Malaysia's Environmentally Hazardous Substances Notification and Registration (EHSNR) scheme started in 2009 as a voluntary scheme. Since it has never been written into a law, it remains as voluntary and industries can continue to do the registration and notification on a voluntary basis up to date.
EHSNR encourages manufacturers and importers of environmentally hazardous substances (EHS) to submit EHS notifications to the Department of Environment (DoE) when the substances are manufactured or imported above certain amounts.
Purpose of EHSNR
The objective of EHSNR is to collect information from industry about the hazardous substances that are on the Malaysian market by introducing a notification requirement for such substances manufactured in or imported to Malaysia.
EHSNR will provide necessary information that will enable the Department of Environment(DoE) to establish the Malaysian Chemicals Register and work with other agencies to identify substances of concern in the country.
Definition of an Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS)
An EHS is a substance that is included in the EHS Reference List, or if not on the list, must be assigned a hazard category under the GHS classification scheme, as implemented by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia.
- See more at: http://www.chemsafetypro.com/Topics/Malaysia/Malaysia_EHSNR_Environmentally_Hazardous_Substances_Notification_and_Registration_Scheme.html
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