EM Guidance & Tools
The Section "EM Guidance & Tools" provides industry with relevant guidance documents and tools that have been developed by the sector to help addressing metal & inorganic specific aspects in GHS and CLP
Currently available tools and documents are:
Further help on metals specificities in classification can be found here:
And to support consistent, science-based approaches to metals hazard classification and to bring together different pieces of the classification puzzle (e.g., on substances, complex inorganic materials), reflect the recent scientific developments and regulatory experience but also facilitate the practical application of the proposed concepts and testing, in October 2026 an update of the MERAG Classification Factsheet 08 and its associated Toolkit have been developed through ICMM's Materials Stewardship Facility in collaboration with European Metals and ARCHE Consulting and published by ICMM.
Last page update: 22 October 2026