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CaIEPA Edmund G.Brown Jr. <br /> Governor <br /> California Environmental Matthew Rodriquez <br /> Protection Agency Secretary for Environmental Protection <br /> Announcement: 2018 Hazardous Materials Inventory Reporting to Include the 24 New <br /> Federal Hazard Categories <br /> Effective December 28, 2017, CaIEPA will replace the existing five (5) federal hazard <br /> categories available in CERS used for the completion of chemical inventories as part of the <br /> annual Hazardous Materials Inventory submittal with twenty-four(24) new federal hazard <br /> categories adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a <br /> result of changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard <br /> Communication Standard (HCS). The table below lists the existing and new federal hazard <br /> categories. Section 2 of current SDS list the appropriate new hazard categories for that <br /> hazardous material. <br /> Table 1 <br /> Federal Hazard Categories Adopted by U.S. EPA <br /> (40 CFR part 370.66) <br /> Existing Categories NEW Categories <br /> (CERS Data Fields 216a-216e) (New CERS Data Fields 216f-216cc) <br /> PHYSICAL HEALTH HAZARD PHYSICAL HEALTH HAZARD <br /> Fire Acute (Immediate) Flammable Carcinogenicity <br /> (gases, aerosols, <br /> liquids, or solids <br /> Reactive Chronic(Delayed) Gas under pressure Acute toxicity(any route of <br /> (compressed as exposure) <br /> Sudden release Explosive Reproductive toxicity <br /> of pressure <br /> Self-heating Skin corrosion or irritation <br /> Pyrophoric(liquid or Respiratory or skin <br /> solid) sensitization <br /> Oxidizer(liquid, solid or Serious eye damage or eye <br /> as) irritation <br /> Organic peroxide Specific target organ <br /> toxicity(single or repeated <br /> exposure) <br /> Self-reactive Aspiration Hazard <br /> P ro horic gas Germ cell mutagenicity <br /> Corrosive to metal Simple asphyxiant <br /> In contact with water Hazard Not Otherwise <br /> emits flammable gas Classified HNOC <br /> Combustible dust <br /> Hazard Not Otherwise <br /> Classified HNOC <br /> Air Resources Board • Department of Pesticide Regulation • Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery • Department of Toxic Substances Control <br /> Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment • State Water Resources Control Board •Regional Water Quality Control Boards <br /> 1001 I Street,Sacramento,CA 95814 • P.O.Box 2815,Sacramento,CA 95812 • (916)323-2514 • www.calepa.ca.gov <br />