Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

PART IICLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS DANGEROUS FOR SUPPLY IN AEROSOL DISPENSERS AS FLAMMABLE

1.  A substance or preparation which is packed in an aerosol dispenser shall b classified as dangerous for supply at least as either—

  • “flammable” if that dispenser contain

    (a)

    more than 45 per cent by weight of flammable substances; or

    (b)

    more than 250 grammes of flammable substances.

For the purposes of this paragraph, “flammable substances” means highly flammable gases or flammable liquids having flash points equal to or less than 100°C

2.  Where an aerosol dispenser contains a substance or preparation which classified in accordance with paragraph 1 as flammable it shall show in accordance with regulation 14 either—

(a)the word “flammable”; or

(b)the symbol having the symbol-letter F,

or both the word “flammable” and that symbol.