Group Standards for Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials

The Environmental Risk Management Authority has issued group standards for additives, process chemicals and raw materials.

These group standards are issued in accordance with the requirements of Part 6A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The group standards came into force on 1 July 2006.

The Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials Group Standards have been created for products that are used in the manufacture or processing of other products. An additive is any material added to another chemical or mixture of chemicals to change, improve or enhance its properties, characteristics or performance and includes process regulators, preservatives and surface-active agents. Process regulators are materials used to regulate the speed of a chemical process. A raw material means any material used in the manufacture of a product, and includes intermediates.

Group Standards

Site and Storage Conditions of the Group Standards

Correction

Supporting Information

Consultation

Consultation on Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials Group Standards has closed. The final group standards listed above differ significantly from the original documents sent out for consultation in March 2006. The original group standard consultation documents can be obtained by contacting us at hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234

Further Information

If you have any queries on group standards, how they work and what they mean for you or your business or organisation, you can email us at: hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234