United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
UN/EDIFACT
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Message Type : SAFHAZ
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 3
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D1 Materials Management (SWG)
CONTENTS
Safety and hazard data message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Safety and
hazard data message (SAFHAZ) to be used in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
The Safety and hazard data message is to enable the
communication of safety data and advice on relevant materials
supplied to industrial customers so as to enable them to take
measures to protect their employees and the environment from
any potential harmful effects from these materials.
1.2 Field of application
The Safety and hazard data message may be used for both
national and international applications. It is based on
universal practice related to administration, commerce and
transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
The Safety data message has been designed to meet the
requirements of both: the ISO recommendations and the EC
Directive on Safety Data Requirements.
The message incorporates all North American requirements as
defined in the current ANSI transaction set.
The message has been specifically designed to enable
structured, semi-structured and unstructured data to be
specified and transmitted.
All future changes to the message must be checked against the
various regional and national statutory requirements before the
new version is published.
A Safety data message relates to one dangerous or hazardous
substance.
A Safety data message is issued by the supplier of dangerous or
hazardous substances.
New or amended information about dangerous or hazardous
substances must be quickly provided to every industrial
recipient who has been supplied within a proscribed timescale.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole
message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and
implementation of the message:
All specified dates/times should be in the format 'ccyymmdd' or
'hhmm' unless all parties involved in the transaction agree
that there is a functional requirement for an alternative
format. Periods should be specified as whole numbers
representing the required period as indicated in the format
qualifier (weeks, months, etc.)
Where a choice of code or text is given only the code element
should be used wherever possible.
Conditional data that is not required in the message should not
be included. Care must be taken that the segment qualifier in
dependent segments does not conflict with the segment qualifier
of the trigger segment of the group.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Safety and hazard data message is
SAFHAZ.
Note: Safety and hazard data messages conforming to this
document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
composite S009:
Data element 0065 SAFHAZ
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment for unique identification of the Safety and Hazard
Data Message.
0030 RFF, Reference
A segment for referencing documents that relate to the entire
message, e.g. an EEC regulation number, and EPA regulation id,
etc.
0040 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the dates, times, and/or periods that are
relevant to the whole message. The segment must be specified at
least once to identify the document date.
0050 FTX, Free text
A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form,
that applies to the entire message.
0060 Segment group 1: NAD-RFF-SG2
A group of segments identifying the parties involved in the
transaction, the contact method(s) and mean(s), and optionally
any reference required for a specific party.
0070 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party name and address, either by
coded identification or in clear form. The identity of the
party responsible for placing the substances/materials on
the market must be identified in accordance with legal
requirements. It is recommended that where possible only the
coded form of the party ID should be specified, e.g. the
Buyer and Seller of Goods are known to each other, thus only
the coded ID is required.
0080 RFF, Reference
A segment for referencing documents that relate to a
specific party, e.g. contract number, order number, etc.
0090 Segment group 2: CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying the contact person or
department for a trading partner and specifying the
communication channel and number. This segment must appear
at least once to identify the emergency contact of the goods
supplier.
0100 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department and their
function, to whom communications should be directed.
0110 COM, Communication contact
A segment specifying the communication method, e.g.
telephone and means, e.g. telephone number, for the
specified contact.
0120 Segment group 3: DOC-IMD-PIA-MEA-RCS-RFF-DTM-FTX-SG4-SG6
A group of segments providing the safety and hazard details of
a substance to enable appropriate precautions to be taken. Each
occurrence of the detail section relates directly to one Safety
Data Sheet, i.e. one substance or product.
0130 DOC, Document/message details
A segment for identifying the start of the data relevant to
a specific substance and, where possible, identifying the
suppliers product id.
0140 IMD, Item description
A segment for identifying or describing the substance. This
must be identical to the identification information provided
on the label. Other means of identification available may
also be given.
0150 PIA, Additional product id
A segment providing additional codes to further identify the
substance specified in the LIN segment.
0160 MEA, Measurements
A segment enabling the physical measurements of the
substance to be specified where this is required for full
identification.
0170 RCS, Requirements and conditions
A segment enabling any necessary industry/national/
international regulations relating to the substance to be
identified.
0180 RFF, Reference
A segment for referencing documents that relate to the
specific product or substance.
0190 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the date of issue and/or change Safety
data.
0200 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear form,
used when additional information relating to the substance
is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments.
0210 Segment group 4: NAD-RFF-SG5
A group of segments identifying the parties involved in the
transaction, the contact method(s) and mean(s), and
optionally any reference required for a specific party.
0220 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party name and address, either by
coded identification or in clear form. The identity of
the party responsible for placing substances/materials on
the market must be identified in accordance with legal
requirements. It is recommended that where possible only
the coded form of the party ID should be specified, e.g.
the Buyer and Seller of Goods are known to each other,
thus only the coded is required.
0230 RFF, Reference
A segment for referencing documents that related to a
specific party, e.g. order number, contract number, etc.
0240 Segment group 5: CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying the contact person or
department for a trading partner and specifying the
communication channel and number. This segment must
appear at least once to identify the emergency contact of
the goods supplier.
0250 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department and their
function, to whom communications should be directed.
0260 COM, Communication contact
A segment specifying the communication method, e.g.
telephone and means e.g. telephone number, for the
specified contact.
0270 Segment group 6: SFI-PIA-EQD-FTX-SG7-SG9-SG10-SG11-SG13
A group of segments specifying the relevant information for
one aspect of Safety and Hazard data.
0280 SFI, Safety information
A segment identifying the hazard/safety report section
(e.g. one of the 16 sections required by EEC law) or type
that the group of segments is associated with.
0290 PIA, Additional product id
A segment identifying the specific substance related to
the hazard.
0300 EQD, Equipment details
A segment identifying a type or specific piece of
equipment required to handle, store or transport the
substance.
0310 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear form,
used when additional information related to the specific
hazard is needed but cannot be accommodated within other
segments.
0320 Segment group 7: NAD-RFF-SG8
A group of segments identifying the parties involved in
the transaction, the contact method(s) and mean(s), and
optionally any reference required for specific party.
0330 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party name and address, either
by coded identification or in clear form. The identity
of the party responsible for placing the
substances/materials on the market must be identified
in accordance with legal requirements. It is
recommended that where possible only the coded form of
the party ID should be specified, e.g. the Buyer and
Seller of Goods are known to each other, thus only the
coded ID is required.
0340 RFF, Reference
A segment for referencing documents that relate to a
specific party, e.g. order number, contract number,
etc.
0350 Segment group 8: CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying the contact person or
department for a trading partner and specifying the
communications channel and number. This segment must
appear at least once to identify the emergency contact
of the good supplier.
0360 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department and
their function, to whom communications should be
directed.
0370 COM, Communication contact
A segment specifying the communication method, e.g.
telephone and means, e.g. telephone number, for the
specified contact.
0380 Segment group 9: HAN-FTX
A group of segments giving any necessary handling
information.
0390 HAN, Handling instructions
A segment providing information on the handling of
hazardous materials.
0400 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear
form, used when additional information related to the
handling or storage of the substance is needed but
cannot be accommodated within other segments.
0410 Segment group 10: IMD-MEA-PCD-RFF-FTX
A group of segments providing safety and health hazard
information.
0420 IMD, Item description
A segment identifying a hazardous component of the
substance.
0430 MEA, Measurements
A segment specifying measurements and tolerances of
exposure, storage conditions, etc. for the component.
0440 PCD, Percentage details
A segment specifying the percentage of the hazardous
substance that the component occupies.
0450 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying documents or regulations
relevant to the specific component of the hazardous
substance.
0460 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear
form, used when additional information related to the
safety or health hazard information is needed but
cannot be accommodated within other segments.
0470 Segment group 11: DGS-RFF-FTX-SG12
A group of segments providing information relating to the
transportation of a substance.
0480 DGS, Dangerous goods
A segment identifying transport related information
for the movement of hazardous goods.
0490 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying additional documents or
regulations relevant to the movement of hazardous
goods.
0500 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear
form, used when additional information related to the
transport of the hazardous goods is needed but cannot
be accommodated within other segments.
0510 Segment group 12: PAC-PCI
A group of segments providing information relating to
the packaging of a substance.
0520 PAC, Package
A segment describing the type of packages/physical
units in which the substance is transported or
stored.
0530 PCI, Package identification
A segment identifying the markings and labels on
the packages containing the substance, i.e. the
package/box label.
0540 Segment group 13: CCI-IMD-FTX-CAV-SG14-SG15
A group of segments providing information relating to the
physical and chemical characteristics and properties of a
substance. When required other related information will
be given, e.g. stability, ecological, etc.
0550 CCI, Characteristic/class id
A segment identifying particular characteristic about
which information will be required.
0560 IMD, Item description
A segment further describing the characteristic of a
substance or component of a substance.
0570 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear
form, used when additional information related to the
physical of chemical property is needed but cannot be
accommodated within other segments.
0580 CAV, Characteristic value
A segment identifying the value of attributes.
0590 Segment group 14: RFF-DTM
A group of segments identifying documents/regulations
and, if required, their dates relevant to the
characteristic.
0600 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying additional documents or
regulations relevant to the specific
characteristic.
0610 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the dates, times, and/or
periods that are relevant for the document or
regulation.
0620 Segment group 15: MEA-TEM-DTM-RFF-FTX
A group of segments providing measurements and test
results related to the substances physical and
chemical property.
0630 MEA, Measurements
A segment specifying the physical/chemical property
measurements, e.g. melting point, boiling point,
etc.
0640 TEM, Test method
A segment specifying the type and nature of the
test performed to obtain the measurement.
0650 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment identifying the date/time/period when the
test result was obtained.
0660 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying documents or regulations
relevant to the specific test result.
0670 FTX, Free text
A segment with text information, in coded or clear
form, used to give additional information relating
to the test.
0680 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
control reference number of the message.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
BGM Beginning of message
CAV Characteristic value
CCI Characteristic/class id
COM Communication contact
CTA Contact information
DGS Dangerous goods
DOC Document/message details
DTM Date/time/period
EQD Equipment details
FTX Free text
HAN Handling instructions
IMD Item description
MEA Measurements
NAD Name and address
PAC Package
PCD Percentage details
PCI Package identification
PIA Additional product id
RCS Requirements and conditions
RFF Reference
SFI Safety information
TEM Test method
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UNH Message header M 1
0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1
0030 RFF Reference C 10
0040 DTM Date/time/period C 10
0050 FTX Free text C 99
0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 10----------+
0070 NAD Name and address M 1 |
0080 RFF Reference C 10 |
|
0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 10---------+|
0100 CTA Contact information M 1 ||
0110 COM Communication contact C 5----------++
0120 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ M 1000--------+
0130 DOC Document/message details M 1 |
0140 IMD Item description C 999 |
0150 PIA Additional product id C 10 |
0160 MEA Measurements C 10 |
0170 RCS Requirements and conditions C 10 |
0180 RFF Reference C 10 |
0190 DTM Date/time/period C 10 |
0200 FTX Free text C 99 |
|
0210 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 10---------+|
0220 NAD Name and address M 1 ||
0230 RFF Reference C 10 ||
||
0240 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 10--------+||
0250 CTA Contact information M 1 |||
0260 COM Communication contact C 5---------++|
|
0270 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 20---------+|
0280 SFI Safety information M 1 ||
0290 PIA Additional product id C 10 ||
0300 EQD Equipment details C 99 ||
0310 FTX Free text C 99 ||
||
0320 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 10--------+||
0330 NAD Name and address M 1 |||
0340 RFF Reference C 10 |||
|||
0350 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 10-------+|||
0360 CTA Contact information M 1 ||||
0370 COM Communication contact C 5--------++||
||
0380 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 10--------+||
0390 HAN Handling instructions M 1 |||
0400 FTX Free text C 99--------+||
||
0410 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 999-------+||
0420 IMD Item description M 1 |||
0430 MEA Measurements C 10 |||
0440 PCD Percentage details C 10 |||
0450 RFF Reference C 10 |||
0460 FTX Free text C 99--------+||
||
0470 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 10--------+||
0480 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 |||
0490 RFF Reference C 10 |||
0500 FTX Free text C 99 |||
|||
0510 ----- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 10-------+|||
0520 PAC Package M 1 ||||
0530 PCI Package identification C 10-------++||
||
0540 ----- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 999-------+||
0550 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 |||
0560 IMD Item description C 10 |||
0570 FTX Free text C 99 |||
0580 CAV Characteristic value C 10 |||
|||
0590 ----- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 10-------+|||
0600 RFF Reference M 1 ||||
0610 DTM Date/time/period C 10-------+|||
|||
0620 ----- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 10-------+|||
0630 MEA Measurements M 1 ||||
0640 TEM Test method C 10 ||||
0650 DTM Date/time/period C 10 ||||
0660 RFF Reference C 10 ||||
0670 FTX Free text C 99-------++++
0680 UNT Message trailer M 1
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