Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.12.4 Packaging – regulations 7 and 11
Suppliers must not supply dangerous substances unless 
they are packaged and:
➤
The receptacle containing the substance is designed 
and constructed so that the contents cannot escape
➤
The package and fastenings are not susceptible to 
adverse attack by the contents or liable to form dan-
gerous compounds with the contents
➤
The package and fastenings are strong and solid 
to ensure that they will not loosen and will meet the 
normal stresses and strains of handling
➤
Any replaceable fastenings are designed so that the 
receptacle can be repeatedly fastened without the 
contents escaping.
Where dangerous substances are supplied to the general 
public, regulation 11 extends the above requirements for 
listed substances to include the fi tting of child resistant 
fastenings, tactile warning devices (e.g. a raised triangle 
on the package) and other consumer protection devices.
15.12.5 Information and labelling – regulations 5, 
6, 8, 9 and 10
Suppliers are required to provide the recipient of dan-
gerous substances with a safety data sheet containing 
information detailed under the 16 headings listed below:
Child resistant
A closure which meets standards
fastenings
intended to protect young children from
(CRFs)
accessing the hazardous contents of a 
package
Chain of supply
The successive ownership of a chemical 
as it passes from the manufacturer to the 
ultimate 
user
The information must be in English and the safety 
data sheet must be kept up to date. Where any revisions 
are made, the word ‘Revision’ must be marked on the 
data sheet and every person who has been supplied 
with the substance within the preceding 12 months must 
be provided with the revised safety data sheet.
Where dangerous substances are supplied to 
members of the public, e.g. from retail premises, the 
supplier is not required to provide a safety data sheet 
although they must still provide suffi cient information 
to enable the user to take the necessary measures as 
regards health and safety.
The supplier must also ensure that receptacles 
containing dangerous substances are labelled with key 
information including the supplier contact details, the