United Nations Directories
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Message Type : SAFHAZ Version : D Release : 23A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 3 Date : 2023-07-21 SOURCE: TBG1 Supply Chain 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 00010 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 23A 0051 UN 00020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment for unique identification of the Safety and Hazard Data Message. 00030 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing documents that relate to the entire message, e.g. an EEC regulation number, and EPA regulation id, etc. 00040 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. 00050 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, that applies to the entire message. 00060 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. 00070 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. 00080 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing documents that relate to a specific party, e.g. contract number, order number, etc. 00090 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. 00100 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communications should be directed. 00110 COM, Communication contact A segment specifying the communication method, e.g. telephone and means, e.g. telephone number, for the specified contact. 00120 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. 00130 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. 00140 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. 00150 PIA, Additional product id A segment providing additional codes to further identify the substance specified in the LIN segment. 00160 MEA, Measurements A segment enabling the physical measurements of the substance to be specified where this is required for full identification. 00170 RCS, Requirements and conditions A segment enabling any necessary industry/national/ international regulations relating to the substance to be identified. 00180 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing documents that relate to the specific product or substance. 00190 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date of issue and/or change Safety data. 00200 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. 00210 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. 00220 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. 00230 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing documents that related to a specific party, e.g. order number, contract number, etc. 00240 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. 00250 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communications should be directed. 00260 COM, Communication contact A segment specifying the communication method, e.g. telephone and means e.g. telephone number, for the specified contact. 00270 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. 00280 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. 00290 PIA, Additional product id A segment identifying the specific substance related to the hazard. 00300 EQD, Equipment details A segment identifying a type or specific piece of equipment required to handle, store or transport the substance. 00310 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. 00320 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. 00330 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. 00340 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing documents that relate to a specific party, e.g. order number, contract number, etc. 00350 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. 00360 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communications should be directed. 00370 COM, Communication contact A segment specifying the communication method, e.g. telephone and means, e.g. telephone number, for the specified contact. 00380 Segment group 9: HAN-FTX A group of segments giving any necessary handling information. 00390 HAN, Handling instructions A segment providing information on the handling of hazardous materials. 00400 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. 00410 Segment group 10: IMD-MEA-PCD-RFF-FTX A group of segments providing safety and health hazard information. 00420 IMD, Item description A segment identifying a hazardous component of the substance. 00430 MEA, Measurements A segment specifying measurements and tolerances of exposure, storage conditions, etc. for the component. 00440 PCD, Percentage details A segment specifying the percentage of the hazardous substance that the component occupies. 00450 RFF, Reference A segment identifying documents or regulations relevant to the specific component of the hazardous substance. 00460 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. 00470 Segment group 11: DGS-RFF-FTX-SG12 A group of segments providing information relating to the transportation of a substance. 00480 DGS, Dangerous goods A segment identifying transport related information for the movement of hazardous goods. 00490 RFF, Reference A segment identifying additional documents or regulations relevant to the movement of hazardous goods. 00500 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. 00510 Segment group 12: PAC-PCI A group of segments providing information relating to the packaging of a substance. 00520 PAC, Package A segment describing the type of packages/physical units in which the substance is transported or stored. 00530 PCI, Package identification A segment identifying the markings and labels on the packages containing the substance, i.e. the package/box label. 00540 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. 00550 CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment identifying particular characteristic about which information will be required. 00560 IMD, Item description A segment further describing the characteristic of a substance or component of a substance. 00570 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. 00580 CAV, Characteristic value A segment identifying the value of attributes. 00590 Segment group 14: RFF-DTM A group of segments identifying documents/regulations and, if required, their dates relevant to the characteristic. 00600 RFF, Reference A segment identifying additional documents or regulations relevant to the specific characteristic. 00610 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the dates, times, and/or periods that are relevant for the document or regulation. 00620 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. 00630 MEA, Measurements A segment specifying the physical/chemical property measurements, e.g. melting point, boiling point, etc. 00640 TEM, Test method A segment specifying the type and nature of the test performed to obtain the measurement. 00650 DTM, Date/time/period A segment identifying the date/time/period when the test result was obtained. 00660 RFF, Reference A segment identifying documents or regulations relevant to the specific test result. 00670 FTX, Free text A segment with text information, in coded or clear form, used to give additional information relating to the test. 00680 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 00010 UNH Message header M 1 00020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 00030 RFF Reference C 10 00040 DTM Date/time/period C 10 00050 FTX Free text C 99 00060 ---- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 10---------------+ 00070 NAD Name and address M 1 | 00080 RFF Reference C 10 | | 00090 ---- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 00100 CTA Contact information M 1 || 00110 COM Communication contact C 5---------------++ 00120 ---- Segment group 3 ------------------ M 1000-------------+ 00130 DOC Document/message details M 1 | 00140 IMD Item description C 999 | 00150 PIA Additional product id C 10 | 00160 MEA Measurements C 10 | 00170 RCS Requirements and conditions C 10 | 00180 RFF Reference C 10 | 00190 DTM Date/time/period C 10 | 00200 FTX Free text C 99 | | 00210 ---- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 00220 NAD Name and address M 1 || 00230 RFF Reference C 10 || || 00240 ---- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 00250 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 00260 COM Communication contact C 5--------------++| | 00270 ---- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 20--------------+| 00280 SFI Safety information M 1 || 00290 PIA Additional product id C 10 || 00300 EQD Equipment details C 99 || 00310 FTX Free text C 99 || || 00320 ---- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 00330 NAD Name and address M 1 ||| 00340 RFF Reference C 10 ||| ||| 00350 ---- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 00360 CTA Contact information M 1 |||| 00370 COM Communication contact C 5-------------++|| || 00380 ---- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 00390 HAN Handling instructions M 1 ||| 00400 FTX Free text C 99-------------+|| || 00410 ---- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 00420 IMD Item description M 1 ||| 00430 MEA Measurements C 10 ||| 00440 PCD Percentage details C 10 ||| 00450 RFF Reference C 10 ||| 00460 FTX Free text C 99-------------+|| || 00470 ---- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 00480 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 ||| 00490 RFF Reference C 10 ||| 00500 FTX Free text C 99 ||| ||| 00510 ---- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 00520 PAC Package M 1 |||| 00530 PCI Package identification C 10------------++|| || 00540 ---- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 00550 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 ||| 00560 IMD Item description C 10 ||| 00570 FTX Free text C 99 ||| 00580 CAV Characteristic value C 10 ||| ||| 00590 ---- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 00600 RFF Reference M 1 |||| 00610 DTM Date/time/period C 10------------+||| ||| 00620 ---- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 00630 MEA Measurements M 1 |||| 00640 TEM Test method C 10 |||| 00650 DTM Date/time/period C 10 |||| 00660 RFF Reference C 10 |||| 00670 FTX Free text C 99------------++++ 00680 UNT Message trailer M 1