Vietnam: Care should be taken when labeling laboratory chemical containers

According to Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, the organizations and persons using chemicals for the scientific experiments and research must comply with the regulations and law regarding chemical management specified in the Law on Chemicals and Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP dated October 09, 2017 of Vietnam’s Government on elaboration to a number of Articles of the Law on Chemicals of Vietnam. The organizations and persons using banned chemicals specified in the “List of banned chemicals” to conduct the scientific experiments and research must comply with the provisions under Article 19 of the Law on Chemicals of Vietnam.

According to Article 6 of the Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, the chemicals that are boxed, bottled, packed with belts or packages to be stored in the storage and laboratories must have the respective chemical containers labeled as set forth under Clause 3, 4 Article 27 of the Law on Chemicals of Vietnam.

The chemicals that are bought retail, reused, stagnated in the storage and used in the laboratories after being detached, removed from the belts, packages or poured into the chemical containers for experiments must have their containers labeled to warn and classify to assure the users of chemical safety.

- Label the chemical containers in the storage specifying the following information: the chemical names, the chemical formula; the precautions for safe use; the expiration date; the warning signs, warning words, risk warnings (if any).

- Label the chemical containers during the scientific experiments and research guaranteeing any of the following information:

+ The chemical names, the chemical formula;

+ The content, the concentration or the main component.

View more details at the Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from September 15, 2019.

Thu Ba

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