Notice under the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973: Group I Hazardous Substances

EnviroLeg cc HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Reg p 1 GN. R. 452 GG5467 25 March 1977 GROUP I HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES In terms of section 2 (1) (a) of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No 15 of 1973), read with section 2 (3) (a) of the said act, I, Schalk Willem van der Merwe, Minister of Health, hereby declare the substances mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be Group I hazardous substances. SCHEDULE GROUP I HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES [Category B amended by GN. R. 1381 of 1994-08-12.] Category A Aluminium phosphide; arsenic and its salts; antimony potassium tartrate; antimony sodium tartrate; barium and its salts except barium sulphate; canthiridin; cyanides of potassium and sodium; other poisonous cyanide substances, preparations and admixtures containing or yielding the equivalent of one-tenth per cent or more of hydrocyanic acid; fluoroacetic acid (mono), its salts and derivatives; hydrocyanic acid; lead acetate; mercuric ammonium chloride; phosphorus, yellow; strychnine; thallium; zinc phosphide; and any mixture containing any such substance except when these substances and preparations and admixtures thereof are scheduled substances under the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No 101 of 1965), and except any product containing aluminium phosphide, antimony potassium tartrate, a cyanide of potassium or sodium, or zinc phosphide, which is registered with the Department of Agricultural Technical Services under the Fertilizers, Farm feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No 36 of 1947). Category B SABS Code of Practice 0228: The identification and classification of dangerous substances and goods: Appendices E and F: Class 6.1: Poisonous (toxic) substances, Group I.