Indonesia - GHS Status

Focal points:

Department of Industry Department of Transportation Department of Agriculture Department of Trade Department of Health

National Agency for Drug and Food Control Department of Manpower and Transmigration Ministry of Environment

Main relevant legislation:

Decree of Ministry of Industry No.87/M-IND/PER/9/2009 concerning Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

Decree of Ministry of Industry No.23/M/-IND/PER/4/2013 concerning the review of Decree of Ministry of Industry No.87/M-IND/PER/9/2009

Decree of Director General of Agrochemical Industry No.21/IAK/PER/4/2010 concerning Technical Training on GHS implementation for classification and labelling of chemicals

GHS implementation status

Transport of Dangerous Goods

Implemented

For international transport of dangerous goods see “Implementation through international legal instruments, recommendations, codes and guidelines”

National legislation for land transport of dangerous goods in Indonesia is based on the 14th revised edition of the UN Model Regulations and entered into force on 1 January 2007.

Workplace

Implemented

Decree of Ministry of Industry No.23/M/-IND/PER/4/2013 (based on the 4th revised edition of the GHS) became applicable on 12 April 2013 (This decree was issued as a revision of Decree of Ministry of Industry No.87/M-IND/PER/9/2009 issued on March 2010, implementing Rev.2 of the GHS).

In addition to classification and labelling, the Regulation includes provisions on SDSs. The regulation is supported by a technical guidance (No. 21/IAK/PER/4/2010) signed on 14 April 2010 as amended by Order No. 04/BIM/PER/1/2014. The technical guidance covers cut-off values and concentration limits; building blocks; format of SDSs, labelling; and size and layout of hazard pictograms. It was released on January 2014 and took effect immediately.