practices do not
reduce vapour and particulate exposure to safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used.
? Guidance in selection of goggles may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance
may be found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for
occupational footwear, in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS
1716. Other internationally accepted standards may also be used in the selection and use of
PPE.
If products containing the notified polymer are hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substance, workplace practices and control
procedures consistent with State and territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all components of additive packages
are not exceeded in the workplace.
The notified polymer will need to be tested to ensure that it will meet the criteria in the upcoming
Australian Standard, Evaluation of Devices and Additives which Claim to Improve Vehicle
Performance, to be AS 4430.2.
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5 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
1,4-benzenediamine, N,N'-Mixed Phenyl and Tolyl and Xylyl Derivatives
(Wingstay 200)
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/843
Qenos Australia Pty Ltd of 471-513 Kororoit Creek Road ALTONA VIC 3018 (ACN 054 196
771) has submitted a standard notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Wingstay 200. The notified chemical is intended to be used as an
antioxidant in the manufacture of one grade of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). One to ten tonnes
of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for the first five years.
5.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Wingstay 200 was of very low acute oral toxicity and low acute dermal toxicity. It was a slight
skin irritant but a skin sensitiser. No reports on acute inhalation or eye irritation were provided.
Repeat dose dietary studies in rats showed a NOEL of 4 mg/kg/day based on development of
macrocytic anaemia. The notified chemical was mutagenic in the Ames Test but non clastogenic in
CHO cells chromosomal aberration assay. Wingstay 200 and its components R-59, R-898 and R-
6304 were negative in the conventional UDS assay at non-cytotoxic concentrations. Wingstay 200
is also expected to be non-clastogenic in in vivo micronucleus assay based on analogue data.
According to NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, the notified
chemical is classified as a hazardous substance with risk phrases of R43 (May cause sensitisation
by skin contact) and R48/22 (Harmful: danger or serious damage to health by prolonged exposure
if swallowed).
Precautions should be taken as the notified chemical is a skin sensitiser. Any individuals who
become sensitised should not continue to handle the notified chemical.
Occupational Health and Safety
Exposure to the notified chemical is not expected during transport or storage as long as the
packaging of sealed steel drums remains intact. The risk of adverse health effects for transport and
storage workers is considered to be low.
The notified chemical will be initially manufactured with other ingredients into rubber blocks such
as SBR 1500, which will then be further blended at other sites to produce the final rubber products.
During the processes of processing rubber blocks, dermal exposure may be experienced by
workers when opening drums, connecting and disconnecting suction pumps during transfer
operations. The mixing and extrusion processes are described as enclosed and automated, therefore
exposure would be limited. The production facilities are fitted with vacuum extraction equipment
to trap fugitive dust and vapour emissions and bunding to contain liquid spills and leaks. All
workers involved in the production of rubber blocks will wear protective equipment including
gloves, safety glasses and overalls. Based on the use of engineering controls and personal
protective equipment, the health risk to workers during the rubber block manufacturing is expected
to be low. After processing, the notified chemical is encapsulated within the rubber matrix at
approximately 1%, and not available for absorption.
Little dermal exposure to the notified chemical is expected for workers handling the pre-
compounded rubber blocks or SBR 1500 at the rubber products manufacturing sites. As the
notified chemical is encapsulated in the polymer matrix and will not be available for exposure,
therefore the risk of adverse health effects from rubber product manufacture is assessed as low.
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The notifier stated that there has been a long history of use this class of chemical as antioxidants in
synthetic rubber production. To date, no work-related injuries or adverse health effects associated
with the notified chemical have been reported. In addition, a workplace risk assessment will be
carried out under the Victorian Hazardous Substances Regulations.
Public Health
The imported notified chemical will not be sold to the public. The public will come into contact
with the rubber products (car and truck tyres) containing the notified chemical. Given the low
concentration of notified chemical in the products and their use pattern, notified chemical
incorporated into the rubber matrix is expected to be biologically unavailable, and will not pose a
significant risk to public health.
Environmental Effects
The environmental hazard from the notified chemical is not expected to be high when it is used for
the manufacture of rubber tyres for motor vehicles. Very little of the chemical is expected to be
released to water during manufacturing processes, and the notifier estimates a maximum release of
360 g/day on six days/annum. The notified chemical is highly to very highly toxic to aquatic
species, with the EbC50(72 h) for algae (the most sensitive species) being 9.4 礸/L. However, the
calculated PEC in receiving waters of 0.072 礸/L gives a safety margin of 2 orders of magnitude
once the treated sewage is discharged to sea. The chemical is expected to have significant potential
for bioconcentration based on the low molecular weight, intermediate value for Log Pow and
water solubility, but is not expected to enter the aquatic environment in sufficient quantities to
bioaccumulate.
If used rubber articles such as tyres are combusted as fuel, the notified chemical will be destroyed.
The small proportion of the chemical that may enter the soil environment through wear and tear of
tyres or shredding of used rubber articles for the manufacture of other items will be in a highly
dispersed manner and is expected to be slowly degraded through biological processes.
The environmental hazard from the notified chemical is rated as low.
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Wingstay 200, the following guidelines and precautions
should be observed:
? Safety goggles should be selected and fitted in accordance with Australian Standard (AS)
1336 to comply with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; industrial clothing
should conform to the specifications detailed in AS 2919 and AS 3765.2; impermeable
gloves should conform to AS/NZS 2161.2; all occupational footwear should conform to
AS/NZS 2210;
? Caution should be exercised as the notified chemical is a skin sensitiser. Individuals who
become sensitised should not continue to handle the notified chemical;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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The notified chemical may be recommended to the NOHSC for consideration for inclusion in the
NOHSC List of Designated Hazardous Substances with R43 (May cause sensitisation by skin
contact) and R48/22 (Harmful: danger or serious damage to health by prolonged exposure if
swallowed).
To minimise environmental exposure to Wingstay 200, incineration is the recommended method
for disposal of drum residues.
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6 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
K-Corr 100
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/854
Kemspex Pty Ltd of 97 Falrey Road SOUTH WINDSOR NSW 2756 (ACN No 003 708 987) has
submitted a standard notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for K-Corr 100. The notified chemical is intended to be used as a corrosion inhibitor in
formulated lubricant and hydraulic liquids used in closed hydraulic systems for industrial
equipment and heavy machinery. Less than 10 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per
annum for the first five years.
6.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
The notified chemical was of very low acute oral and low acute dermal toxicity. It was a slight
skin irritant and a slight to moderate eye irritant, but on balance is not assessed as a skin sensitiser.
In a repeat dose study, males at 1 000 mg/kg/day had a lower bodyweight gain in weeks 3-4, and
persisted in recovery group during week 5. In addition, both males and females at 1 000 mg/kg/day
had an increased incidence of haemoglobin in the urine (haemoglobinuria). In pathological
examination, the males at 1 000 mg/kg/day had an increase in absolute adrenal weight and relative
adrenal weight compared with controls. This effect was found reversible in the recovery group.
The NOAEL was found to be 150 mg/kg/day from a 28 day oral repeat dose study in rats. The
notified chemical was non-mutagenic in bacteria and non-clastogenic in cell cultures. The notified
chemical is classified as a hazardous substance based on its eye irritation effects according to the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The risk phrase R36 (irritating
to eyes) is assigned for the notified chemical.
Occupational Health and Safety
Workers involved in importation, transport and storage could only be exposed to the notified
chemical in the event of accidental spillage.
Formulation of notified chemical at 60-100% occurs in large enclosed systems. The potential for
worker exposure is limited to contact with residues in lines and on couplings and during clean up
of any spills. The workers will wear aprons, gloves and safety glasses. Except in cases where there
is a large spill, exposure would be expected to be low. Following blending, automatic filling of
containers of oil or hydraulic fluid should not result in exposure unless overfilling or spillage
occurs. At this stage, the concentration of the notified chemical in the final products is a maximum
of 1% so exposure would be low.
Exposure can also occur during quality assurance testing and sampling. However, these workers
will handle small quantities of samples for short periods of time.
End use of the formulated products, namely addition or changing of engine or gear oils or
hydraulic fluids may potentially result in frequent exposure if workers do not use gloves, but the
risk of adverse health effects is low given the likely low hazard of the notified chemical coupled
with its low level in the products.
The risk of adverse health effects to waterside, transport and storage workers, workers involved in
formulation and those using the formulated oils and hydraulic fluids containing the notified
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chemical is expected to be minimal on the basis of its likely low hazard, low concentration in final
products and minimal potential for occupational exposure.
Public Health
The notified chemical will be reformulated as lubricant and hydraulic liquids used in closed
hydraulic systems for industrial equipment, containing up to 1% of the notified chemical.
Therefore, the risk of exposure the general public to the notified chemical is considered to be low.
Environmental Effects
The notified chemical will be used as a corrosion inhibitor additive for hydraulic fluids and
lubricating and gear oils. The finished imported product will contain 0.1-1.0% by weight of the
new chemical and is designed for use in industrial and heavy equipment.
Waste chemical from the reformulation process is expected to be low (<5.10 kg/annum) and be
disposed of by incineration. Waste hydraulic oil product generated during the filling process will
be handled by licensed waste oil disposal companies and disposed of either through oil recycling
or incineration.
In the event of accidental spillage of the hydraulic oil into waterways, the notified chemical with a
high molecular weight and low water solubility is not expected to disperse into the water, but settle
out onto sediments. If the chemical is spilt on land, either during usage or transport, it is expected
to immobilise in the soil layer. Contaminated soil can then be collected and disposed to landfill.
In a worst case situation 1% of the waste hydraulic oil may be disposed of in an inappropriate
manner. If this were released into the environment via stormwater drains the notified chemical
would not be expected to enter the aquatic compartment but settle out of water and tend to either
adsorb to or associate with the organic component soils and sediments. However, due to the
proposed use in industrial equipment and heavy machinery and the long periods of time between
oil changes the level of inappropriate disposal is likely to be far lower.
Given the above, environmental exposure and the overall environmental hazard is expected to be
low.
6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to K-Corr 100 the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Safety goggles should be selected and fitted in accordance with Australian Standard (AS)
1336 to comply with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; industrial clothing
should conform to the specifications detailed in AS 2919 and AS 3765.2; impermeable
gloves should conform to AS/NZS 2161.2; all occupational footwear should conform to
AS/NZS 2210;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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The notified chemical may be referred to the National Occupational Health and Safety
Commission for consideration for inclusion in the NOHSC List of Designated Hazardous
Substances.
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7 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
MJR-580
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/873
Epson Australia Pty Ltd of 70 Gibbes Street, Chatswood, NSW 2067 (ABN 91 002 625 783) has
submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for MJR-580. The notified chemical is intended to be used as an ink pigment for ink-jet
printers. Less than one tonne of the notified chemical will be imported annually for each of the
first 5 years.
7.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Toxicological data indicate that MJR-580 has low acute oral and dermal toxicity. It is slightly to
moderately irritating to eyes but not irritating to skin and is not a skin sensitiser. MJR-580 was
neither mutagenic nor clastogenic in bacteria and human peripheral lymphocytes, respectively.
In a repeated dose toxicity test, a no-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) of 40mg/kg/day was
established, based on increases in kidney weight at higher doses.
Based on the data provided, MJR-580 would not be classified hazardous according to the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
Occupational Health and Safety
Transport and storage workers will be only be exposed to MJR-580 in the event of an accident or
damage to packaging. The occupational health risk to these workers is negligible, considering the
low quantities (2-4%) in ink jet printer cartridges and the low toxicological hazard represented by
the notified chemical.
The main exposure to MJR-580 will be to service personnel who will change printer cartridges and
come into contact with internal printer componentry that may be contaminated with ink. The
design of the cartridge is such that skin contact to the notified chemical should be minimal during
replacement.
Office workers may come into contact with MJR-580 under normal circumstances during the
routine replacement of spent printer cartridges or clearing paper jams. Exposure to MJR-580 is not
expected to occur once the ink containing the chemical is bound to paper. The low concentration
of notified chemical in the ink and low toxicological impact of notified chemical renders the health
risk for service personnel and end users low.
The product label contains instructions on replacing printer cartridges.
Public Health
Exposure of the public as a result of transport and disposal of products containing the notified
chemical is assessed as negligible. Dermal contact with ink deposited onto paper is a possible route
of public exposure but given the low concentration of the notified chemical and the low
toxicological hazard posed by the notified chemical, the risk to public health is expected to be very
low.
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Environmental Effects
The low import volume and proposed use pattern of the notified chemical, as a dye for inkjet
printers, are expected to result in diffuse, low level environmental release and low environmental
hazard.
Recycling of treated paper could result in the release of a proportion of the notified chemical to the
aquatic compartment where it will be rapidly bound to sediment but is not expected to readily
biodegrade. Where recycling does not occur, the notified chemical will be widely distributed in
landfill around Australia where it is expected to remain bound to the treated paper or organic
matter. Additional losses through spills and cartridge disposal will end up in landfill where the
notified chemical is expected to bind to organic matter. In the event of leaching or otherwise
entering the aquatic environment, organisms are not sensitive to the notified chemical with the
exception of algae. However, the strong binding to sediment will reduce the exposure to all
organisms and algae are able to grow once contamination has ended. Environmental hazard is also
expected to be low due to the low bioaccumulation potential of the notified chemical.
7.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to the notified chemical, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Protective eyewear, clothing and gloves should be worn when handling the notified
chemical;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
No special precautions are required for the notified chemical when used at low quantities in ink-jet
printer cartridges. However, in the interests of good occupational health and safety, the following
guidelines and precautions should be observed:
?Service personnel should wear cotton or disposable gloves when removing spent printer
cartridges containing the notified chemical or when servicing printers.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2, or other internationally
acceptable standards.
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8 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
SAB-2
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/875
Bronson & Jacobs Pty. Limited of Parkview Drive, Australia Centre, Homebush Bay, NSW 2140
and Amway of Australia, of 46 Carrington Road, NSW 2154 have jointly submitted a standard
notification statement in support of their application for an assessment certificate for SAB-2. The
notified chemical is intended to be used as a dispersing agent in hair care products. 0.05 Tonnes of
the notified chemical will be imported in the first year as an ingredient in the final formulated
product. 0.15 Tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum in each of the following
four years.
8.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Based on the results with a closely related analogue, the notified chemical is considered to be of
very low acute oral and low dermal toxicity. It is considered to be a very slight skin irritant, a
slight to moderate eye irritant, and is not considered to be a skin sensitiser. The notified chemical
is also of low repeated-dose toxicity, with a NOAEL of 1000 mg/kg, the highest dose tested, being
identified for the analogue. Results from in vitro assays indicate that the notified chemical is not a
genotoxicant.
Extrapolating from on the submitted information, the notified substance would not be classified as
a hazardous substance against the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances.
Occupational Health and Safety
The notified substance is not manufactured in Australia and is imported as 1.5% liquid preparation.
It is used as a dispersing agent in hair care products and is imported in 300 mL HDPE bottles. The
bottles are, housed in cartons ready for distribution to customers and the general public.
Occupational exposure will therefore be limited to accidental leaks or spills, which may occur
during storage, handling and transport of the packaged product.
In the event of accidental leaks or spills, skin and eye exposure are the likely routes of contact.
Given the waxy nature of the powder and the low volatility of the notified chemical the inhalation
route of exposure is not of concern. Taking into account the low concentration of the notified
chemical, the high NOAEL of 1000 mg/kg and the very slight to slight/moderate irritant effects of
the neat chemical, the risks of ill health due to accidental exposure to the notified substance are
considered to be minimal. The need for personal protective equipment, such as gloves and goggles,
is not considered to be necessary.
Public Health
Widespread public contact with the notified chemical will occur, due to its use in shampoos.
Contact will be limited by the low concentration of the notified chemical in shampoos, the small
quantity of shampoo required to clean the hair and the rinse-off nature of the product. It is
expected that up to 10 g of the product will be used on a once-daily occasion, with an expected
contact time of 5 minutes, followed by thorough rinsing. This would result in an exposure of 150
mg of the notified chemical to the skin of the scalp. For a 60 kg adult, and assuming a worst case
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of 100% absorption, a daily exposure of 2.5 mg/kg bw/day would result, which is three orders of
magnitude less than the NOAEL of 1000 mg/kg found in the 28 day rodent study.
Also of potential concern following exposure to the notified chemical is skin and eye irritation.
The analogue chemical at 100% was a very slight skin irritant in animals. The concentration of the
notified chemical in the shampoo is intended to be 1.5%. Therefore, skin irritation is not expected
to occur following this use. The notified chemical is also a slight to moderate eye irritant, with
slight conjunctival irritation persisting until day 7 in animals. This degree of eye irritation would
be of concern were the notified chemical proposed for use in other cosmetics or at a higher
concentration. Given the low concentration and the use in shampoos this is not considered to be of
concern.
Environmental Hazard
The chemical will be imported into Australia and will be used as a component in a hair shampoo
preparation. The end use product will be distributed nation wide. Through use in bathrooms, the
majority of the chemical is expected to be released to the sewer. In the sewer, some of the
chemical may be adsorbed to the sludge which will be sent either to landfill or incinerated. The
notified chemical remaining in solution will be further diluted and degraded. The notified chemical
is considered not to be readily biodegradable but likely to be inherently biodegradable.
Ecotoxicity studies for fish and Daphnia magna indicate that the notified chemical is not toxic up
to the limits of its water solublity.
The amount discharged with the treated waste water is estimated to be 0.006 礸/L after dilution in
receiving waters. This calculation is based on a maximum expected import volume of 300 kg
(from both notifiers), Australia wide use, and an estimated 80% adsorption to sewage sludge. The
Safety Factor for this chemical and the Predicted Environmental Concentration indicate a low
potential environmental hazard.
8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to SAB-2 the following guidelines and precautions should be
observed:
? Protective eyewear and gloves should be worn when handling the notified chemical;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
No special precautions are required for the notified chemical when used at low quantities in hair
care products as described here. However, in the interests of good occupational health and safety,
the following guidelines and precautions should be observed:
? Hairdressers are encouraged to consult guidance documents for identifying and managing
health risks in hairdressing that have been published by some state occupational health and
safety authorities. The notifier should advise the hairdressing industry of the availability of
state government publications in addition to any current industry codes.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS
2161.2.
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9 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in Morfree 403LV
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/881
Coates Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 000 079 550) of 323 Chisholm Rd AUBURN NSW 2144 and
Rohm and Haas Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 004 513 188) of 969 Burke Rd CAMBERWELL VIC
3124 have submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Polymer in Morfree 403LV. The notified polymer is intended to be used
as a component of an adhesive. Ten tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported in the first
year increasing to 30 tonnes per annum by the fifth year.
9.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
The notified polymer has a NAMW of greater than 1 000, total residual monomers of less than 1%
and a low level of species with a molecular weight of less than 500 (< 5%). The level of species
with a molecular weight between 500 and 1 000 is less than 10%. On this basis the polymer itself
can be considered to be of low hazard.
The polymer is imported in a solution containing the deliberate addition of 25% MDI. As a result
the imported product is assigned the risk phrases R20: Harmful by inhalation; R36/37/38: Irritating
to eyes, respiratory system and skin and R42: May cause sensitisation by inhalation.
Occupational Health and Safety
The polymer solution is transported in 20 L and 200 L steel containers. Exposure of transport and
storage workers is only possible in the event of accidental spillage.
The two parts of the adhesive which will contain the notified polymer are added to holding vessels
connected to a mixing nozzle and a 20 L adhesive holding tank attached to a laminating machine.
The most likely points at which exposure may occur are during decanting of imported polymer
solution to its holding vessel and during clean-up of the laminating machine. Workers will not be
exposed during transfers and lamination of films as the system is automatic and fitted with local
exhaust ventilation over the storage and mixing vessels and the laminating machinery. In any case
inhalation exposure to the notified polymer will not occur because of its expected negligible
vapour pressure. Dermal exposure is possible if there are spills during decanting and particularly
during cleaning up the machinery with rags and solvent. To control this exposure workers will
need to wear safety glasses, rubber or neoprene gloves, overalls and safety boots. Because of the
likely low hazard of the notified polymer the risk to workers is negligible. However, the MDI
content of the imported polymer solution presents a risk of toxic effects via inhalation, irritation to
skin, eyes and respiratory system and respiratory sensitisation. It is the employer's responsibility
to maintain atmospheric levels of MDI below the NOHSC exposure standard of 0.02 mg/m3 TWA
(as isocyanate, equivalent to 0.12 mg/m3 MDI) and 0.07 mg/m3 STEL with a "sensitiser" notation.
However, it is noted that the ACGIH TLV for MDI is 0.051 mg/m3 TWA. Nevertheless, the risk
of occupational asthma from repetitive exposure to isocyanates is well known. Therefore,
respiratory protection during decanting and machine clean-up is indicated. The use of self-
contained breathing apparatus should be considered to prevent worker exposure. Because of the
sensitising properties of isocyanates, precautions to prevent exposure must be taken by all
personnel, especially those who either have had prior contact with isocyanates or suffer from any
form of compromised respiratory function. Health surveillance for isocyanates should be
conducted.
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Public Health
Public exposure to the notified polymer is unlikely during transport, storage or use. Although
members of the public may consume food from laminated packages manufactured using the
notified polymer, the risk to public health is likely to be low because it is sandwiched between two
impervious layers and is unlikely to be bioavailable.
Environmental Effects
A small proportion of the notified polymer, either spilt or wasted during the formulation process,
will be disposed to landfill by licensed hazardous waste contractors. If any leakage were to occur,
the notified polymer would be expected to associate with the soil matrix and would not leach into
the aquatic environment.
The majority of the notified polymer contained in snack food and other packaging will be disposed
of to landfill as household garbage. Upon eventual degradation of the packaging films, the
resulting end polymer is expected to become part of the soil matrix and would not leach into the
aquatic environment due to its high molecular weight and hydrophobicity.
If incinerated, the notified polymer is anticipated to be converted to water vapour and oxides of
carbon and nitrogen. There should be no release of the notified polymer to sewer. The polymer is
not expected to cross biological membranes, due to its high molecular weight and anticipated low
water solubility, and should not bioaccumulate.
The low environmental exposure of the notified polymer as a result of the proposed manufacture
and use indicates the overall environmental hazard should be low.
9.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to the notified polymer the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillage should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
For products and formulations containing free MDI the following guidelines and precautions
should be observed:
? Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards are not exceeded in the
workplace;
? Health surveillance should be conducted in the workplace in accordance with the NOHSC
National Model Regulations for Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and rubber or neoprene
gloves should be used during occupational use of products containing the notified polymer;
where engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate
exposure to safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Guidance in selection of goggles may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336 and
Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing guidance may be
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found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens in AS/NZS 2161.2; for
occupational footwear in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716
or other internationally acceptable standards.
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10 PUBLICATION SUMMARY REPORT
IJR-479
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/884
Canon Australia Pty Ltd of 1 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW 2113 (ABN 66 005 002 951)
has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for IJR-479. The notified chemical is intended to be used as an ink colourant for ink-jet
printers. Less than 500kg of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for each of the first
five years.
10.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Toxicological data indicate that IJR-479 has low acute oral and dermal toxicity. It is slightly to
moderately irritating to eyes but not irritating to skin and is not a skin sensitiser. IJR-479 was
neither mutagenic nor clastogenic in bacteria and human peripheral lymphocytes respectively.
In a repeated dose toxicity test, a NOAEL of 40mg/kg/day was established, based on increases in
kidney weight at higher doses.
Based on the data provided, IJR-479 would not be classified hazardous according to the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
Occupational Health and Safety
Transport and storage workers will be only be exposed to IJR-479 in the event of an accident or
damage to packaging. The occupational health risk to these workers is negligible, considering the
low quantities (1-2%) in ink jet printer cartridges and the low toxicological hazard represented by
the notified chemical.
The main exposure to IJR-479 will be to service personnel who will change printer cartridges and
come into contact with internal printer componentry that may be contaminated with ink. The
design of the cartridge is such that skin contact to the notified chemical should be minimal during
replacement.
Office workers may come into contact with IJR-479 under normal circumstances during the
routine replacement of spent printer cartridges or clearing paper jams. Exposure to IJR-479 is not
expected to occur once the ink containing the chemical is bound to paper. The low concentration
of notified chemical in the ink and low toxicological impact of notified chemical renders the health
risk for service personnel and end users low.
Public Health
Exposure of the public as a result of transport and disposal of products containing the notified
chemical is assessed as being negligible. Dermal contact with ink deposited onto paper is a
possible route of public exposure but given the low concentration of the notified chemical and the
low toxicological hazard posed by the notified chemical, the risk to public health is expected to be
very low.
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Environmental Effects
The low import volume and proposed use pattern of the notified chemical, as a dye for inkjet
printers, are expected to result in diffuse, low level environmental release and low environmental
hazard.
Recycling of treated paper could result in the release of a proportion of the notified chemical to the
aquatic compartment where it will be rapidly bound to sediment but is not expected to readily
biodegrade. Where recycling does not occur, the notified chemical will be widely distributed in
landfill around Australia where it is expected to remain bound to the treated paper or organic
matter. Additional losses through spills and cartridge disposal will end up in landfill where the
notified chemical is expected to bind to organic matter. In the event of leaching or otherwise
entering the aquatic environment, organisms are not sensitive to the notified chemical with the
exception of algae. However, the strong binding to sediment will reduce the exposure to all
organisms and algae are able to grow once contamination has ended. Environmental hazard is also
expected to be low due to the low bioaccumulation potential of the notified chemical.
10.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to the notified chemical, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Protective eyewear, clothing and gloves should be worn when handling the notified
chemical;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
No special precautions are required for the notified chemical when used at low quantities in ink-jet
printer cartridges. However, in the interests of good occupational health and safety, the following
guidelines and precautions should be observed:
? Service personnel should wear cotton or disposable gloves when removing spent printer
cartridges containing the notified chemical or when servicing printers.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2, or other internationally
acceptable standards.
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11 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in WE-58-2954
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/885
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd of McNaughton Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168 (ACN 055 500
939) has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Polymer in WE-58-2954. The notified polymer is intended to be used as
a binder resin in an electrodepositable coating composition used as a primer coating for automobile
bodies in an immersion bath. A maximum of 250 tonnes of the notified polymer will be imported
per annum for each of the first five years.
11.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Little toxicological data has been provided and the notified polymer cannot be assessed against the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The notified polymer is of very
low oral toxicity. Polymers of high molecular weight do not readily cross the skin or other
biological membranes, and the overall toxicity is expected to be low. The polymer has surfactant
properties and could be a skin and eye irritant due to defatting properties. The Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) for the imported products ED-6650 and E-6176 Electrocoats indicate that these are
possible skin and eye irritants. The notified polymer is a hazardous substance based on the
concentration of the residual monomer Bisphenol A (4 %); this chemical is on the NOHSC List of
Designated Hazardous Substances with a concentration cutoff of 1 % and is a skin sensitiser.
However the concentration of Bisphenol A in the imported primer is below 1 % and the imported
product is therefore not classified as a hazardous substance on this basis.
The MSDS for the imported products list a number of potential health effects due to inhalation,
namely nausea, headaches, dizziness, mucous membrane and respiratory irritation and central
nervous system depression. These relate mainly to the solvents present in the products rather than
the notified polymer.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for significant occupational exposure to the notified polymer in the
transport and storage of the primer components containing this polymer.
The system by which the primer component is dispensed and used is enclosed, and exposure to the
notified polymer is only likely when containers are coupled and uncoupled from the production
line, when samples of the electrodeposition bath are removed for testing to allow the concentration
of polymer in the bath to be maintained, and during electrodeposition bath cleaning. In normal
operation, the electrodeposition bath containing the notified polymer will be completely enclosed
due to the electrocution hazard associated with the electrodeposition process.
Plant operators and laboratory staff who may come into contact with the notified chemical should
take adequate precautions, including the wearing of protective clothing, eyewear and gloves to
prevent dermal or ocular exposure.
After the car bodies coated with the primers including the notified polymer have been baked and
overcoated with additional paint layers, the notified polymer will not be available for exposure.
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Public Health
There is little potential for public exposure to the notified polymer arising from use in automobile
primers. There is little chance of public contact with the notified polymer in the lower paint layers
of motor vehicles, and its adhesion to the substrate and the physico-chemical properties of the
cured primer will be sufficient to preclude absorption across the skin or other biological
membranes. Therefore, based on its use pattern and physico-chemical characteristics, the notified
polymer will not pose a significant risk to public health.
Environmental Effects
Very little of the polymer is expected to be released during application, since this is performed in a
closed loop circuit using electrodeposition technology. Most of the polymer will remain as part of
a highly cross-linked paint coating on the metal surfaces of vehicle bodies. At the end of their
serviceable lives, vehicle bodies coated with primer containing the notified polymer would be
either recycled for metal recovery, or placed into landfill. During the smelting of old vehicle
bodies for metal recovery, the polymer would be decomposed to water vapour and oxides of
carbon and nitrogen. Any polymer incinerated as a result of industrial waste disposal practices
would be decomposed in a similar manner. Some polymer may be placed into landfill, either as a
coating on old vehicle parts, in waste from spillage, in waste sludge from coating baths or other
losses (estimated to be < 9 % of total imports). Although not expected to be biodegradable, the
polymer should, over a prolonged period, degrade slowly through various abiotic and biological
processes.
An ecotoxicity study indicated that the polymer is not toxic to Daphnia magna (48 h EC50 > 100
mg/L (nominal) with a NOEC = 100 mg/L). It is likely that fish would not experience toxicity to
the polymer. Further, it is unlikely that the polymer will be released into the water compartment in
a non cross-linked form. Consequently, the risk to the aquatic environment from normal use of the
polymer is assessed as low.
The polymer is not expected to be mobile in the soil compartment, and is unlikely to
bioaccumulate. The notified polymer is expected to present a low hazard to the environment when
used as a primer for metal surfaces in the proposed manner.
11.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in WE-58-2954 the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all of the components of the
final paint mix are not exceeded in the workplace;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves
should be used while handling the product containing the notified polymer; where
engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate exposure to
safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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12 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in WR-33-1837
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/886
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd of McNaughton Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168 (ACN 055 500
939) has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Polymer in WR-33-1837. The notified polymer is intended to be used as
a flexibiliser resin in an electrodepositable coating composition used as a primer coating for
automobile bodies in an immersion bath. A maximum of 19 tonnes of the notified polymer will be
imported per annum for each of the first five years.
12.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Little toxicological data has been provided and the notified polymer cannot be assessed against the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The notified polymer is of very
low oral toxicity. Polymers of high molecular weight do not readily cross the skin or other
biological membranes, and the overall toxicity is expected to be low. The polymer has surfactant
properties and could be a skin and eye irritant due to defatting properties. The Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) for the imported products ED-6650 and E-6176 Electrocoats indicate that these are
possible skin and eye irritants. The MSDS for the imported products list a number of potential
health effects due to inhalation, namely nausea, headaches, dizziness, mucous membrane and
respiratory irritation and central nervous system depression. These relate mainly to the solvents
present in the products rather than the notified polymer.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for significant occupational exposure to the notified polymer in the
transport and storage of the primer components containing this polymer.
The system by which the primer component is dispensed and used is enclosed, and exposure to the
notified polymer is only likely when containers are coupled and uncoupled from the production
line, when samples of the electrodeposition bath are removed for testing to allow the concentration
of polymer in the bath to be maintained, and during electrodeposition bath cleaning. In normal
operation, the electrodeposition bath containing the notified polymer will be completely enclosed
due to the electrocution hazard associated with the electrodeposition process.
Plant operators and laboratory staff who may come into contact with the notified chemical should
take adequate precautions, including the wearing of protective clothing, eyewear and gloves to
prevent dermal or ocular exposure.
After the car bodies coated with the primers including the notified polymer have been baked and
overcoated with additional paint layers, the notified polymer will not be available for exposure.
Public Health
There is little potential for public exposure to the notified polymer arising from use in automobile
primers. There is little chance of public contact with the notified polymer in the lower paint layers
of motor vehicles, and its adhesion to the substrate and the physico-chemical properties of the
cured primer will be sufficient to preclude absorption across the skin or other biological
membranes. Therefore, based on its use pattern and physico-chemical characteristics, the notified
polymer will not pose a significant risk to public health.
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Environmental Effects
Very little of the polymer is expected to be released during application, since this is performed in a
closed loop circuit using electrodeposition technology. Most of the polymer will remain as part of
a highly cross-linked paint coating on the metal surfaces of vehicle bodies. At the end of their
serviceable lives, vehicle bodies coated with primer containing the notified polymer would be
either recycled for metal recovery, or placed into landfill. During the smelting of old vehicle
bodies for metal recovery, the polymer would be decomposed to water vapour and oxides of
carbon and nitrogen. Any polymer incinerated as a result of industrial waste disposal practices
would be decomposed in a similar manner. Some polymer may be placed into landfill, either as a
coating on old vehicle parts, in waste from spillage, in waste sludge from coating baths or other
losses (estimated to be < 9 % of total imports). Although not biodegradable, the polymer should,
over a prolonged period, degrade slowly through various abiotic and biological processes.
Ecotoxicity data indicate that the notified polymer is highly toxic to fish [96 hr LC50 = 1 mg/L
(nominal) with a NOEC = 0.27 mg/L] and slightly toxic to Daphnia magna [48 h EC50 = 42 mg/L
(nominal) with a NOEC = 8.2 mg/L]. Results from a biodegradation test indicate that it may be
slightly toxic to activated sewage sludge microbes. However, it is unlikely that the polymer will be
released into the water compartment in a non cross-linked form.
Although the polymer may be mobile in the soil compartment it is unlikely to bioaccumulate. The
notified polymer is expected to present a low hazard to the environment when used as a primer for
metal surfaces in the proposed manner.
12.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in WR-33-1837 the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all of the components of the
final paint mix are not exceeded in the workplace;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves
should be used while handling the product containing the notified polymer; where
engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate exposure to
safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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13 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in HR-44-5085
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/887
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd of McNaughton Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168 (ACN 055 500
939) has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Polymer in HR-44-5085. The notified polymer is intended to be used as
a crosslinking resin in an electrodepositable coating composition used as a primer coating for
automobile bodies in an immersion bath. A maximum of 250 tonnes of the notified polymer will
be imported per annum for each of the first five years.
13.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Little toxicological data has been provided and the notified polymer cannot be assessed against the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The notified polymer is of very
low oral toxicity. Polymers of high molecular weight do not readily cross the skin or other
biological membranes, and the overall toxicity is expected to be low. The Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) for the imported products ED-6650 and E-6176 Electrocoats list a number of
potential health effects due to inhalation, namely nausea, headaches, dizziness, mucous membrane
and respiratory irritation and central nervous system depression. These relate mainly to the
solvents present in the products rather than the notified polymer. There is also the possibility of
skin and eye irritation due to the presence of cationic polymers with surfactant properties in these
products.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for significant occupational exposure to the notified polymer in the
transport and storage of the primer components containing this polymer.
The system by which the primer component is dispensed and used is enclosed, and exposure to the
notified polymer is only likely when containers are coupled and uncoupled from the production
line, when samples of the electrodeposition bath are removed for testing to allow the concentration
of polymer in the bath to be maintained, and during electrodeposition bath cleaning. In normal
operation, the electrodeposition bath containing the notified polymer will be completely enclosed
due to the electrocution hazard associated with the electrodeposition process.
Plant operators and laboratory staff who may come into contact with the notified chemical should
take adequate precautions, including the wearing of protective clothing, eyewear and gloves to
prevent dermal or ocular exposure.
After the car bodies coated with the primers including the notified polymer have been baked and
overcoated with additional paint layers, the notified polymer will not be available for exposure.
Public Health
There is little potential for public exposure to the notified polymer arising from use in automobile
primers. There is little chance of public contact with the notified polymer in the lower paint layers
of motor vehicles, and its adhesion to the substrate and the physico-chemical properties of the
cured primer will be sufficient to preclude absorption across the skin or other biological
membranes. Therefore, based on its use pattern and physico-chemical characteristics, the notified
polymer will not pose a significant risk to public health.
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Environmental Effects
Very little of the polymer is expected to be released during application, since this is performed in a
closed loop circuit using electrodeposition technology. Most of the polymer will remain as part of
a highly cross-linked paint coating on the metal surfaces of vehicle bodies. At the end of their
serviceable lives, vehicle bodies coated with primer containing the notified polymer would be
either recycled for metal recovery, or placed into landfill. During the smelting of old vehicle
bodies for metal recovery, the polymer would be decomposed to water vapour and oxides of
carbon and nitrogen. Any polymer incinerated as a result of industrial waste disposal practices
would be decomposed in a similar manner. Some polymer may be placed into landfill, either as a
coating on old vehicle parts, in waste from spillage, in waste sludge from coating baths or other
losses (estimated to be < 9 % of total imports). Although not biodegradable, the polymer should,
over a prolonged period, degrade slowly through various abiotic and biological processes.
It is unlikely that the polymer will be released into the water compartment in uncured form.
Consequently, the risk to the aquatic environment from normal use of the polymer is assessed as
low. The polymer is not expected to be mobile in the soil compartment, and is unlikely to
bioaccumulate.
13.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in HR-44-5085 the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all of the components of the
final paint mix are not exceeded in the workplace;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves
should be used while handling the product containing the notified polymer; where
engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate exposure to
safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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14 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in WE-84-5115
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/888
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd of McNaughton Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168 (ACN 055 500
939) has submitted a limited notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for Polymer in WE-84-5115. The notified polymer is intended to be used as
a binder resin in an electrodepositable coating composition used as a primer coating for automobile
bodies in an immersion bath. A maximum of 45 tonnes of the notified polymer will be imported
per annum for each of the first five years.
14.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
Little toxicological data has been provided and the notified polymer cannot be assessed against the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The notified polymer is of very
low oral toxicity, based on a study of a close analogue. Polymers of high molecular weight do not
readily cross the skin or other biological membranes, and the overall toxicity is expected to be low.
The polymer has surfactant properties and could be a skin and eye irritant due to defatting
properties. The Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the imported products ED-6650 and E-
6176 Electrocoats indicate that these are possible skin and eye irritants. The MSDS list a number
of potential health effects due to inhalation, namely nausea, headaches, dizziness, mucous
membrane and respiratory irritation and central nervous system depression. These relate mainly to
the solvents present in the products rather than the notified polymer.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for significant occupational exposure to the notified polymer in the
transport and storage of the primer components containing this polymer.
The system by which the primer component is dispensed and used is enclosed, and exposure to the
notified polymer is only likely when containers are coupled and uncoupled from the production
line, when samples of the electrodeposition bath are removed for testing to allow the concentration
of polymer in the bath to be maintained, and during electrodeposition bath cleaning. In normal
operation, the electrodeposition bath containing the notified polymer will be completely enclosed
due to the electrocution hazard associated with the electrodeposition process.
Plant operators and laboratory staff who may come into contact with the notified chemical should
take adequate precautions, including the wearing of protective clothing, eyewear and gloves to
prevent dermal or ocular exposure.
After the car bodies coated with the primers including the notified polymer have been baked and
overcoated with additional paint layers, the notified polymer will not be available for exposure.
Public Health
There is little potential for public exposure to the notified polymer arising from use in automobile
primers. There is little chance of public contact with the notified polymer in the lower paint layers
of motor vehicles, and its adhesion to the substrate and the physico-chemical properties of the
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cured primer will be sufficient to preclude absorption across the skin or other biological
membranes. Therefore, based on its use pattern and physico-chemical characteristics, the notified
polymer will not pose a significant risk to public health.
Environmental Effects
Very little of the polymer is expected to be released during application, since this is performed in a
closed loop circuit using electrodeposition technology. Most of the polymer will remain as part of
a highly cross-linked paint coating on the metal surfaces of vehicle bodies. At the end of their
serviceable lives, vehicle bodies coated with primer containing the notified polymer would be
either recycled for metal recovery, or placed into landfill. During the smelting of old vehicle
bodies for metal recovery, the polymer would be decomposed to water vapour and oxides of
carbon and nitrogen. Any polymer incinerated as a result of industrial waste disposal practices
would be decomposed in a similar manner. Some polymer may be placed into landfill, either as a
coating on old vehicle parts, in waste from spillage, in waste sludge from coating baths or other
losses (estimated to be < 9 % of total imports). Although not biodegradable, the polymer should,
over a prolonged period, degrade slowly through various abiotic and biological processes.
Findings from an ecotoxicity study of a close analogue (previously notified to NICNAS as
NA/696) suggest that the notified polymer will be moderately toxic to fish (96 h LC50 = 1.3 mg/L)
and daphnia (48 h EC50 = 4 mg/L). However, it is unlikely that the notified polymer will be
released into the water compartment in uncured form. The low release combined with ready
biodegradability in uncured form means the risk to the aquatic environment from normal use of the
polymer is assessed as low. The polymer is not expected to be mobile in the soil compartment and
is unlikely to bioaccumulate.
14.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in WE-84-5115 the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all of the components of the
final paint mix are not exceeded in the workplace;
? Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves
should be used while handling the product containing the notified polymer; where
engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate exposure to
safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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15 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
CHEMICAL IN NEW OLOA 229
Summary Report
Reference No: NA/893
Chevron Oronite Australia of Level 22, 385 Bourke Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 (ARBN 001
010 037) has submitted a standard notification statement in support of their application for an
assessment certificate for CHEMICAL IN NEW OLOA 229. The notified chemical is intended to
be used as a component of lubricants used in marine diesel engines. The estimated import volume
of the notified chemical is expected to be up to one tonne per annum, however the potential market
is described as up to 300 tonnes per annum.
15.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment and Classification
By analogy, the toxicity of the notified chemical is not expected to differ substantially from that of
OLOA 229 and OLOA 219. The notified chemical is expected to have very low acute oral, and
low dermal toxicity. It may be slightly irritating to eyes and moderately irritating to skin but is not
expected to be sensitizing to skin. From investigations into organ or systemic effects, neurotoxic
effects or reproductive effects following repeated exposure, the lowest NOEL is 50 mg/kg/day.
The notified chemical is not expected to be genotoxic. On the basis of the read across data supplied
for the endpoints investigated, The notified chemical would not be classified as a hazardous
substance under the Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
Occupational Health and Safety
The blending of the additive package, containing the notified chemical at 0.8% to 12% into marine
diesel engine lubricants will occur in automated, closed systems. Exposure to the additive package
containing the most concentrated forms of the notified chemical will be limited to incidental skin
contact to the additive package during the procedures involved in connection and disconnection of
pump lines and during sampling for laboratory analysis. Other scenarios of exposure to the notified
chemical are at concentrations of less than 1% and also limited to incidental skin contact. The
toxicological profile, mode of use, use of personal protective gear and in situ engineering controls,
indicate that significant risks to human health through occupational exposure to the notified
chemical are unlikely. Control measures are required to reduce the risk of skin irritation.
Public Health
The notified chemical is not available for sale to the public. Since the notified chemical will be
used in marine vessel engines not handled by the public, the risk of exposure of the public to the
notified chemical is considered to be low. The notified chemical will not pose a significant hazard
to public health when used in the proposed manner.
Environmental Effects
The environmental hazard from the notified chemical is considered to be low provided that the
material is used as a component of marine diesel engine lubricants. Release to the environment is
expected to occur only in the unlikely event of an accident during transport or an accidental leak. It
is expected that minimal waste will be generated from lubricant formulation and use, and this
waste would either be incinerated or placed into landfill.
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In large marine diesel engines most of the notified chemical will be used up during combustion
(98%). Very little release is anticipated from maintenance activities. Over time, fresh oil
containing the chemical is added to keep sump levels constant and to maintain the effectiveness of
the oil. Used oil generated from draining oil or engine repair will be incinerated or sent for
recycling.
The chemical has a high value for log POW and if released to the soil compartment would become
strongly associated with the organic component of soils and sediments and is not expected to be
mobile.
No biodegradation data for OLOA 229 was provided, but if released to landfill or associated with
soil, it is expected to slowly degrade through biological and abiotic processes to water, sulphides
and oxides of carbon, with the calcium component associating with soil minerals. Incineration
would lead to water vapour and oxides of carbon and sulphur, with the calcium assimilated into
ash.
Based on a variety of ecotoxicity tests for surrogate chemicals conducted against freshwater and
marine organisms (fish, invertebrates and algae), OLOA 229 is not expected to be toxic to the
aquatic species against which the surrogates have been tested. However, OLOA 229 may exhibit
some toxicity to a species of shrimp, below its level of solubility in water. The high partition
coefficient and presumed low biodegradability of OLOA 229 indicate the potential for
bioaccumulation if spilt into waterways. However, very little of the chemical is likely to reach the
aquatic compartment and a hazard to aquatic organisms is not considered likely.
15.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to CHEMICAL IN NEW OLOA 229 the following guidelines
and precautions should be observed:
? Workers should receive regular instruction on good occupational hygiene practices in order
to minimise personal contact, and contamination of the work environment with lubricant
material.
? Chemical impervious clothing and gloves are necessary to prevent skin contact -
consideration should be given to the ambient environment, physical requirements and other
substances present when selecting protective clothing and gloves. The notifier recommends
Viton, nitrile, silver shield gloves. Good hygiene practices dictate that eye protection be
worn routinely. Workers should be trained in the proper fit, correct use and maintenance of
their protective gear. Guidance in the selection, personal fit and maintenance of personal
protective equipment can be obtained from:
Protective eyewear: AS 1336; AS/NZS 1337
Chemical impermeable clothing: AS 3765.2
Impermeable gloves: AS 2161.2
Occupational footwear: AS/NZS 2210
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to all workers.
NEW OLOA 229 is not determined to be a hazardous substance. The finished lubricant may
contain hazardous ingredients making the overall finished lubricant hazardous. Therefore,
workplace practices, control procedures and hazard communication products consistent with
provisions of State, Territory and Commonwealth legislation based on the National Model
Regulations for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances must be in operation.
Formulations containing NEW OLOA 260 are identified as C2 combustible liquids and should be
stored, handled and used in accordance with AS 1940
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Spillage of formulations containing NEW OLOA 229 should be avoided. Spillages should be
cleaned up promptly and in accordance with the instructions on the notifiers MSDS.
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16 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
U915
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/172
Parbury Technologies of 19 Industrial Avenue, Molendinar QLD 4214 (ACN 069 961 968) has
submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in support of their
application for an assessment certificate for U915. The notified polymer is intended to be used as
a floor finish. Less than 20 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for each of
the first five years.
16.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological information has been provided for the notified polymer. However, due to the
high molecular weight and low reactivity, the notified polymer is expected to be of low toxicity
and not absorbed through the skin.
The imported polymer dispersion contains 9.6% N-methylpyrrolidone, which is a skin and eye
irritant, with a hazardous substance cut-off concentration of 10%. The polymer dispersion is
therefore expected to be a moderate eye and skin irritant.
Toxicological information on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) supplied for the final
product indicates that the product may cause moderate eye irritation and result in transient corneal
damage. In sensitive individuals, skin contact may cause dermatitis. Vapours from the product in
poorly ventilated areas may cause slight to moderate irritation to respiratory tract. These effects
are anticipated to be associated with the solvents present in the product, rather than related to the
notified polymer.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for occupational exposure to the notified polymer during transport and
storage or sale of the polymer emulsion or the finished product containing the polymer. However,
exposure to the notified polymer during reformulation, use and disposal is possible.
During the reformulation process, the main exposure route for the notified polymer will be dermal.
Inhalation exposure is not likely, as the emulsion contains 55% water and ready formation of
aerosols is not expected. Skin and eye irritation may occur during transfer of the polymer
dispersion to the mixing vessel and during the filling operation, however, the engineering controls
and personal protective equipment specified in the notification statement (ventilation, impervious
gloves, safety goggles and coveralls) are sufficient to provide protection against the irritating
effects. Therefore, the risk of adverse health effects arising from contact with the notified polymer
is expected to be very low.
Application of the floor finish by roller coating may lead to dermal exposure to the notified
polymer and the organic solvents present in the product. Inhalation exposure to organic vapours is
also possible. As exposure may be high and irritation of skin, eye and respiratory tract may occur,
workers should be protected from contamination with the end use product during use. Once the
applied coating has cured (dried in air), the polymer will not be separately available for exposure
or uptake.
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Public Health
The potential for public exposure to the notified polymer during all stages of its life cycle is
considered to be very low. Floor coating containing the notified polymer will not be sold to the
public. Once applied to the surface, the crosslinked polymer in the floor sealant hardens and dries,
and public exposure by dermal contact with the dried paint film is expected to be negligible.
Based on the above information, it is considered that U915 will not pose a significant hazard to
public health when used in the proposed manner.
Environmental Effects
The products containing the notified substance are likely to be used throughout Australia. The
major environmental exposure to the substance will come from disposal of the waste polymer from
the reformulation process and empty containers to landfill. This should be of low hazard to the
environment as the polymer will remain bound within the landfill soils and sediments and slowly
degrade by the abiotic processes.
The waste polymer produced during the application process is likely to be discharged in domestic
wash waters to waste water treatment systems. If it is assumed as a worst case scenario that there is
no removal of the polymer in the sewage treatment plant, the resultant Predicted Environmental
Concentration (PEC) in receiving waters was calculated to be 0.01 礸/mL.
The ecotoxicological data summarised in the polymer MSDS indicates that under normal use,
where release is dispersed all over Australia, it should be of low concern to aquatic organisms.
Adsorption to sludge, soil and sediment, and dilution in receiving waters should reduce
environmental concentrations to low levels.
Polymer spilt on land is expected to become immobilised in the soil layer. Contaminated soil can
then be collected and disposed to landfill. Polymer disposed to landfill either from spills, the
reformulation process or as drum residues which will similarly remain bound in the soil and
sediments.
Given the above, environmental exposure and the overall environmental hazard are expected to be
low.
16.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to U 915, the following guidelines and precautions should be
observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during occupational use of products containing the notified polymer;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified polymer are hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and control
procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in the selection, personal fit and maintenance of personal protective equipment can be
obtained from:
Protective eyewear: AS 1336; AS/NZS 1337.
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Chemical impermeable clothing: AS 3765.2.
Impermeable gloves: AS 2161.2.
Occupational footwear: AS/NZS 2210.
Respirators: AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716
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17 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Luphen LD 6617
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/183
BASF Australia Ltd of 500 Princes Highway NOBLE PARK VIC 3174 (ACN 008 437 867) has
submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in support of their
application for an assessment certificate for Polymer in Luphen LD 6617. The notified polymer is
intended to be used as a binder in waterproofing membrane formulations. A quantity in the range
of 10 ?100 tonnes per annum tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum for each
of the first five years.
17.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological information has been provided for the notified polymer and therefore the
substance cannot be assessed against the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances. An analogue to the notified polymer was a slight eye irritant and non-irritating to skin
when tested in rabbits. Due to the high molecular weight and low reactivity of the polymer, the
toxicological hazard of the notified polymer is expected to be low. The polymer is not expected to
be hazardous by dermal exposure as the high molecular weight will preclude absorption through
the skin.
The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) indicates that the product Luphen LD 6617 is not
classified as a hazardous substance, but indicates that eye contact and repeated or prolonged skin
contact may cause slight irritation, and that ingestion may cause slight gastric disturbance. The
residual monomer concentrations in the finished polymer are below the cutoff levels for
classification as a hazardous substance.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is little potential for significant occupational exposure to the notified polymer in the
transport and storage of the polymer solution or the waterproofing membrane formulation
containing this polymer. There will be exposure during production of the waterproofing membrane
formulation, and in the use and disposal of the formulation.
During the reformulation processes, the main exposure route for the notified polymer will be
dermal. The formulations will be viscous, and ready formation of aerosols is not expected. The
polymer is not expected to be hazardous by dermal exposure as the high molecular weight will
preclude absorption through the skin, however irritation may occur on dermal or ocular exposure
to the product Luphen LD 6617. The engineering controls and personal protective equipment
specified in the notification (gloves, safety goggles or face shield and coveralls, apron and boots)
will provide a high level of protection against the notified polymer. No significant OHS risks are
expected when control and protective measures are implemented.
Occupational exposure during the sale and professional use of the waterproofing membrane
formulation is likely to be widespread. Dermal contact during handling and application of the
formulation is likely. The occupational health and safety risk associated with dermal contact with
the notified polymer as a component of the waterproofing membrane formulation will be low, due
to the low toxicological hazard of the polymer.
Luphen LD 6617 is of low concern to human health and safety and no specific risk reduction
measures are necessary.
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Public Health
The final products containing the notified polymer will be sold to customers through retail and
trade stores for use as waterproofing membrane in shower recess areas. The public will be exposed
to product containing the notified polymer during the application of the product. However, once
construction is complete, the waterproofing membrane is underneath the tiles and public contact
with the notified polymer will be negligible. Given its low toxicity, the risk to the public health
induced by the notified polymer is considered to be low.
Environmental Effects
The products containing the notified polymer are likely to be used throughout Australia. Some
environmental exposure will come from disposal of the waste polymer from spills and container
residues during reformulation (up to 550 kg per annum) and application (up to 220 kg per annum).
This should be of low hazard to the environment as the polymer will remain bound within the soils
and sediments of the landfill to be slowly degraded by abiotic processes.
The waste polymer produced during equipment cleaning in the reformulation and application
processes is likely to be discharged in domestic wash waters to waste water treatment systems. If it
presumed as a worst case scenario that there is no removal of the polymer in the sewage treatment
plant, the resultant Predicted Environmental Concentration (PEC) in receiving waters was
calculated to be 1.6 礸/L. This is well below the toxicity level results provided for an analogue
polymer.
Adsorption to sludge, soil and sediment as well as dilution in receiving waters should reduce
environmental concentrations to low levels.
If the polymer is spilt on land, either during use or transport, it is expected that the polymer would
become immobilised in the soil layer. Contaminated soil can then be collected and disposed of to
landfill. Polymer disposed of to landfill from spills, the reformulation process or as drum residues
will remain bound in the soil and sediments.
Given the above, environmental exposure and the overall environmental hazard is expected to be
low.
17.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in Luphen LD 6617, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during occupational use of the products containing the notified
polymer; where engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and
particulate exposure to safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
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18 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Z-39
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/185
Lubrizol International, Inc. (ACN 002 747 944) of 28 River Street, SILVERWATER, NSW 2128
has submitted a notification statement in support of their application for an assessment certificate
for the synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) Z-39. The notified polymer is intended to be used
as a gasoline additive. Less than 100 tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum
for each of the first five years.
18.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
The notified polymer fulfils the criteria for a synthetic polymer of low concern and can be
considered not to be a health hazard. Limited toxicological data support this conclusion in that the
polymer exhibits very low acute oral toxicity in rats and low acute dermal toxicity in rabbits. The
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the polymer states that it may be an eye irritant based on
data from similar substances. The notifier has indicated that Lubrizol 9566, a typical additive
package in which the notified polymer may be imported, contains up to 50% petroleum naphtha
including up to 20% trimethylbenzene isomers. According to NOHSC List of Designated
Hazardous Substances, the additive package is harmful if inhaled and irritating to eyes, respiratory
and skin as a result of the trimethylbenzene isomer content. The additive package also should be
considered flammable as a result of the trimethylbenzene isomer content.
Occupational Health and Safety
During import and transport of the notified polymer, worker exposure is unlikely except in the
event of a spill. Exposure after a spill would be controlled by use of the recommended practices
for spillage clean up outlined in the MSDS supplied by the notifier.
At refineries and terminals, the handling of fuel additive packages will not cause adverse health
effects from exposure to the notified polymer. The solvent content can cause toxic effects via
inhalation and eye, skin and respiratory irritation. However, workers at these sites are required to
wear personal protective equipment to control exposure. The MSDS for Lubrizol 9566 suggests
the use of nitrile rubber gloves, neoprene or nitrile rubber boots, chemical protective suit or apron
if contact is likely, a full face respirator if NOHSC exposure standards may be exceeded and self-
contained breathing apparatus for confined spaces, poorly ventilated areas or large spill clean-up
sites. Components of Lubrizol 9566 have NOHSC exposure standards. Trimethylbenzene has a
NOHSC exposure standard of 25 ppm; ethylbenzene, 100 ppm; cumene, 50 ppm and xylene 80
ppm (TWA). Employers are responsible for maintaining workplace airborne concentrations below
relevant exposure standards. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment for handling
the solvent components of the additive package are sufficient to limit exposure to the notified
polymer.
The use of automatic, dedicated transfer lines and enclosed, automated injection into fuel will
reduce the likelihood of exposure to the additive package. Therefore, the health risk expected for
refinery and terminal workers would be assessed as low.
Tanker drivers, service station workers and mechanics will receive negligible exposure to the
notified polymer because of the very low concentration present in the final fuel. Therefore, the
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risk of adverse health effects for these workers arising from exposure to the notified polymer is
negligible.
The notified polymer is of low concern to human health and safety and no specific risk reduction
measures are necessary.
Public Health
Given the low acute toxicity and low concentration of the additive in gasoline, the notified
polymer is not anticipated to pose a risk beyond that of the gasoline of which it is a component.
Environmental Effects
The environmental hazard from the notified polymer is low when it is blended into petrol and used
in the manner indicated by the notifier.
There is little potential for significant release of the material during the blending operations which
will be performed at dedicated petrochemical facilities. A maximum of 1 000 kg of the notified
polymer may be released each year as a result of cleaning the iso containers, and most of this is
expected to be recovered into waste sludge and either incinerated or placed into landfill.
Some release will inevitably occur as a result of petrol spills during distribution to motorists, but
this is estimated as a maximum of 1 000 kg per annum, and release will be widespread and diffuse.
Although no specific information is available, it is probable that the notified polymer is ultimately
biodegradable. The polymer has low water solubility and due to the high hydrocarbon content is
expected to have high affinity for the organic component of soils and sediments.
Any material released to the soil compartment (eg. from petrol spills or waste sludge from
refineries) would associate with the organic component of the soil, and slowly mineralise to water
and oxides of carbon through biological processes.
The notified polymer will be used as a gasoline additive, and there is considerable evidence that
modern motor vehicles running on fuel containing such additives show significant improvements
in exhaust emission of hydrocarbons, CO and NOx over those of vehicles using un-supplemented
fuel. Available evidence indicates that the use of the notified polymer as a fuel additive has no
significant deleterious effects on the quality or quantity of noxious or toxic vehicular exhaust
emissions, and overall use of the polymer as intended is probably beneficial and is not considered
to pose a hazard to the environment.
The majority of the imported polymer is expected to be completely destroyed by combustion
within the engine, forming oxides of carbon and hydrogen.
No ecotoxicity data are available. Except in the case of transport accident, very little of the
polymer is likely to enter the water compartment. In the water compartment it would associate
with aquatic sediments and slowly mineralise through biological processes. The polymer is not
expected to have high potential for bioaccumulation.
18.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to the notified polymer, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Spillage of the notified polymer should be avoided. Spillage should be cleaned up promptly
with absorbents which should be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
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? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Employers should ensure that NOHSC exposure standards for all components of additive packages
are not exceeded in the workplace.
The notified chemical will need to be tested to ensure that it will meet the criteria in the upcoming
Australian Standard, Evaluation of Devices and Additives which Claim to Improve Vehicle
Performance, to be AS 4430.2.
Safety goggles, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable gloves should
be used during occupational use of the additive packages containing the notified polymer; where
engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and particulate exposure to safe
levels, an air fed respirator should also be used.
Guidance in selection of goggles may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336 and
Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be found
in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for occupational footwear, in
AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 and other internationally
accepted standards.
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19 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in Sokalan SK 3.2
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/193
BASF Australia Ltd of 500 Princes Highway, Noble Park, Victoria 3174 (ABN 62 008 437 867)
has submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in support of their
application for an assessment certificate for Polymer in Sokalan SK 3.2. The notified polymer is
intended to be used as a concrete additive. The notified chemical will be imported at a rate of 120
tonnes per annum for each of the first five years.
19.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological information has been provided for the notified polymer and so the polymer
cannot be assessed against the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
However, due to its high molecular weight and presence of only low concern reactive functional
groups, it is unlikely to be a classified as a hazardous substance. The notified polymer meets the
criteria for a Polymer of Low Concern and thus is unlikely to represent a health hazard.
Occupational Health and Safety
Exposure to the notified polymer is not expected during import and storage of the polymer solution
nor storage and transport of the formulated concrete admixture to end-user sites. Import containers
of polymer and containers of concrete admixture are not opened prior to formulation and end-use
respectively and so occupational exposure of import/storage workers to the polymer would only be
envisaged in the case of accidental puncture of containers.
For workers involved in formulation and quality analysis of the concrete admixture, the main
exposure routes will be dermal and ocular from splashes and spills. Exposure is most likely to
occur during connection and disconnection of pump lines for filling and emptying the main mixing
vessel and during manual sampling of imported polymer and formulated admixture for quality
analysis. The low likelihood of vapour or aerosol formation during transfer makes inhalation
exposure to the notified polymer unlikely.
A combination of personal protective equipment worn by workers and engineering controls in the
form of enclosed transfer lines and exhaust ventilation will control exposure to the polymer during
formulation. The low possibility of exposure and the low health hazard associated with the notified
polymer renders the health risk for these workers low.
Dermal and ocular exposure to the notified polymer may also occur during end-use when the
admixture is transported to concrete formulators and added to concrete. At this point, the notified
polymer is at low concentration (0.17%) and so the health risk for workers involved in this end-use
would be assessed as low.
The polymer is unavailable for absorption by workers once the concrete is set.
Public Health
Given the polymer's low reactivity, limited availability (industrial use only), high molecular
weight, low concentration and biological unavailability in finished concrete structures, the risk to
public health from exposure to the notified polymer throughout all phases of its life-cycle is
considered to be low.
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Environmental Effects
The notified polymer contained in Sokalan SK 3.2 will be imported and used as a plasticiser in
concrete. The overall hazard posed by the notified polymer should be low.
The washwater generated at the concrete plants during the cleaning of equipment and trucks will
be recycled. Therefore, losses during the formulation process of the concrete admixture will be
low. The concrete admixture will be used within the building industry. Loss of polymer during end
uses from spills and equipment washing is expected to be minimal.
The majority of the notified polymer will be bound within the matrix of the concrete and once
hardened will remain essentially immobile and pose minimum risk to the environment. The
polymer's fate will be linked to the disposal of the concrete fabrications into which it has been
incorporated. The concrete rubble from building demolitions is usually directed to landfill where
the notified chemical is expected to remain immobile and not leach out.
The main environmental hazard would occur from release of the notified polymer during storage
or transport. The use of bunded containment minimises the risk of release at storage sites. The
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) adequately addresses spills and disposal. Up to 1.8 tonnes per
annum of notified polymer may be released into the environment as a consequence of spillage and
wastage. This is expected to be distributed across several sites and would minimise risk to the
environment at any given time. If the spilt material cannot be recycled, it is likely to end up in
landfill adsorbed to inert material such as sand where it is likely to leach out in a diffuse manner at
low concentrations.
A further environmental hazard could arise from release of untreated polymer-contaminated water
into the aquatic compartment. This hazard is highly unlikely since the process equipment
washwater and spill clean-up water are recycled where possible.
19.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
No specific precautions are required to control exposure to the notified polymer. However, in the
interests of good occupational health and safety, the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during use.
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified polymer are hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and control
procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for occupational footwear,
in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 and other internationally
acceptable standards.
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20 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in Sokalan SK 2 E
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/194
BASF Australia Ltd of 500 Princes Highway, Noble Park, Victoria 3174 (ABN 62 008 437 867)
has submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in support of their
application for an assessment certificate for Polymer in Sokalan SK 2 E. The notified polymer is
intended to be used as a concrete additive. The notified chemical will be imported at a rate of 120
tonnes per annum for each of the first five years.
20.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological information has been provided for the notified polymer and so the polymer
cannot be assessed against the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances.
However, due to its high molecular weight and presence of only low concern reactive functional
groups, it is unlikely to be a classified as a hazardous substance.
Although the notified polymer meets the criteria for a Polymer of Low Concern, one of the
residual monomers present is a corrosive substance and so the imported polymer solution may be a
slight skin and eye irritant.
Occupational Health and Safety
Exposure to the notified polymer is not expected during import and storage of the polymer solution
nor storage and transport of the formulated concrete admixture to end-user sites. Import containers
of polymer and containers of concrete admixture are not opened prior to formulation and end-use
respectively and so occupational exposure of import/storage workers to the polymer would only be
envisaged in the case of accidental puncture of containers.
For workers involved in formulation and quality analysis of the concrete admixture, the main
exposure routes will be dermal and ocular from splashes and spills, so slight skin and eye irritation
is possible. Exposure is most likely to occur during connection and disconnection of pump lines
for filling and emptying the main mixing vessel and during manual sampling of imported polymer
and formulated admixture for quality analysis. The low likelihood of vapour or aerosol formation
during transfer makes inhalation exposure to the notified polymer unlikely.
A combination of personal protective equipment worn by workers and engineering controls in the
form of enclosed transfer lines and exhaust ventilation should control exposure to the polymer
during formulation. However, there is the risk of irritation if spillage occurs. Otherwise, the low
possibility of exposure and the low health hazard associated with the notified polymer renders the
health risk for these workers low.
Dermal and ocular exposure to the notified polymer may also occur during end-use when the
admixture is transported to concrete formulators and added to concrete. At this point, the notified
polymer is at low concentration (0.17%) and so the health risk for workers involved in this end-use
would be assessed as low.
The polymer is unavailable for absorption by workers once the concrete is set.
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Public Health
Given the polymer's low reactivity, limited availability (industrial use only), high molecular
weight, low concentration and biological unavailability in finished concrete structures, the risk to
public health from exposure to the notified polymer throughout all phases of its life-cycle is
considered to be low.
Environmental Effects
The notified polymer contained in Sokalan SK 2 E will be imported and used as a plasticiser in
concrete. The overall hazard posed by the notified polymer should be low.
The washwater generated at the concrete plants during the cleaning of equipment and trucks will
be recycled. Therefore, losses during the formulation process of the concrete admixture will be
low. The concrete admixture will be used within the building industry. Loss of polymer during end
uses from spills and equipment washing is expected to be minimal.
The majority of the notified polymer will be bound within the matrix of the concrete and once
hardened will remain essentially immobile and pose minimum risk to the environment. The
polymer's fate will be linked to the disposal of the concrete fabrications into which it has been
incorporated. The concrete rubble from building demolitions is usually directed to landfill where
the notified chemical is expected to remain immobile and not leach out.
The main environmental hazard would occur from release of the notified polymer during storage
or transport. The use of bunded containment minimises the risk of release at storage sites. The
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) adequately addresses spills and disposal. Up to 1.8 tonnes per
annum of notified polymer may be released into the environment as a consequence of spillage and
wastage. This is expected to be distributed across several sites and would minimise risk to the
environment at any given time. If the spilt material cannot be recycled, it is likely to end up in
landfill adsorbed to inert material such as sand where it is likely to leach out in a diffuse manner at
low concentrations.
A further environmental hazard could arise from release of untreated polymer-contaminated water
into the aquatic compartment. This hazard is highly unlikely since the process equipment
washwater and spill clean-up water are recycled where possible.
20.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
No specific precautions are required to control exposure to the notified polymer. However, in the
interests of good occupational health and safety, the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during use.
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified polymer are hazardous to health in accordance with the NOHSC
Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and control
procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for occupational footwear,
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in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 and other internationally
acceptable standards.
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21 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in Alcoprint PTF
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/206
Ciba Specialty Chemicals of 235 Settlement Road THOMASTOWN VICTORIA (ABN 97005
061 469) has submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in
support of their application for an assessment certificate for Polymer in Alcoprint PTF. The
notified polymer is intended to be used as a component in thickening agent in textile printing inks.
Ten tonnes of the notified chemical will be imported per annum in the first year increasing to 20
tonnes in the second year and 30 tonnes per annum in the next three years.
21.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological data have been provided for the notified polymer and therefore the substance
cannot be classified in accordance with the NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances. However, the systemic toxicity of the notified polymer is likely to be low, given its
high molecular weight and consequent low bioavailability.
Although no toxicological data were submitted, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for
Alcoprint PTF (which contains the notified polymer at 55.5%) indicates this product has been
classified as an irritant according to OECD Guidelines.
Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational exposure to the notified polymer during import, transport and storage of Alcoprint
PTF could occur following accidental puncture of the 110 kg plastic drums. The health risk to
transport and storage workers is considered to be low.
During preparation of the enduse textile printing inks, there is potential for dermal, respiratory and
ocular exposure to the notified polymer by drips and spills when weighing and transfer,
connecting, disconnecting hoses and cleaning the pumping equipment and to splashes, aerosols
and particles generated during mixing. As the weighing and mixing of the textile ink ingredients
occurs in a ventilated room, respiratory exposure is unlikely. Exposure will also be controlled by
the use of personal protective equipment such as overalls, impervious gloves, and eye and
footwear protection. Given these engineering and personal protection controls and the expected
low toxicity of the notified polymer, the health risk to workers during formulation of enduse textile
printing inks is low.
During application of the enduse textile printing inks, there exists the potential for respiratory
exposure to the notified polymer during the printing process, and the potential for dermal exposure
when feeding the moist cloth onto the pin chain of the dryer. As the printing process occurs under
a fume extraction system, respiratory exposure is unlikely. Exposure will also be controlled by the
use of personal protective equipment such as overalls, impervious gloves, and footwear protection.
Given the engineering and personal protection controls and the expected low toxicity of the
notified polymer, the health risk to workers during application of enduse textile printing inks is
low.
There exists the potential for dermal exposure to drips and spills of the notified polymer during
cleaning of the printing machine. Although the notifier has indicated no specific controls, printing
machine cleaners should adhere to the same engineering and personal protection controls as
application operators.
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Public Health
The imported Alcoprint PTF solution will not be sold to the public. The public will come into
contact with textiles which are treated with the printing ink containing a low level of the notified
polymer and have been heat cured. Once cured, the notified polymer is strongly absorbed onto the
textile fibres. Based on the above information, it is considered that the notified polymer will not
pose a significant risk to public health when used in the proposed manner.
Environmetal Effects
The notified polymer will be imported as a component of a liquid product (55.5% notified polymer
in hydrocarbon solvent and mineral oil) and sold directly to textile manufacturing/finishing
companies.
The majority of the polymer will be applied to textiles and fixed strongly to the textile fibres
through a curing process. The remainder of the polymer, estimated at 780 kg/annum (2.6% of total
import volume), will be waste generated from printing processes such as accidental spills, drum
residues, waste ink and equipment cleaning.
Ultimately, all of the polymer will be released to landfill or incinerated. Polymer released to
landfill is unlikely to be mobile in the soil environment and is expected to slowly degrade through
abiotic and biotic processes. The environmental hazard of the notified polymer in landfill is
expected to be low. If incinerated, the polymer would be rapidly destroyed and converted to water
vapour and oxides of carbon.
Minimal release to water is expected during normal use of the polymer. In the event of accidental
release of the polymer into waterways, it is expected to dissipate through reaction with counterions
in the water and subsequent settling to sediments, where it would slowly degrade. The long term
environmental hazard of the notified polymer in the aquatic environment is expected to be low.
The polymer's large molecular weight and predicted low water solubility should prevent
bioaccumulation. Given the above, the overall environmental hazard is expected to be low.
21.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimise occupational exposure to Polymer in Alcoprint PTF, the following guidelines and
precautions should be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during occupational use of the products containing the notified
polymer; where engineering controls and work practices do not reduce vapour and
particulate exposure to safe levels, an air fed respirator should also be used;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? Good personal hygiene should be practised to minimise the potential for ingestion;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for occupational footwear,
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in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 and other internationally
acceptable standards.
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22 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in DSX-3000
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/213
Cognis Australia of 83 Maffra St BROADMEADOWS VIC 3047 (ACN 006 374 456) has
submitted a synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) notification statement in support of their
application for an assessment certificate for Polymer in DSX-3000. The notified polymer is
intended to be used as a thickener in low PVC gloss coatings. Three hundred kilograms of the
notified chemical will be imported in the first year increasing by 300 kg/year for each year until
the fifth year.
22.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
The notified polymer fulfils the criteria for a synthetic polymer of low concern and is not
considered a health hazard.
Occupational Health and Safety
Exposure of workers to the notified polymer during transport and storage of the imported polymer
solution or coatings containing it is unlikely except in the event of accidental spillage.
Consequently, the risk of adverse health effects to workers is low.
The imported polymer solution is weighed out and added to an enclosed dispersion system fitted
with local exhaust ventilation to capture any mists or vapours. Small samples are removed for
quality assurance prior to automatic can filling. When formulated into coatings the polymer is at a
very low concentration. Exposure to polymer during machine maintenance and cleaning and spills
during can filling would be low on this basis. Some exposure to spills may be expected during
transfer of the imported polymer solution to the dispersion system and this should be controlled by
workers wearing disposable gloves, safety glasses and overalls.
The final coatings are applied in the normal manner by brush, roller or spray by trade painters.
Dermal exposure to the coatings can be extensive during application and equipment cleaning
however, the very low concentration of polymer in the coatings means a low risk of adverse health
effects from the notified polymer.
It is concluded that there is a low risk of adverse health effects to workers involved in transport,
storage, quality control testing, use or disposal of the notified polymer due to the low hazard and
low exposure concentrations once the notified polymer is mixed. The use of personal protective
equipment will further minimise exposure.
Public Health
The public can potentially come into contact with the notified polymer in the event of accidental
spillage during transport of the imported polymer solution and paints, during application by home
handypersons and when dried or coated on hard surfaces. There is no risk to public health arising
from these scenarios. The notified polymer in dried surface coatings is unavailable for absorption
and exposure is expected to be low.
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Environmental Effects
The majority of the notified polymer will be consumed in the application of paint to various
surfaces. Once applied, the polymer will be immobilised in an inert, solid matrix and fragments of
the paint would be expected to partition to the soil compartment. Total loss to the sewer from
manufacture and normal usage is expected to be 5% per year, equivalent to 15 kg in the first year,
increasing progressively to 75 kg in the fifth year. This encompasses waste from cleaning
manufacturing equipment, washing residual polymer solution from import drums and cleaning
brushes, rollers and paint trays. The amount of polymer disposed of to land-fill in empty paint cans
is expected to be 2% per year, equivalent to 6 kg in the first year, increasing progressively to 30 kg
in the fifth year.
Based on the limited amount to be discharged to the sewer, the Predicted Environmental
Concentrations (national) in receiving waters of 0.003 礸/L (metropolitan) or 0.015 礸/L (inland)
are well below expected aquatic toxicity levels for non-ionic polymers with molecular weight
greater than 1000. Once in the aquatic compartment, the polymer would be expected to disperse
rapidly and eventually partition to the soil compartment where it would degrade slowly through
biotic and abiotic processes. The polymer's large molecular weight should prevent
bioaccumulation.
The main environmental hazard would occur through spillage in transport accidents where
quantities of the polymer may be released to drains and waterways.
The low environmental exposure of the polymer as a result of the proposed use indicates that the
overall environmental hazard should be low.
22.1 RECOMMENDATIONS
No special precautions are required for the notified polymer, however, in the interests of good
OHS, the following practices and guidelines should be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during occupational use of the products containing the notified
polymer;
? Spillage of the notified polymer should be cleaned up promptly with absorbents and put
into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet should be easily accessible to employees.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial clothing, guidance may be
found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2; for occupational footwear,
in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716 or other internationally
acceptable standards.
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23 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY REPORT
Polymer in Morez 400
Summary Report
Reference No: PLC/223
Rohm and Haas Australia Pty Ltd of 969 Burke Road CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 (ABN 29 004
513 188) has submitted a notification statement in support of their application for an assessment
certificate for the synthetic polymer of low concern (PLC) Polymer in Morez 400. The notified
polymer is intended for use as a binder for aqueous flexographic printing inks used for printing of
paper and cardboard packaging materials. The notified polymer will be imported at 10 tonnes in
the first year, increasing to 50 tonnes per annum in the next 4 years.
23.1 ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Hazard Assessment
No toxicological information has been provided for the notified polymer. However, the notified
polymer meets the PLC criteria and is unlikely to be a hazardous substance according to the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances. The notified polymer has high
molecular weight and is not expected to cross biological membranes.
The notified polymer contains low residual levels of dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, which
has NOHSC exposure standards of 150 ppm STEL and 100 ppm TWA with potential for skin
absorption.
The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) indicates that health effects such as irritation to the
mouth, throat and stomach following ingestion, mechanical irritation in the eye and skin drying
and irritation may occur on repeated or prolonged contact with skin.
Occupational Health and Safety
There is no occupational exposure expected for truck drivers and storage workers except in case of
an accident.
During formulation and end use, the major route of exposure for the notified polymer is dermal.
Dermal exposure to solid polymer granules (approximately >90% notified polymer) can occur
when emptying bags containing the notified polymer into the mixing vessel. Inhalation of dust is
possible. The polymer is not volatile and in solid granular form has a potential for inhalation and
dermal exposure.
Dermal contact with printing ink from drips and spills is possible while packaging of printing inks
and cleaning spills and equipment, loading printing ink into ink trays and cleaning of printing
presses. Eye exposure is also possible when splashing occurs. The printing ink contains notified
polymer to a maximum of 15%. Therefore, occupational exposure to the notified polymer can
occur but is expected to be low.
During the above activities, workers wear skin and eye protection. Ink mixing vessels and printing
presses are fitted with local exhaust ventilation.
The notified polymer contains low levels of dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, which may be
absorbed through the skin. Therefore, precautions should be taken to minimise exposure.
The notified polymer is not hazardous to human health and measures are in place to control
occupational exposure. Therefore, the notified polymer is of low concern to occupational health
and safety and no specific risk reduction measures are necessary.
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Public Health
The notified polymer and the products containing it are not available for sale to the public. Dermal
contact with the dried form of the notified polymer is limited to handling cardboard packaging
materials printed with ink containing the notified polymer. The dried form of the notified polymer
printed on cardboard packaging is unlikely to be bioavailable. Therefore, the risk to public health
from the notified polymer is low.
Environmental Effects
The majority of the notified polymer will be released into the environment through disposal of
printed packaging. Recycling of packaging will result in disposal of the polymer to landfill in
waste treatment sludge where it is expected to be immobile due to low water solubility, and
associate with the soil matrix due to the polyanionic nature. Spills, cleaning waste and wastewater
will also be disposed of primarily to landfill, with a small amount being released to the sewer in
supernatant water from wastewater treatment. Polymer that has been reacted with alkali during
formulation or released to alkaline soil and water will be potentially more soluble in water and
could be expected to be mobile within landfill. However amounts of polymer released in this form
are expected to be small and the associated environmental impact will be low.
The small volume of the notified polymer that does reach the aqueous environment is expected to
rapidly dilute and disperse, and eventually associate with sediment. The polymer is not expected to
bioaccumulate due to its high molecular weight. Therefore, the overall environmental hazard is
considered to be low.
23.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
No specific precautions are required to control exposure to the notified polymer. However, in the
interests of good occupational health and safety, the following guidelines and precautions should
be observed:
? Protective eyewear, chemical resistant industrial clothing and footwear and impermeable
gloves should be used during occupational use;
? Spillage of the notified chemical should be avoided. Spillages should be cleaned up
promptly with absorbents which should then be put into containers for disposal;
? A copy of the MSDS should be easily accessible to employees.
There is a NOHSC exposure standard for dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether of 150 ppm STEL
and 100 ppm TWA with skin absorption notation. Employers are responsible for ensuring that this
level is not exceeded in the workplace.
If products containing the notified chemical are hazardous to health in accordance with the
NOHSC Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances, workplace practices and
control procedures consistent with State and Territory hazardous substances regulations must be in
operation.
Guidance in selection of protective eyewear may be obtained from Australian Standard (AS) 1336
(Standards Australia, 1994) and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1337; for industrial
clothing, guidance may be found in AS 3765.2; for impermeable gloves or mittens, in AS 2161.2;
for occupational footwear, in AS/NZS 2210; for respirators, in AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716;
or other internationally acceptable standards.
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24 ACCESS TO FULL PUBLIC REPORT
The Full Public Report associated with each new chemical Summary Report in this publication is
available for public inspection at the library of the National Occupational Health & Safety
Commission, 92 Parramatta Road, CAMPERDOWN NSW 2050. Library hours at the date of
publication are:
Monday - Wednesday 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Thursday 8.30 am - 8.00 pm
Friday 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Library hours may be extended or changed and it is suggested that those intending to visit, check
hours by calling (02) 9577 9253.
Copies of the Full Public Reports may also be requested, free of charge, by contacting the
Administration Section by phone: (02) 9577 9579 or fax: (02) 9577 9465.
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25 COMMERCIAL EVALUATION CATEGORY PERMIT
The permits listed in Table 1 were issued to import or manufacture the following chemicals for
commercial evaluation under section 21G of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and
Assessment) Act 1989:
Table 1
Commercial Evaluation Category Permits
PERMIT COMPANY NAME CHEMICAL OR QUANTITY USE PERIOD
NUMBER TRADE NAME APPROVED
463 Clariant 1800 kg Pigment in 19/02/2001
PV Fast Orange
(Australia) Pty industrial to
H4GL01
Ltd leather dyeing 19/02/2002
464 BP Fabrics and 1000 kg Manufacture 02/03/2001
Amodel HPA-
Chemicals of plastic to
LG2 AN-000
Australia parts for 02/03/2002
industrial
applications
465 BP Fabrics and [1,1- 1000 kg Manufacture 02/03/2001
Chemicals Bisphenyl]-4,4- of medical to
Australia diol, polymer devices 02/03/2002
with 1,1-
sulfonylbis[4-
chlorobenzene]
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26 LOW VOLUME CATEGORY PERMITS
The permits listed in Table 2 were issued to import or manufacture the following chemicals under
section 21U of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989:
Table 2
Low Volume Category Permits
PERMIT COMPANY CHEMICAL USE DATE PERIOD
NUMBER NAME OR TRADE APPROVED
NAME
366 Amway of Dimethicone Component 21/02/2001 36 months
Australia copolyol of a hair
lanolate treatment
product
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27 EARLY INTRODUCTION PERMITS FOR NON-HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL
CHEMICALS
The permits listed in Table 3 were issued to import or manufacture the following chemicals prior
to the issue of their respective assessment certificates under section 30A of the Act.
Table 3
Early Introduction Permits
PERMIT COMPANY CHEMICAL OR USE
NUMBER NAME TRADE NAME
150 Du Pont RC80371 Resin in automotive paint
(Australia)
Ltd
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28 NOTICE OF CHEMICALS LISTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FIVE YEARS AFTER ISSUING OF ASSESSMENT
CERTIFICATES
Notice is given in accordance with section 14(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and
Assessment) Act 1989, that the following chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of
Chemical Substances.
Table 4
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER MOLECULAR FORMULA
2-Propenamide, polymer with 26376-17-0 (C3H5NO.C2H4.C2H3Cl) x
chloroethene and ethene
3-Sulfinobenzoic acid 15451-00-0 C7H6O4S
Benzene, 1,1'-ethylidenebis- 612-00-0 C14H14
Hexanediamide, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2- 6334-25-4 C14H28N2O6
hydroxyethyl)-
Oxazolidine, 3-ethyl-2-methyl-2-(3- 143860-04-2 C11H23NO
methylbutyl)-
2-Propenoic acid, polymer with -2- 137898-98-7 Unspecified
propenyl- -hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-
ethanediyl), sodium salt,
peroxydisulfuric acid ([(HO)S(O)2]2O2)
disodium salt-initiated
2,3-Oxiranedicarboxylic acid, 109578-44-1 (C4H4O5.2Na) x
disodium salt, homopolymer
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, 3- 155419-47-9 Unspecified
hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with
polyethylene-polypropylene glycol and
polyethylene-polypropylene glycol
mono-Me ether
Urea, N,N''-1,6-hexanediylbis[N'- 39072-70-3 C22H30N4O2
(phenylmethyl)-
Chromate(3-), [7- 118716-61-3 C48H34CrN12O17S4.3Na
[(aminohydroxyphenyl)azo]-3-[[5-
(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-
O)phenyl]azo-N1]-4-(hydroxy-O)-
2-naphthalenesulfonato(3-)][3-[[5-
(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-
O)phenyl]azo-N1]-4-(hydroxy-O)-
7-[[2-hydroxy-1-
[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1-
propenyl]azo]-2-
naphthalenesulfonato(3-)]-, trisodium
Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester 20292-08-4 C20H40O2
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(C10H14O5.C8H14O2.C7H12O2.C5H8
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, butyl 152187-56-9
O2.C4H6O2)x
ester, polymer with butyl 2-
propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2-
propenoate, 2-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-
propenyl)oxy]ethyl 3-oxobutanoate
and 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, telomer 134782-48-2 C12H26S.(C11H20O2.C4H6O2)x
with 1-dodecanethiol and 2-ethylhexyl
2-propenoate
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer 114556-00-2 (C8H15NO2.C8H8.C7H12O2.C5H8O2.
with butyl 2-propenoate, 2- C4H6O2) x
(dimethylamino)ethyl 2-methyl-2-
propenoate, ethenylbenzene and
methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate
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29 NOTICE OF CHEMICALS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON THE AUSTRALIAN
INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES UNDER AN AMNESTY
Notice is given in accordance with section 20E of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and
Assessment) Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992, that the following chemicals have been added to the
Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances.
Table 5
Chemicals Eligible For Listing On The Australian Inventory Of Chemical Substances
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER MOLECULAR FORMULA
Phenol, polymer with (4R)-1-methyl-4- 58555-74-1 (C10H16.C6H6O)x
(1-methylethenyl) cyclohexene
Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, polymer (C15H16O2.C10H14O.C3H5ClO)x
67924-34-9
with (chloromethyl)oxirane and 4,4'-(1-
methylethylidene)bis[phenol]
Fatty acids, C12-14-tertiary, glycidyl 68187-39-3 Unspecified
esters, reaction products with
triethylenetetramine
2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 3- C6H10N2O3
16228-00-5
(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethyl-
2,5-Furandione, polymer with 1,2- 64386-66-9 (C10H12.C4H2O3.C2H6O2)x
ethanediol and 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-
methano-1H-indene
D-Glucitol, reaction products with 68412-01-1 C6H14O6.C3H5ClO
epichlorohydrin
2-Propenoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-[[(1-oxo-2- (C15H20O6.C4H11N)x
68002-34-6
propenyl)oxy]methyl]-1 ,3-propanediyl
ester, reaction products with
diethylamine
2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester, polymer (C5H9NO2.C5H8O2.C4H7NO)x
40893-50-3
with N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-
propenamide and 2-methyl-2-
propenamide
Benzenemethanaminium, ar-ethyl-N,N- 27479-29-4 C25H46N.Cl
dimethyl-N-tetradecyl-, chloride
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30 REQUESTS TO VARY 6 DRAFT PEC REPORTS
In accordance with section 60E(6) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act
1989, as amended, notice is hereby given by the Director that a decision has been made on each
request to vary the draft assessment reports on the following Priority Existing Chemicals:
Hydrofluoric acid
Tetrachloroethylene
Short chain chlorinated paraffins
Trisphosphates
Polybrominated flame retardants
Sodium, ammonium and potassium persulfates
A copy of these decisions can be obtained from:
NICNAS
Chemical Assessment Division
92 Parramatta Rd
Canperdown
Sydney NSW 2050
or from Tabita Roorda on telephone (02) 9577 9464, fax (02) 9577 9465 or email
roordat@nohsc.gov.au
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31 NEW CHEMICALS AUDITS FOR PERMIT HOLDERS 2000-2001
At their August 2000 meeting the NICNAS Industry Government Consultative Committee (IGCC)
endorsed NICNAS's proposed new compliance strategies for the New Chemicals Program. These
strategies are consistent with the 2000-2003 Compliance Strategic Plan and implementation of
these strategies have commenced with the audits of importers of industrial chemicals, conducted in
November - December 2000.
Commencing May 2001 NICNAS will be conducting audits for holders of permits for low volume
chemicals (LVC) and commercial evaluation categories (CEC).
These permit audits have a number of aims:
To monitoring the implementation of permit conditions under the Industrial Chemicals
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(Notification and Assessment) Act 1989;
To assist companies in improving their compliance systems where necessary;
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To provide an opportunity to permit holders to provide feedback, as well as ask questions
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regarding NICNAS' operations and compliance program;
To provide NICNAS an opportunity to review its compliance program and operations,
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based on stakeholder feedback; and
To provide an opportunity for NICNAS staff to increase their awareness and understanding
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of general industry practice, and
The areas of interest NICNAS will be examining include: customer agreements, volume controls,
MSDS availability and other considerations of use, storage, handling or disposal.
The NICNAS Compliance Program has as a major theme awareness raising and education to
support members of the industry in their efforts to achieve voluntary compliance. NICNAS also
has an obligation to the Australian community to ensure that the requirements of the legislation are
met.
Companies to be audited will be selected from a range of areas, such as industries that are not well
represented as new chemical notifiers, or where NICNAS has data to support possible low levels
of compliance.
NICNAS will provide a transparent consultation and feedback process with those companies
audited, and will use the audits as an opportunity to improve our education and compliance
programs.
NICNAS will report on the findings and outcomes of these audits, at an aggregate level, in the
Chemical Gazette.
For more information, please contact Mr Jim Sfinas on 1800 638 528 or email
sfinasj@nohsc.gov.au.
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