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Japan: MHLW publishes GHS-compliant model SDS information
On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the list of model SDS information of chemical substances. Amended list was published on the Japan’s Workplace Safety Site on the same day. This time MHLW added 135 new chemicals and revised 140 existing chemicals to the list. Also CAS numbers and chemicals name are published on the portal.
List of GHS-compliant
model SDS information
As a guide for creating SDSs based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), the GHS-compliant model SDS information was developed. Consequently, companies use this knowledge about chemical substances as a guide when creating SDSs and other documents. Currently model list has 3,622 chemicals information available for SDS.
Previous update in October 2024
On 1 October 2024, MHLW added model SDS information for 68 new chemicals while 104 existing chemicals were revised. More details can be found here.
Obligations for
Stakeholders
The Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA) of Japan imposes SDS delivery requirements on the manufacturers, importers, suppliers, and employers. Other literature, test findings, etc., can be used in addition to the material in this list.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Workplace Safety Site - Japan.
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