NOTE BENE: Northern Ireland may have its own versions of the following or may not yet have passed the applicable Statutory Rule (SR). In some case the SIs quoted may even be specific to England, with Wales, Scotland and NI having their own equivalents.

• CHIP3: Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1689 as amended) and accompanying documentation (ASL 8th edition L 142, ACLG 5th edition L131, SDS ACoP 3rd edition L130)
• Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 No 928)
• Biocidal Products Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/880) and amendment
• The Dangerous Substance and Preparations Regulations and amendments under the Consumer Protection Act which prohibit supply of certain chemicals to the general public.

Note:
The export of chemicals from the UK is also subject to a number of other regulations, more information about which can be found in the paper presented by Peter Short at the 2003 AGM - (see the Events' Paper section - members only). NB Please check however for amendment thereto.


Suspicious enquiries for chemicals that might be used as precursors for drugs and/or chemical weapons should be reported to the UK's national Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) on tel: 020 7238 8305.

• NONS: Notification of New Substances Regulations 1993 (SI 1993/3050) and subsequent amendments
• COSHH: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2677). See also COSHH ACoP L5 (4th edition) and COSHH Essentials – 1999 booklet and a free access website (www.coshh-essentials.org.uk) which can be used to make a risk assessment of the health hazards of chemical processes.
• DSEAR: The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2776) implements the Explosives Atmosphere Directive (ATEX 137) 1999/92/EC and the safety aspects of the Chemicals Agents Directive (CAD). (Note: CAD also deals with the health aspects which is being implemented by amendments to COSHH). DSEAR implements measures to reduce the risks from fires, explosions and other energy releasing events (e.g. exothermic chemical reactions) arising from the use of dangerous substances.
• CLAW:  Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998  (SI 1998/543) and 2002 (S.I. 2002/2676). CLAW AcoP (3rd edition) 2002 (L132)
• CAW: Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (SI 2002/2675)

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1573) (in short CDG2007) which came into force on 1st July 2007 aligned GB road and rail requirements with ADR (road) and RID  (rail) 2007 Editions (further discussion of the new legislation may be found in the DGSA News section in the member’s only section of the website). However there are certain derogations and additional requirements largely relating to explosives and use of an Emergency Action Code (EAC) instead of the ADR Hazard Identification Number (HIN) on tanks and carriage in bulk applicable to GB domestic only transport as permitted under the EC’s ADR Framework and RID Framework Directives, and specific UK derogations obtained thereunder. It also provides enforcement of ADR /RID international journeys whilst in GB.

The carriage of dangerous goods by sea both domestically in under the requirements of the IMDG Code, and enforced by the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997 No 2367). The latest version of the IMDG Code is implemented via a Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) and guidance may be given in Marine Guidance Notes (MGNs) and Marine Information Notes (MINs). There are basically no derogations for UK only operations.

The carriage of dangerous goods by air, both domestically and internationally,  is legally subject to the ICAO Technical Instructions, enforced by the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 (2002 No 2786) as amended from time to time to reference the most current edition.  However, the IATA, so called, Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGRs) are used in practice. These contain all the ICAO TI requirements, plus some additional terms and conditions of the airlines.