The Explosives (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Other than gaseous preparations

5.1  Preparations that produce such effects are classified as sensitising and assigned:

  • the symbol Xn and phrase R42 if this effect can be produced by inhalation,

  • the symbol Xi and phrase R43 if this effect can be produced through contact with the skin.

The individual concentration limits specified in Table V determine, when appropriate, the classification of the preparation.

Table V
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
Sensitising with R42Sensitising with R43
Sensitising with R42concentration ≥ 1% R42 obligatory
Sensitising with R43concentration ≥ 1% R43 obligatory