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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has issued group standards for substances that are not otherwise specified (N.O.S.).

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 Not Otherwise Specified (N.O.S.) Substances Group Standards have been created for the notified toxic substances (NOTS) that do not fit within the scope of any other product-specific group standard. They have been created for the purpose of transferring these products only, and cannot be used as an approval for a new hazardous substance.

Group Standards

• N.O.S. (Combustible) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Corrosive) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Corrosive, Combustible) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Flammable) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Flammable, Corrosive) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Flammable, Toxic [6.1, 6.7]) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Flammable, Toxic [6.1, 6.7], Corrosive) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Subsidiary Hazard) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Toxic [6.1, 6.7]) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Toxic [6.1, 6.7], Combustible) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Toxic [6.1, 6.7], Corrosive) Group Standard 2006
• N.O.S. (Toxic [6.1, 6.7], Corrosive, Combustible) Group Standard 2006

Site and Storage Conditions of the Group Standards

• Site and Storage Conditions for Class 3.1 Flammable Liquids
• Site and Storage Conditions for Toxic, Corrosive, and Ecotoxic Substances

Correction

• Corrections to Site and Storage Conditions for Class 3.1 Flammable Liquids

Supporting Information

• Labelling of Hazardous Substances: Hazard and Precautionary Information
• Inventory of Chemicals

Consultation

Consultation on Not Otherwise Specified (N.O.S.) Substances Group Standards has closed. The final group standards listed above differ significantly from the original documents sent out for consultation in April 2006. The original group standard consultation documents can be obtained by contacting us at hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234

• Summary of Submission for Not Otherwise Specified (N.O.S.) Substances Group Standards

Further Information

• About Group Standards
• Group Standards Consultation
• Notified Toxic Substances (NOTS)
• Hazardous Substance Compliance
• Group Standards Updates

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



Group Standards

• About Group Standards
• Group Standards
  • Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials
  • Aerosols
  • Animal Nutrition and Animal Care Products
  • Class 4 Substances
  • Class 5.1.1 Oxidising Substances and Class 5.2 Organic Peroxides
  • Cleaning Products
  • Compressed Gas Mixtures
  • Construction Products
  • Corrosion Inhibitors
  • Cosmetics
  • Denatured Ethanol
  • Dental Products
  • Embalming Products
  • Fertilisers
  • Fire Fighting Chemicals
  • Food Additives and Fragrance Materials
  • Fuel Additives
  • Graphic Materials
  • Laboratory Chemicals and Reagent Kits
  • Leather and Textiles
  • Lubricants
  • Metal Industry Products
  • N.O.S. (Not Otherwise Specified) Substances
  • Photographic Chemicals
  • Polymers
  • Refining Catalysts
  • Solvents
  • Surface Coatings and Colourants
  • Water Treatment Chemicals
• List of Group Standards
• Assigning a Hazardous Substance to a Group Standard
• Hazards not included in Group Standards
• Record of Group Standard Assignment
• Site and Storage Conditions
• Labelling of Hazardous Substances
  • Hazard and Precautionary Information
  • Labelling Advice
• Staged Implementation
• New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals