EMKG (Inhalation) Hazard Groups

The Easy-to-use workplace control scheme for hazardous substances (EMKG) developed by the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) exists since 2005. It is a practical guideline for risk management involving activities with hazardous substances. The EMKG is intended to help especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to translate information from safety data sheets and workplaces into practical risk reducing measures leading to safer working conditions. With the current EMKG version 2.2 (date: 2014) risks from inhalative and dermal exposure can be assessed, it takes also exposure limits into account.

The EMKG divides the hazard grouping into two schemes: one for inhalation and another for dermal contact. In DOHSBase only the hazard grouping for inhalation is used.

The following table shows the H-statements used in the classification scheme of EMKG (Inhalation).

EMKG (Inhalation)

Hazard-groups H-statements

5 (E) H340, H350, H360F, TRGS905, TRGS 906

4 (D) H300, H330, H360D, H372, EUH032

3 (C) H301, H314, H331, H341, H351, H361f, H361d, H370, H371, H373, EUH031, TRGS 907

2 (B) H302, H318, H332

1 (A) H304, H319, H335, H336 and all H3##-numbers not otherwise listed

EMKG (Inhalation) Hazard Groups ​

EMKG (Inhalation) Hazard Groups